Two men were standing by to film murder of Dutch journalist as part of plan to post footage online, say policeFootage of the Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries taken shortly after he had been shot in the head in central Amsterdam is thought to have …
Taekwondo pundit Lutalo Muhammad becomes BBC’s breakout Olympic star
Former Olympian’s calm presence and expertise wins praise from viewers of BBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverageThe BBC has faced a lot of criticism over its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coverage, but one element that seems to have only attracted praise has been the re…
The Guardian ‘most widely used newspaper website and app for news’, according to Ofcom
Guardian newspaper rated highest by readers for accuracy, trustworthiness and depth of analysisThe Guardian continues to be the most widely used newspaper website and app for news, according to the communications watchdog, which shows it has increased …
UK Covid live news: Labour condemns ‘reckless’ quarantine lifting for those vaccinated in US and EU
Latest updates: Angela Rayner criticises Boris Johnson’s plan to let amber list arrivals who were jabbed in the US or EU avoid quarantineEasing travel rules for those vaccinated in US and EU ‘reckless’ – LabourJohnson rejects Gove’s claim that Covid va…
ITV ad revenues rebound on back of Euro 2020 and easing of Covid controls
Broadcaster reports largest June advertising revenues in its 66-year historyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageITV said it has put the worst of the coronavirus pandemic behind it, after the Euro 2020 football tournament and the…
Twitter ‘acqui-hires’ the team from subscription news app, Brief
Twitter’s recent acquisition spree continues today as the company announces it has acqui-hired the team from news aggregator and summary app Brief. The startup from former Google engineers launched last year to offer a subscription-based news summary app that aimed to tackle many of the problems with today’s news cycle, including information overload, burnout, media […]
Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations
Following last fall’s debut of Google TV, the new user interface for Chromecast devices, Google is today giving its Google TV companion app for Android a makeover. The updated version of the mobile app for Google TV includes an updated user interface, expanded set recommendations, and more TV and movies to watch. The app in […]
Apple News partners with NBCUniversal to share exclusive Olympics content
Apple News on Monday announced a collaboration with NBCUniversal to develop exclusive daily recaps and audio briefings, event schedules and medal counts to help fans keep tabs on the games.
Pinterest rolls out new features that let creators make money from Pins
Pinterest today is increasing its investment in the creator community by introducing new tools that will allow creators to make money from their content. Now, creators will be able to tag products in their Idea Pins — a video-first feature the company first launched this spring — to make their content “shoppable.” They’ll also now […]
それはニュースだった。羽田へ舞い降りた松田聖子「ザ・ベストテン」初登場
以前、何かの番組で久米宏サンがこんな趣旨の発言をされていた。 「ニュースステーションはニュース番組の形を借りたバラエティで、ザ・ベストテンはバラエティの形を借りたニュース番組でした」 言い得て妙である。 生放送の『ザ・ベストテン』（TBS系）は、単なるバラエティ―― 音楽番組に止まらず、時代の “今” を切り…