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[UPDATE 5 January 2022] The decision not to privatise Channel 4 has been officially announced by the government. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan said: Channel 4 is a British success story and a linchpin of our booming creative industries. After reviewing the business case and engaging with the relevant […]
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Emma Tucker is to be the first female editor of The Wall Street Journal, parent company NewsCorp announced on Monday. She will leave the editorship of the Sunday Times, a role she has held since January 2020, and succeed Matt Murray. Tucker commented: As a long-time admirer and reader of the brilliant journalism of The
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A new member of the anti-Apple coalition made themselves known on Monday – none other than Chief Twit Elon Musk. He tweeted that Apple was threatening to pull the Twitter app from the App Store and was not explaining why. (At the time of writing, he had not provided any evidence to back up his
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Apple is getting close to securing the deal to Michael Lewis’ book covering the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, Deadline reported. Lewis is, of course, the man behind hits like “Moneyball” and “The Big Short”, which both star Brad Pitt. The former was directed by Adam McKay, who may also be involved in the
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“Top Gun: Maverick” will land on Paramount+ on 22nd December, it was announced on Tuesday. On that date, the biggest hit of this year will be available on the streaming service in: “Top Gun: Maverick” will become available in France and South Korea some time next year. The arrival of Tom Cruise and co. finally
Following the US Midterm elections, significant media outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch are turning on Donald Trump. It comes as the former President is expected to announce that he will be running in the 2024 race for the White House. There is a brutal editorial in the Wall Street Journal. Entitled “Trump Is the GOP’s
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The new Netflix ad-supported tier is going live today – Thursday 3rd November. In the UK, the Basic with Adverts plan will cost £4.99 a month while in the USA it will be $6.99 a month. As discussed on a recent episode of The Addition podcast with Adweek‘s Catherine Perloff, there will not be a
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With all eyes on what UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will do in his Autumn Statement later this month, the BBC is getting some economics lessons. The New Statesman‘s Anoosh Chakelian reported that a number of economic think tanks and experts are contributing to discussions to help the organisation cover key fiscal matters. This review was
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Digital rights campaigning organisation Open Rights Group (ORG) have called on Elon Musk to let Twitter be “opened up”. Following the billionaire’s purchase of the social media network, ORG Executive Director Jim Killock told The Addition: What Twitter really needs is to be opened up. There are increasing calls for social media to work like
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Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week. In a statement, the broadcaster said: Channel 4 has a strict code of conduct for all its employees, including its programming teams and on-air presenters, and takes any breaches seriously. Following an off-air incident Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has
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