Leisure and Arts Archive

News12 March 2020

Bernardine Evaristo: ‘I write the stories I feel need to be out there’

It’s important for authors to write beyond their own perspectives and demographics, Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo has said.

News9 March 2020

Unlimited hires Gibbons to lead sports unit

Marketing services company Unlimited Group has appointed Lee Gibbons as managing director of its Sport Unlimited division.

News5 March 2020

Kantar launches Entertainment On Demand service

Kantar has established its Entertainment on Demand panel to help the music industry better understand customers.

News21 February 2020

Half of UK households subscribe to streaming

Over half of UK homes have a subscription to either Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Now TV, according to data from television audience measurement organisation Barb.

News12 February 2020

Former 2CV execs set up The Point

Adam Short, Ollie Willis and Alex Nketiah – all previously working for insights agency 2CV – have co-founded The Point, a global insight agency specialising in tech, entertainment and sport.

News27 January 2020

Snapchat exec Idell joins WarnerMedia

Media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has appointed Cheryl Idell as executive vice-president, chief research officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer.

News23 January 2020

BBC appoints Microsoft’s Davies

The BBC has appointed Paul Davies as director of marketing and audiences for content, radio and education.

News22 January 2020

Children’s online privacy code of practice published

The Information Commissioner’s Office has set out 15 privacy standards that companies designing online services should meet to safeguard children’s online privacy.

News21 January 2020

Barb releases multiple-screen reach and time spent data

Television audience measurement organisation Barb has begun to report unduplicated programme reach and time spent viewing across multiple screens.

News20 January 2020

YouGov completes SMG Insight acquisition

YouGov has completed its acquisition of sports media measurement company SMG Insight earlier than scheduled, rebranding the business as YouGov Sport.