The Drum
Sky has signed a deal with Disney to make the Disney+ streaming service available through its Sky Q set-top boxes. "The Drum" believes the satellite platform was in stiff competition with BT and Virgin Media to partner up with Disney.
The Drum
The Department for International Trade will fund the UK Advertising Export Group, an initiative to promote the industry worldwide in a bid to fend off any adverse effect from Brexit, "The Drum" reports.
The Telegraph
"The Telegraph" has interviewed the outspoken critic of, and former mentor to, Mark Zuckerberg. Roger McNamee tells the paper that despite what he ways, the Facebook founder will never voluntarily submit to outside regulation.
NetImperative
Netimperative is covering research that shows what the top YouTubers earn and it may come as a surprise to many but a child who opens and plays with toys online, branded as Ryan Toys Reviews, comes out in top spot with $26m per year.
BBC
Rail travellers who use free station Wifi have had their personal information compromised, the BBC reports. Data from more than 10,000 people has been found to be available on the internet and brought to the attention of the BBC.
The Telegraph
Dazn is not known in the UK, yet but the service "The Telegraph" describes as the "Netflix of Sports" has already won the rights to Champion League football games in Germany and is launching a boxing service in the UK in May. It is also announcing that it has the Premier League games firmly in its sights.
Campaign
WPP has launched Black Ops, a new start-up spread around the world in global hubs designed up to answer customer challenges, "Campaign" reports.
Campaign
OMD and PHD have reopened their London offices (which are next to one another) after a short closure over coronavirus concerns, "Campaign" reports.
The Guardian
The Six Nations rugby tournament is not ruling out launching on pay tv when it invites bids next month for its tv rights, "The Guardian" writes. The paper believes that moving to a subscription channel could be worth as much as GBP300m to the competition.
Press Gazette
A reporter has welcomed a jail sentence for a social media user who said she "needed raping," "Press Gazette" reports. The journalist believes the five-month sentence shows that newspaper staff are not "fair game."