European film and TV-business need more women
There is still an obvious gender gap in the European film and TV-series business, a yearbook 2020/2021 from the European Audiovisual Observatory shows. Women are still a minority among directors
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Netflix planning to expand into videogames
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Streaming home entertainment Netflix is looking at adding videogames as an additional attraction besides to films. The company is looking to hire an executive to oversee an expansion into videogames,
Measuring the impact of #MeToo on gender equity
The #MeToo movement that erupted in the United States in 2017 has brought the important issue of gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace to the forefront of public attention.
Reuters’ biggest customer challenging paywall
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London Stock Exchange is protesting against Reuters news agency’s plans to put its news behind a paywall. The London Stock Exchange now says this is in breach of a 30-year
Snap trying to attract creators
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Snap, owner of Snapchat, joined the line of social media companies trying to attract creators by introducing new ways of tipping them. Snap also announced it is buying British augmented
Lack of diversity negative for TV shows
There is a lack of diversity when companies hire writers for TV shows and that has a negative effect on the creation of inclusive shows, according to a report by
BBC reporter lied to get famous Diana interview
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The BBC “fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency” over Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana, an inquiry has found. Bashir faked documents to get the interview and
Microsoft’s Explorer to retire next year
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Microsoft announced the end of its browser Explorer, saying it will go out of support on June 15, 2022 as the company is focusing on its newer browser- Microsoft Edge.
Governments requesting user data from social media
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Governments increasingly request user data from Facebook. During the second half of 2020 requests increased 10% to a total of 191,013. The largest number of requests came from the US
The Guardian launching audio storytelling experiment with Google
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Auditorial — an experiment in storytelling that adapts to suit the reader and offers more accessibility to users with vision difficulties, co-created by the Royal National Institute of Blind People