Coverage of the latest tech and media.
It has been a while since we caught up with the Murdoch Roy family. Surely in that time they’ve all made their peace with one another and are happily running their mega-corporation together? Not according to the “Succession” season 4 trailer that just dropped. From what we can tell, the kids are still warring with […]
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Spotify has become the latest tech/media company to announce significant layoffs. The cuts, announced by CEO Daniel Ek on Monday, total 6% of the audio streamer’s workforce. In his note to staff, Ek said: Like many other leaders, I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business
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Apple TV+ is presenting at the Television Critics Association 2023 winter convention today, giving details of upcoming shows. A few new trailers have also been released, giving fans a chance to see what is coming up on the streaming service. “Shrinking” “Shrinking” is from “Scrubs” and “Ted Lasso” producer Bill Lawrence. It stars Jason Segel
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There has been a shake-up of the top executives overseeing Apple’s services offering. Peter Stern, who was vice president of services, has left the company, Insider revealed on Monday. He was responsible for building the business operations of Apple TV+ as well as other services such as News+ and Fitness+. According to AppleInsider, Mr Stern
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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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