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Things worth reading: 12th July 2024
Things we’re reading today include … VBS scandal: Brains behind South Africa’s $130m ‘bank heist’ jailed – BBC News Deutsche Bank settles with trader who alleged he was Libor ‘fall guy’ (ft.com) Revolut’s Rise: If Only the Fast-Growing Bank Was a Bank – Bloomberg Deutsche Bank and HSBC are winning Europe’s AI talent war |……
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Debanked? The regulator forced us to do it (sorry)
I met the bank I debanked the other day. They apologised to me, as they knew I was talking about them during my presentation, and explained: “we cannot serve our customers because of the regulators”. This made me wonder, as the reason why I debanked them is their interrogations of my dealings in cryptocurrencies. It made……
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Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot Coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation “flooded” social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the European parliament, Dutch researchers have found. After an in-depth analysis of disinformation on the platform X in four EU countries,…
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Disinformation networks ‘flooded’ X before EU elections, report says
Analysis by Dutch researchers shows coordinated activity in France, Germany and Italy in run-up to ballot Coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation “flooded” social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the European parliament, Dutch researchers have found. After an in-depth analysis of disinformation on the platform X in four EU countries,…
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Best podcasts of the week: Aminatou Sow and co settle burning pop culture debates
In this week’s newsletter: The Call Your Girlfriend host turns mediator in the Pop Culture Debate Club. Plus: five of the best poetry podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Peppa Pig’s Play-A-Long Podcast Audible, all episodes out now The queen of the oinkers has been an icon to…
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TGI Sport acquires Supponor
TGI Sport, a specialist in sports technology and media rights, has announced an agreement to acquire Supponor, the live media virtual advertising company, with proprietary technologies and software that delivers virtual ads across live sports broadcasts worldwide. The deal is scheduled to close mid-summer. Since 2019, TGI Sport has been a Supponor minority shareholder, collaborating…
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TF1+ adds third-party content
France’s TF1 group has announced an aggregation strategy by adding contents from sports media brand L’Équipe, daily newspaper Le Figaro, and music-streaming platform Deezer to its to its TF1+ free-to-view streaming platform. “These first agreements mark a step change in our digital acceleration strategy, with the aggregation of appealing third-party content that complements nicely our…
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21.6m watch England semi-final win on ITV
A peak of 21.6 million viewers across TV and streaming watched ITV’s coverage of England vs Netherlands on July 10th as Gareth Southgate’s team secured their place in the Euro 2024 final. This is the highest peak audience on a single channel since December 2022, when the nation watched England’s quarter-final game against France on…
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Little Dot Studios output deal with The People Profiles
Content studio and digital media network, Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company), has entered into an output deal with The People Profiles YouTube channel, starting with an initial order of 60 feature documentaries. Effective immediately, this partnership will see the publication of originally produced biographical documentaries across Little Dot Studios’ Digital Media Network, enabling cross-promotion…
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Best podcasts of the week: Aminatou Sow and co settle burning pop culture debates
In this week’s newsletter: The Call Your Girlfriend host turns mediator in the Pop Culture Debate Club. Plus: five of the best poetry podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Peppa Pig’s Play-A-Long Podcast Audible, all episodes out now The queen of the oinkers has been an icon to…