Harry Potter director launches Kingston International Film Festival to champion indie movies January 25, 2022 Harry Potter director, Mike Newell, and The Gentlemen actor, Jason Wong, launched the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) yesterday, as they called for change in the British independent filming industry.
Former Beeb News boss: The BBC needs to ‘stop making lower grade stuff’ January 25, 2022 Former head of the BBC has warned the broadcaster to “stop making lower grade stuff” as the licence fee battle endures.
New Covid variant spreading like wildfire across UK and Scandinavia: BA.2 ‘stealth’ mutation now half of all new coronavirus cases in Denmark and rapidly pushing Omicron aside January 24, 2022 Various media across Scandinavia and the UK are reporting the emergence of a new Covid variant that is so infectious and spreading so fast that nearly half of all cases in Denmark are now the new mutation, named BA.2, with more than 400 confirmed infections across the UK. The new mutation has reportedly also popped [...]
Sony Music Entertainment buys Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of tunes January 24, 2022 Sony Music Entertainment has bought Bob Dylan’s entire back catalogue of recorded music, as well as the rights to several future releases, in a figureless deal. It follows Lionel Richie cutting a deal with Universal Music in November, after a string of lofty deals over the course of 2021, as record labels battle it out [...]
Forbes 30 under 30 data shows London is the best city in the world to be a young entrepreneur January 23, 2022 Using the Forbes 30 Under 30 lists from Europe, North America, Russia, Asia and Africa, London has been named as the best city in the world to be a young entrepreneur. Despite North America being by far the most popular in providing Forbes Under 30 candidates, London is the most popular city for young entrepreneurs [...]
Two-thirds of anti-vax social media content made by just a dozen creators January 22, 2022 Just 12 ‘influencers’ are behind two-thirds of anti-vaccination online material, it has been found. Most anti-vax content is produced by figures from the US, who allege to be political or medical leaders, according to the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Social media firms have been urged to crack down on anti-vax content by political [...]
Government seeks injunction over BBC spy story over claims of security risks January 22, 2022 The BBC is facing an injunction as the government attempts to stop the broadcaster allegedly identifying a spy working overseas. The Attorney General will apply for an injunction against the broadcaster this week, the Telegraph newspaper has reported. The news story is “overwhelmingly” in the public interest, according to the BBC, and reportedly concerns British [...]
Formula E and Channel 4 enter multi-year broadcast deal January 21, 2022 Formula E and terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 today announced a multi-year free-to-air partnership. The broadcaster will show more races of the Season 8 edition of Formula E than fans have seen in previous seasons. Channel 4 will also offer race highlights on its platform as well as the new 22-driver qualifying format on its YouTube [...]
Oil prices slide as production ramps up Stateside January 21, 2022 Oil prices have tumbled as market sentiment took a downturn following rising inventories the US, with questions over future benchmark performance.
‘I’m so sorry’: Adele reschedules Las Vegas residency the day before January 21, 2022 Adele has rescheduled her Las Vegas residency a day before it was due to start due to COVID-19 complications and crew shortages.