No Time To Die: James Bond saves Home Entertainment with £3bn boost January 5, 2022 New data today revealed that Home Entertainment value rose to £3.7bn in 2021, up 13.3 per cent from the previous year, thanks to blockbuster hits like No Time To Die.
Absolute Radio and Jazz FM broadcasters secured for another decade as government renews licences January 5, 2022 Radio lovers will be able to enjoy the best of the UK’s national commercial broadcasters’ content through free-to-air digital radio for the next decade as the government gives Ofcom the power to renew two national commercial radio multiplex licences - Digital One and Sound Digital.
Tech Special: The jobs, sectors and countries most at risk of automation and robotics in 2022 January 5, 2022 Digital change and automation are driving enormous productivity gains in the world of work. However, the rapid changes mean many individuals, businesses and even entire nations will be hugely impacted by automation and tech, with some roles and jobs to be replaced by robots altogether. Many of the industries that are most at risk of [...]
First IPO of 2022: Media production trailer provider debuts in London January 5, 2022 Film and TV production trailer provider ADF will debut on London’s market, in the first float of 2022 so far. After raising more than £18m from institutional investors, ADF is set to trade at 50p per share. The initial public offering (IPO) is expected to land ADF a valuation of £37.8m, as it looks to [...]
More artists are benefiting from streaming than they did from CDs according to new data January 4, 2022 Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI show that more artists are succeeding as streaming and the music industry boomed in 2021.
Television history: A century of broadcasting as BBC marks its 100th birthday January 4, 2022 The BBC has launched three new online collections looking at the broadcaster’s most iconic objects, people and contributors over the last century.
A bloody year for journalism: Dozens of reporters and media workers were killed in 2021 January 4, 2022 A total of 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the past year, with the highest number in strife-torn Afghanistan, the world’s largest organisation of journalists has said. The figure represents one of the lowest death tolls in 30 years, since the International Federation of Journalists began publishing annual reports in [...]
Boost white blood cells in immune system as they are able to fight off Omicron variant, Covid scientists find January 4, 2022 The immune system’s white blood cells are able to mount an immune response against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to a new study. Due to Omicron having a higher number of mutations than other Covid variants, it can sometimes slip past the antibodies created by vaccination or infection. However, if the virus still does [...]
The Royal Family in 2022: Queen’s extravagant Platinum Jubilee, Prince Andrew’s lawsuit and Harry’s tell-all memoirs January 2, 2022 The Queen is set to become the first-ever British monarch to celebrate 70 years on the throne in 2022, as she will reach her historic Platinum Jubilee this year. The national Jubilee festivities are taking place in June over a four-day holiday weekend. But the Queen is actually set to pass the milestone on February [...]
This year: Channel 4 gears up for a bumpy year as privatisation remains on the cards January 1, 2022 With another year approaching, the debate around Channel 4’s privatisation continues to lurk behind our TV screens.