A year in YouTube – the marketing lessons to learn from 2018 January 28, 2019 As we begin 2019 in earnest, it is important to reflect on some of the marketing lessons that last year provided. For YouTube, 2018 presented an opportunity for us to demonstrate how we used a combination of human review and machine learning to address some of the challenges that we had with ensuring that ads [...]
UK dividends jump to first quarter record due to huge one-off payouts April 15, 2019 UK dividends hit record highs in the first three months of the year thanks to huge one-off special payouts from some companies, new analysis has shown. Read more: Ranked: The best-performing assets of 2019 so far Yet underlying growth was weaker than expected from larger and smaller companies alike as a slowing global economy acted [...]
Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard seals Europa League trophy before bidding Blues farewell May 29, 2019 They don’t want him to go, but if this is goodbye it’s a sweet one from Eden Hazard. He took his time, but when the chances came to shape the Europa League final it was Chelsea’s star who shone the brightest to light up a strangely subdued and distant – in more ways than one [...]
Ofcom complaints league table reveals worst phone and broadband providers February 4, 2019 Virgin Media and Vodafone have topped the league table for the most telecoms and broadband complaints in the third quarter last year, according to regulator Ofcom. Virgin received the most complaints for both pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services, while Vodafone was the most bemoaned provider for broadband and landline. Read more: Which mobile operators offer London's [...]
EE’s first 5G trials go live in new locations across these east London hotspots November 7, 2018 Mobile network provider EE, has today switched on nine trial sites for 5G technology across east London, in addition to an existing test site in Canary Wharf. These include spots such as Provost Street, City Road, Central Street, Old Street, Cheapside, St Paul's, Finsbury Circus, Clerkenwell Street and Bartholomew Square. EE, which is owned by [...]
O2 restores 3G and 4G services after Ericsson software issue led to day-long data outage for 32m customers December 7, 2018 O2's network has been fully restored after a data outage affecting up to 32m customers lasted the entirety of Thursday. Problems were first reported at around 5.30am yesterday, with O2 customers saying they could not use 3G or 4G data. The error also took down Giffgaff, Sky's mobile services, Lycamobile and Tesco Mobile, which all rely on [...]
City Moves for 8 May – Who’s switching jobs at Here East, Faraday Grid and Majedie Asset Management? May 8, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Here East, Faraday Grid and Majedie Asset Management. Here East Here East has appointed Louise Conolly-Smith as head of special projects (creative) with a focus on video games and e-sports for the tech and innovation campus. The move comes as Here East becomes home to a growing video games and e-sports cluster, [...]
City Moves for 8 May – Who’s switching jobs at Here East, Faraday Grid and Majedie Asset Management? May 8, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Here East, Faraday Grid and Majedie Asset Management. Here East Here East has appointed Louise Conolly-Smith as head of special projects (creative) with a focus on video games and e-sports for the tech and innovation campus. The move comes as Here East becomes home to a growing video games and e-sports cluster, [...]
VAR in our time: A bluffer’s guide to how video assistant referees will and won’t be used in the Premier League August 8, 2019 A quiet business estate built on the site of a former rubbish tip in the furthermost fringes of west London could hardly feel more removed from the hustle, bustle and stardust of Premier League football. But it is here, at Stockley Park in Harlington, where the outcome of a new top-flight season will be shaped [...]
Premier League plots streaming service for live football matches February 10, 2019 The Premier League is planning to launch its own streaming service for live football matches in a bid to bypass broadcasters and boost revenues. The Netflix-style streaming service was due to be tested in Singapore, but the Premier League backed out of the project. Instead, the league sold rights to the next three seasons to Singapore [...]