Media

Axel Springer’s media assets to be split off in €13.5bn KKR deal

Axel Springer has struck a €13.5bn (£11.3bn) deal that will see its media assets, which include Politico, Business Insider and newspapers Bild and Die Welt, hived off into a...

British-made Netflix shows most popular on platform so far in 2024

Netflix has revealed that British-made shows have proved to be the most popular with audiences on its global...

Tracing the Anti-Haitian Hate Targeting Springfield

Out of all the outlandish claims at the presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and Vice President...

Presidential Debates Love To Avoid the Topic of Taxing the Rich

The first televised U.S. presidential debate came way back in 1960. Few of us who happened to watch...

‘Survive to 2025’: UK TV production firms fight to stay afloat in slump

The UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market...

Disinformation Dilemma: The U.S. Has Dirty Hands, Too

It’s no secret that the Biden administration has made fighting online disinformation a major priority. On Wednesday, it announced sweeping measures to secure the 2024 election from...

‘I wouldn’t dream of telling a stranger I hated their laugh’: how does it feel when your social media followers cross a line?

A close friend of mine once cried so dramatically when I told her she would never marry the lead singer of her favourite metal...

Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog

The UK competition watchdog has accused Google of anti-competitive behaviour in the market for buying and selling ads on websites, in a move that...

Telegram to drop ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation

The chief executive of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has announced the messaging app will improve moderation on the platform and has removed some features that...

Why are the Murdochs trying to buy UK property site Rightmove?

Getting into property is considered to be Lachlan Murdoch’s shrewdest and most profitable contribution to building the family empire. Shortly after the turn of the...

Does Jesus Hate the Johnson Amendment?

A group representing right-wing preachers is trying to bring about a merger of church and state with a new lawsuit. This is incredibly dangerous....