Disney sparks backlash over #MayThe4th hashtag rights claim April 28, 2020 Disney has sparked a backlash on social media after the entertainment giant appeared to claim ownership of the rights to tweets containing the #MayThe4th hashtag. In a tweet posted yesterday by Disney Plus, the streaming service encouraged fans to share their favourite Star Wars memory using the hashtag. But in a follow-up tweet full of [...]
Coronavirus: European airlines continue to tap governments for aid April 28, 2020 European airlines continued to tap their respective governments for state aid in order to survive the coronavirus crisis, which has shut down air travel across the world. German state carrier Lufthansa is still in negotiations with federal authorities over a €9bn loan deal, despite overnight reports that an agreement had been reached. Shares swiftly climbed [...]
Plans to ease UK lockdown unlikely to be announced this week April 28, 2020 Downing Street has quashed suggestions that Boris Johnson will this week outline how the government plans to ease its coronavirus social distancing measures. Multiple media outlets said this morning that Johnson was drawing up plans for the next stage of the coronavirus lockdown and would set out the next steps by Friday. However, the Prime [...]
Crypto firms move to stop bad actors as Bitcoin price predictions go wild April 28, 2020 Last week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from $6,800 to close in on the $7,000 mark. Successfully breaching the $7,000 level, the cryptocurrency’s price jumped to over $7,500, and has continued its momentum to trade at the time of writing at $7,700. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has moved up from [...]
Gambling firms pull TV and radio advertising during Covid-19 lockdown April 27, 2020 The UK’s major gambling and betting firms today said they will remove all TV and radio advertising for the remainder of the Covid-19 lockdown. Existing ad slots will be replaced by safer gambling messages, donated to charities or removed from broadcast for at least six weeks. The decision is aimed at protecting customers during the [...]
Cameron’s ex-adviser: Row over Dominic Cummings attending Sage meetings is ‘bonkers’ April 27, 2020 The recent furore over Dominic Cummings’ attendance at the government’s scientific advisory meetings is “bonkers”, according to a former Downing Street adviser to David Cameron. Daniel Korski told City A.M.’s daily podcast The City View today that it was standard for senior Number 10 advisers to attend high-level meetings. He added it was important Cummings [...]
Hästens partners with world renowened sleep specialist Dr. Michael Breus April 23, 2020 Dr. Michael Breus – or ‘The Sleep Doctor’ as he is widely known – is the one of the world’s most preeminent sleep experts. A clinical psychologist and Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep medicine, Dr. Breus is celebrated across the globe for his unrivalled understanding of the process and power of sleep. Known [...]
Green light for £250m Netflix and Amazon film studio complex in Kent April 23, 2020 Developers have been given the green light to build a £250m film complex in Kent to provide much-needed studio space for streaming giants such as Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN). Local councillors last night approved plans for Ashford International Film Studios, which will boast 240,000 square feet of production space. Derelict railway works The complex, [...]
Hipgnosis takes majority stake in Mark Ronson’s publishing catalogue April 23, 2020 Music royalties investment firm Hipgnosis today said it has acquired the majority of the publishing catalogue of prolific songwriter and producer Mark Ronson. Hipgnosis has taken control of 70 per cent of the 315-song portfolio, which includes more than 83 number one hits and two songs that have been streamed more than 1bn times on [...]
A letter from France: Coronabonds are inevitable April 22, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak has led, perhaps understandably, to countries becoming more inward looking in an effort to try to contain the impact on the virus on their economies and societies. But once the fog has lifted and the reconstruction efforts begins, solidarity, rather than nationalism will be the name of the game. While the idea may shock our British cousins, and give them another reason [...]