Category: Media & Entertainment

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • ‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

    Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members More than 4,000 parents have joined a group committed to barring young children from having smartphones, as concerns grow about online safety and the impact of social media on mental health. The WhatsApp group Smartphone Free Childhood was created…

  • Learn this from the Rochdale debacle: society faces peril when smart people believe dumb things | Gaby Hinsliff

    Azhar Ali’s parroting of anti-Israel conspiracy theories is not a warning just for Labour – there’s a lesson in it for everyone What kind of idiot falls for a conspiracy theory? Somebody gullible, you might imagine: at best someone vulnerable or mentally unwell, and at worst someone actively malicious. But mostly, to be blunt, not…

  • Redbird IMI acquires All3Media for £1.1bn

    RedBird IMI has agreed to acquire All3Media, the independent television production and distribution company, from its joint owners – Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global – for £1.15 billion (€1.35bn). RedBird IMI is a joint venture between RedBird Capital Partners and International Media Investments focused on building companies in media, entertainment and sports. All3Media, based…

  • SkyShowtime launching Standard with Ads plan

    SkyShowtime has announced the introduction of a new ad-supported plan – Standard with Ads – which will be offered alongside its existing plan, now renamed Standard Plus. Standard with Ads will include advertising at a cheaper subscription price, while Standard Plus remains ad-free. Standard with Ads will be available from April 23rd across all of…

  • VMO2, Liberty, Telefónica to create NetCo

    Virgin Media O2 together with its shareholders, Liberty Global and Telefónica, have initiated plans to create a national fixed network company (NetCo) that that they say will “underpin full fibre take up and roll out; provide new financing optionality and a platform for potential altnet consolidation opportunities; and establish the biggest dedicated fixed network challenger…