• Tech Giants Could Soon Be Taxed On Revenue, Not Profit
    British Chancellor Philip Hammond could announce a tax on the tech giants' revenue, rather than profit, as soon as this autumn's budget, "The Telegraph" reports. It believes the subject of taxing the huge platforms where the end users are will be brought up at the weekend at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.
  • Generalist Magazines Face A Bleak Future As Circulations Halve
    "The Guardian" is reporting on the sad demise of the once powerful generalist magazine titles that have now halved in circulation, due to digital's dominance. NME is the latest casualty in the magazine market to go online only, following in the footsteps of "Loaded" and "FHM."
  • Online Pornography Age Verification Plans Delayed
    The UK Government has admitted that compulsory online porn verification checks will not begin in April, as planned. The BBC reveals that there have been concerns about how the policy of checking credit cards or passport information to judge age could be done without impacting a person's privacy.
  • BA Plummets Out Of The UK's Top 20 Brands Table
    After a year of cancelling flights because of IT issues, BA has fallen from being the UK's most powerful brand to not even making it in to the top 20, "Sky News" reports. The research from Superbrands places Lego in top spot with Gillette and Apple in second and third spot.
  • London Mayor Says New Uber Boss Shows 'Great Humility'
    "The Drum" reveals that London mayor Sadiq Khan used his SXSW address to mention that the new Uber CEO is showing "great humility" regarding the company's issues that led to the capital's transport authorities choosing not to renew its licence.
  • Accenture Opens A New Creative Studio For Fjord In London
    Accenture has build mobile agency Fjord a new studio in the same Faringdon building where Karmarama is housed to allow greater collaboration and more interaction with customers, "Campaign" reports.
  • DigitasLBi Renamed Digitas
    DigitasLBi has been rebranded as just plain Digitas in a move to underscore its move to be under the media umbrella of Publicis Groupe, "Campaign" reveals.
  • Uncommon Creative Studio Score A WWF Success
    Uncommon Creative Studio has announced it has successfully pitched to be on WWF's roster, "The Drum" reports.
  • TfL Bans Ad Asking Brits To Relocate To France
    A cheeky ad suggesting that British business people defeat Brexit by moving to France has been banned from appearing on the tube by Transport for London (TfL), "The Guardian" reports.
  • The London Mayor Issues A Warn To Tech Giants
    London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the tech giants they could face fines if they don't do more to tackle extremism and hate speech. The BBC reveals that this message will form the basis of his upcoming speech at SXSW.
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