Ryan Lochte endorsement earnings under threat as tarnished sponsors could ask for millions back August 20, 2016 American swimmer Ryan Lochte arrived in Rio de Janeiro with ambitions to return home with a fresh set of Olympic medals and a raised profile to help finalise a one final payday as his career enters its twilight. In the end he got two out of three. Lochte has come back to the United States with a sixth gold [...]
Sharing economy firms must mobilise the public to fight regulation-hungry politicians August 18, 2016 An increasing number of politicians and commentators are starting to look at the sharing economy as an exploitative one. Once apparently loved by all, it is being portrayed as unregulated and unfair – undermining hard-working people, reducing crucial tax revenue and ignoring the concerns of ordinary people whenever it is necessary. The latest furore in the [...]
ITV is switching off for the first time to encourage the UK to get sporty August 18, 2016 ITV is switching off for the first time in more than 30 years to encourage Britons to get sporty. At 9.30am on 27 August ITV's seven channels will be off for one hour, as part of an I Am Team GB scheme with the National Lottery. Read more: There's only three days of Olympics left, so don't [...]
TalkSport owner shareholders accept takeover by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp August 18, 2016 The takeover of TalkSport owner Wireless by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has become “unconditional”, the companies have announced. Wireless has received 92.17 per cent backing from shareholders for the takeover, which will lead to the company being delisted from the Irish Stock Exchange. Read more: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to buy TalkSport owner for £220m [...]
Why triumphant US Olympians will have to cough up a “victory tax” when they get back from Rio August 18, 2016 The United States' Olympic medal winners will return to the homeland having to contend with thousands of new social media followers, countless media requests, potential endorsement offerings and the pride of friends and family. It probably doesn't get much better. Which is just as well, because added to that list will be a "victory tax" bill. [...]
Tencent overtakes Alibaba as most valuable Chinese tech company August 18, 2016 China's Tencent, one of the biggest tech firms in the region and the owner of messaging app WeChat certainly has something to er, type home about. A stellar set of earnings has sent shares surging as much as 6.2 per cent to an all-time high and topping Alibaba as the most valuable tech company in China in terms [...]
The time has come for the Olympic Games to be held in the same venue every four years August 18, 2016 Team GB are having quite a party in Rio, grabbing medals left, right and centre. After last night’s events, our men and women sat near the top of the overall medal table, second only to the USA. Unfortunately the Olympics hasn’t been such a success for the host city. Rio is a wondrous location in [...]
Lord Feldman did not know of claims of bullying by Tory activists, an investigation has found August 17, 2016 Former Conservative party chairman Lord Feldman has been cleared of ignoring allegations of bullying by a party activist in the run up to the 2015 election. Feldman was at the centre of a probe into the death of Elliot Johnson, who claimed to have been bullied by Mark Clarke, the founder of the Conservatives' RoadTrip [...]
Worrying news from the media coalmine: The “maddest left-wing website in the world” is thriving August 16, 2016 Worrying news from the media coalmine – the canary is alive and thriving. Political website The Canary, described by one Telegraph commentator as “the maddest left-wing website in the world”, is now more popular online than the Spectator, New Statesman and Economist, according to one measure. Read more: Are #CorbynFacts factual when it comes to polls? [...]
Trump and Corbyn are pushing extreme views August 16, 2016 Surveys constantly reveal that a worrying number of Americans believe some absurd untruths, and crackpot conspiracy theories, about their outgoing President, Barack Obama. A poll last year, for example, found that 29 per cent think Obama is a muslim. A respected survey a few years prior put the number at 18 per cent. Republican candidate Donald [...]