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Cristiano Ronaldo: The sports streaming service DAZN aim to build on back of Juventus forward’s endorsement August 22, 2018 As a new face in the marketplace it’s advisable to make a splash in order to get noticed. The sports broadcasting industry is currently in flux as new players challenge the big names for their slice of a lucrative business. For sport live-streaming service DAZN – pronounced “Da-zone” – the best way to attract attention [...]
Culture secretary Jeremy Wright outlines plans to safeguard UK broadcasting post-Brexit August 22, 2018 Culture secretary Jeremy Wright will today address fears Brexit could hit the TV broadcasting industry's workforce by outlining the government's ambitions to ensure talent are granted mobility between Europe and the UK. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival today, Wright will hail the strength of the UK's public service broadcasting sector, while assuring industry figures the government [...]
The Hut Group snaps up new office space at MediaCityUK in Salford for tech team August 22, 2018 The Hut Group, one of the UK's largest private companies, has taken up extra office space to accommodate its rapidly expanding head count. The company, which owns beauty and health brands including Skinstore and Lookfantastic as well as range of ecommerce sites, has snapped up space in Salford's MediaCityUK. The area is also home to large [...]
GDPR has kickstarted a fresh data culture and given rise to a new generation of marketers August 22, 2018 The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) era has been upon us for a few months since implementation in late May – which took some businesses off guard. The flurry of emails to customer inboxes around GDPR compliance has (mostly) stopped. As every business should know by now, this new European regulation means companies will [...]
People-based marketing can unlock a lifetime of value August 22, 2018 In the months ahead, as we continue to bridge the divide between pre- and post-GDPR communications, the marketing and advertising industry will undergo the biggest mentality shift since the invention of the internet. As regulation forces the issue of privacy and consumer control over data, it will become imperative that those in the media find [...]
BHP puts shale behind it as dividend hits record high despite profits missing expectations August 21, 2018 The finance boss of Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP today admitted its US shale assets had been a “terrible investment” for the company as it posted a record final dividend despite missing profit expectations. In July BHP, which also has projects in commodities such as offshore oil, copper and iron ore, announced it would sell its [...]
Yo! Sushi eyes opportunities for supermarket growth after acquisitions August 21, 2018 Yo! Sushi increased sales last year ahead of two major acquisitions which could see the company expand into the grocery sector this year. The Japanese restaurant chain reported a 1.7 per cent uptick in total sales to £89.9m for the year to 27 November. This included a four per cent rise on a like-for-like basis, driven by the strength [...]
EU reveals huge trade surplus over the US August 17, 2018 The EU recorded a gaping trade surplus of €67bn over the US in the six months to June yesterday, potentially adding grist to the mill for US President Donald Trump, whose tariffs against the bloc threatened to take the pair into trade war territory earlier this summer. EU exports to the US grew four per cent to [...]
Vitality Blast: Domestic Twenty20 tournament flourishing despite ECB direction August 16, 2018 The group stages of England’s domestic Twenty20 competition comes to a close tomorrow. But with England’s Test series against India taking much of the attention of late, the Vitality Blast has occupied its own space, largely away from television and the back pages. Meanwhile, the England and Wales Cricket Board has been busy blue-sky thinking, [...]
Eleven Sports: Live-streaming service grapple with the future of sports broadcasting August 15, 2018 It’s fair to say Eleven Sports’ first foray into the UK sports broadcasting market did not go to plan at the weekend. The new boys on the scene arrived with hopes high and viewers intrigued, offering two days of the US PGA Championship for free, with a seven-day trial making the entire tournament available on [...]