Category: Media & Entertainment

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • ‘I was flabbergasted’: refunds for unused subscriptions may be easier than you think

    Whether the deal auto-renewed without your knowledge or you forgot a free trial had ended, try asking for your money back How many subscription services are you signed up to? It may be more than you think. According to recent research from Citizens Advice, the amount consumers are spending on “accidental subscriptions” has risen sharply:…

  • Sony, Apollo team to target Paramount?

    US private equity group Apollo Global is considering hooking up with Sony Pictures Entertainment to make a joint takeover bid for Paramount Global to rival the deal on the table between controlling shareholder Shari Redstone and Skydance, the film studio. The potential of the bid is at an early stage, according to reports. If a…

  • Zaslav makes $50m at WBD

    David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), made $49.7 million (€46.6m) last year, 26 per cent up on the previous year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Losses at WBD totalled $3 billion in 2023, an improvement from $7 billion in losses the year before. Revenue fell 4 per cent.…

  • Study: Infants receiving increased digital independence

    Infant school children are increasingly online and given more digital independence by parents, according to Ofcom’s annual study of children’s relationship with the media and online worlds. Around a quarter of 5-7 year-olds (24 per cent) now own a smartphone, while three-quarters use a tablet  (76 per cent). Compared to a year ago, a higher proportion of…

  • Study: Adults more likely to trust human content than AI

    The way people use, think and feel about different types of media is constantly changing. In Ofcom’s latest media literacy research, the media regulator takes a deep dive into how people across the UK are navigating an increasingly online world. This year’s study explores how adults across the UK feel about issues ranging from artificial…