Pavandeep A2 Media Blog

Monday 20 April 2015

Index

1. 11/09/14: Channel 4 to replace 4OD with new online hub all 4
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories.html
2. 11/09/14: Microsoft 'in talks to buy Minecraft creator for $2bn'
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories.html
3. 11/09/14: Twitter is this 'Operating system of news'
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories.html
4. 18/09/14: Apple reveals 4m pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus in first 24 hours.
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/apple-reveals-4m-pre-orders-for-iphone.html
5. 18/09/14: YouTube stars and shows may be heading to your Facebook news feed
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/apple-reveals-4m-pre-orders-for-iphone.html
6. 18/09/14: Google takes down newspaper's positive story about an artist http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/apple-reveals-4m-pre-orders-for-iphone.html
7. 29/09/14: Apple will not shut down Dr Dre's Beats Music but could fold it into iTunes
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories_29.html
8. 29/09/14: A BENDY iPhone 6, you say? Pah, warp claims are bent out of shape: Consumer Reports
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories_29.html
9. 29/09/14: They used to say 'print or digital'. But do we need to choose?
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories_49.html
10. 29/09/14: EE agrees to buy 58 Phones 4U stores for £2.5m
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/weekly-new-and-digital-media-stories_49.html
11. 6/10/14: BBC iPlayer catch up window extended to 30 days
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/new-and-digital-media-stories.html
12. 6/10/14: Alleged iPhone 6 prototype for sale on ebay for more than $60,000 http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/new-and-digital-media-stories.html
13. 13/10/14; Amazon Fire Phone Review
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/news-and-digital-media-story.html
14. 13/10/14: The Snappening: Thousands of kids, some as young as 10 could have nude photos posted online.
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/news-and-digital-media-story.html
15. 13/10/14: Smartphone users are busy 221 times of the day
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/news-and-digital-media-story.html
16. 13.10.14 21 Emotions we all experience when watching X factor
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/news-and-digital-media-story.html
17. 20/10/14: Twitter teams up with Soundcloud and iTunes to play audio within tweets
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/new-and-digital-media-stories_48.html
18. 20/10/14: Facebook Safety Check will help tell friends youre safe during disasters
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/new-and-digital-media-stories_48.html
19. The dizzying decline of Britain’s local newspapers: do you want the bad news, or the good news?
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.html
20 To keep its stars happy, youtube may let you pay to skip ads
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.html
21. Dropbox and Microsoft Team up, placing Office in the cloud
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.html
22. Man Jailed for Whatsapp 'Revenge Porn' after posting images of woman online
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.html
23. Changing Channels: Cost of top pay bundles rises to £100 a month
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.html
24. Media jobs website Gorkana sold to Cision in £200m deal
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2014_11_01_archive.htm006C
25. Royal Mail says Amazon Delivery service will hit its UK parcels business
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
26. 'Revenge Porn' Facebook post leads to jail sentence
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
27. Google plans launch of child friendly products
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
28. Tesco joins retail stampede to social media in bid to create brand chatter
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
29. No makeup selfie: Cancer Research's lesson on benefits of quick thinking
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
30. Sun+ signs up 225,000 paying subscribers
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
31. Mail online revenues grow 41% to £62m in 2014
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
32. Twitter unveils new systmen for reporting abuse
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
33. Sony offers discounts after Christmas PlayStation Network hack
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
34. Apple faces lawsuit over storage space on iPhones and iPads
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
35. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg follows Optah by founding book club
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
36. Controversial VAT change means e-books are about to get more expensive
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
37. Developers made $10bn from iOS apps in 2014
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
38. WhatsApp growth continues with 700m users sending 30bn daily messages
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
39. Life before and after Facebook
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
41. Ebooks at night won’t help you sleep tight, US study http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
42. The Social Media use does not increase stress study claims.
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.in/search?updated-max=2015-01-27T17:00:00-08:00&max-results=7
43. Facebook at Work: social network unveils 'pilot' for companies
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.in/search?updated-max=2015-01-27T17:00:00-08:00&max-results=7
44. Teen robbed and then stabbed to death 'after being lured into Bronx apartment building by girl on Facebook'
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.in/search?updated-max=2015-01-27T17:00:00-08:00&max-results=7
45. WikiLeaks demands answers after Google hands staff emails to US government
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2015-02-05T17:24:00-08:00&max-results=7
46. WhatsApp messenger makes move to the web
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2015-02-05T17:24:00-08:00&max-results=7
47. Candy Crush Saga players spent £865m on the game in 2014 alone
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
48.1983 to today: a history of mobile apps
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
49. Snapchat helps Daily Mail and Vice Media get on message with youngsters
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
50. Twitter: what we learned from the social network's latest financial results
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
52. Seven things we learned from Facebook's latest financial results
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
53. Mail Online soars past 200m monthly browsers as newspaper sites bounce back
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
55. Apple's larger ‘iPad Pro’ expected in October
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
56. Xiaomi enters Europe with accessories store – but no phones yet
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
57. Apple overtakes Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker visitor uses his Apple iPhone to take a picture of the new Samsung Galaxy 6 smartphone at GSM Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
58. Smartphones are addictive and should carry health warning, say academics
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
59. Holy Moly gossip website closes after 13 years
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
60. The mobile phone emoticons that could wipe the smile off your face :-(
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
61. Google 'illegally took content from Amazon, Yelp, Trip Advisor,' report finds
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/
62. Why would Google be interested in buying Twitter?
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ndm-stories.html
63. Data privacy the tide is turning in Europe, but is it too late?
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ndm-stories.html
64. Barcode printer domino agrees 1bn takeover by Japanese brother
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ndm-stories.html
65. Government under fire over alleged BBC licence fee talks with News Corp
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ndm-stories.html
66. Google hits back at News Corp - with a GIF of a laughing baby.
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/ndm-stories.html
67. Wiki Leaks republishes all Sony hacking scandal documents
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/new-and-digital-media-stories.html
68. Doctor Who gets official Bit Torrent #box-set' from the BBC
http://pavandeepa2unit3.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/new-and-digital-media-stories.html

New and Digital Media Stories

Doctor who gets official Bit Torrent 'Box-Set' from the BBC

The Doctor Who BitTorrent bundle will feature episodes from the show’s modern incarnation.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/doctor-who-bittorrent-box-set-bbc

This article is about the way in which the BBC has uploaded a big bundle on Bit Torrent, therefore being distributed for free. Although it will be able to be downloaded and streamed, it will cost £12 in order to unlock.

- Fans will be able to download or stream both, but will have to pay $12 to unlock the rest of the bundle, including the 10 episodes – strictly speaking 12, since a couple are two-parters.

- The Doctor Who bundle follows in the footsteps of musician Thom Yorke, who released his last album Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes as a BitTorrent bundle in September 2014, with one free song and video, then a $6 payment to unlock the full album.

- BBC Worldwide – with Capaldi’s input – has carefully chosen the 10 episodes for the bundle as a way in to the modern incarnation of Doctor Who, which was relaunched in 2005.

Wiki Leaks republishes all Sony hacking scandal documents

US intelligence officials asserted that the hack was sponsored by North Korea, something other experts have cast doubt upon.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/16/wikileaks-documents-sony-hacking-school

This article is about the way in which WikiLeaks has republished data which was from last years hacking scandal and made all the document accessible from any search engine.

The move provides much easier access to the stolen information. Searching the name of, for example, former Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal, whose controversial comments were revealed by the hack, immediately yields nearly 5,700 results.

“We vehemently disagree with WikiLeaks’ assertion that this material belongs in the public domain and will continue to fight for the safety, security, and privacy of our company and its more than 6,000 employees.”

Friday 17 April 2015

Ignite Presentation

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4cgzzhcPxS6VkZwelY2U3B0UHc&authuser=0

Index

Monday 13 April 2015

Independent Case Study

Independent Case Study : BBC

Your chosen industry: Television Industry

Audience

1) How has new and digital media changed the audience experience in your chosen industry?

NDM has had a vast impact on the way in which audiences are able to experience watching BBC. Not only have they got a catch up application in which one can use to catch up on the programmes they have missed, but this can be done on any device with internet on it, be it a phone, iPod, laptop, tablet or television itself. Before all this, one could only watch it when it was on, then wait for the later showing.

2) Has new and digital media changed the way the audience consume your chosen product?

NDM has changed the way in which BBC is consumed as it is easily accessible on iPlayer and there devices, therefore allowing one to watch it wherever and whenever.

3) Has the size of the audience changed as a result of new and digital media?

Making a difference to the way in which one is able to access the channel, there has been a huge and positive result as more and more people are watching programmes on the BBC.

4) What are the positive changes new and digital media have brought to the audience of your case study? (E.g. greater choice, easier access etc.)

It is a lot faster, easily accessible from any place and any device.

5) What are the negative changes new and digital media have had on your chosen audience? (E.g. quality of product etc.)

One of the main problems is the fact that the quality has gone down.

6) What about audience pleasures - have these changed as a result of new and digital media?

Over the years the audience pleasures have changed dramatically. Firstly one was only able to watch the news and academic documentaries as those were the only things that use to be shown on the BBC. However now, there is the option to watch anything that suits the way you are. Also showing real life like families going through problems on a daily basis and how they are dealt with - therefore showing and helping the audience. For example one of the most popular ones; Eastenders.

7) What is the target audience for your chosen case study? Write a demographic/psychographic profile.

The target audience for the BBC is both males and females; between 13 - 50 years old and the psycho graphics for them are explorers as they have such a huge variety of different programmes for the audiences.

Institution

1) How has new and digital media had an impact on ownership or control in your chosen industry?

The big issue is competition. As competition and other competitors rising over the years, including ITV, FOX & E4 means a lot for the audience however for the institution itself means fewer profits.

2) What impact has new and digital media had on ownership in your chosen case study?

The impact of NDM has had an impact on ownership for the BBC as the BBC are in control of the license fee in which they intend to inform, educate and entertain & this was advertised throughout the use of BBC iPlayer.

3) How has new and digital media changed the way institutions produce texts?

NDM has helped in order to make changes for the institution as BBC has worked on delivering better quality programmes.

4) How has new and digital media changed the way institutions distribute their product?

NDM allowed the app and website for iPlayer to be made and therefore allowing one to watch it where've and whenever.

5) How might new and digital media threaten your chosen industry?

NDM may have a negative threat on my chosen industry as a competitor so good could come in

Place and do a better job than BBC and therefore take away the audience. Additionally the idea of television could be totally gone as everyone watches it on I player, devices other than the TV.

6) How has new and digital media changed the way your chosen industry is regulated?

The way in which the BBC is regulated, and has changed over the years is as before it used to be quite censored however now a lot of explicit content can be shown whenever however.

User Generated Content

1) What examples of user-generated content can you find in your case study?

The BBC uses UGC very little & one of the examples I remember, having been here at the time was the London Bombings that occurred on the 7th July 2005. This involved a lot of people spread across and constantly speaking about what was going on.

2) How has UGC changed things for audiences or institutions in your chosen case study?

For the institution itself, they never use UGC on a regular basis & when they do it is for a reason. the reason behind not being so keen on it is because it is unprofessional shootings taken from anyone. Plus the story then shows the complete story and institutions like BBC would want to show only some of be story and create a bias news story. However this doesn't stop the audience sometimes. As they have access to different devices - they are able to record what they need to and send them into major institutions.

Marxism, Pluralism and Hegemony

1) What would be a Marxist perspective of the impact of new and digital media on your chosen case study?

A Marxist being quite money minded and always thinking about capitalism, would believe that NDM helps to keep the institution right at the top and therefore receiving more profit.

2) How would a pluralist view the impact of new and digital media in your chosen industry?

A pluralist would have more of an oppositional view and would say that NDM gives the chance to smaller institutions becoming big, such as ITV.

3) Are there any examples of hegemony in your chosen industry or case study?

Hegemonic control is maintained through other big and well known players such as News Corporation who are ITV.

Globalisation

1) How has globalisation impacted on your chosen industry or case study?

As the television broadcasts about BBC iplayer and iPlayer broadcasts about the television number for BBC as a channel, globalisation is evident.

2) In your opinion, has globalisation had a positive or negative impact on your chosen industry and case study? Why?

In my opinion I believe that globalisation has had a great impact on the industry, as it gives a chance for everyone to know and for the word to spread, therefore getting to all the targeted audience on all different platforms. Therefore increasing their amount of views and getting more and more viewers.

3) Can you find examples of cultural imperialism in your case study or industry?

Within the television industry a lot of Americanisation has begun, this is purely due to the fact that there have been quite a few American programmes that have been brought to the UK through different channels, ie The Big Bang Theory.

Social media

1) How has your industry or case study used social media to promote its products?

By taking advantage of different social networking sites BBC have been able to advertise themselves and again help increase the amount of viewers they receive. They have many accounts, including an Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. On these they post pictures or anything that they feel the audience are more likely to respond to and enjoy, creating more of a connection with the viewers.

2) Provide examples of how your case study has used social media and explain the impact this would have on audiences.

3) Is social media seen as an opportunity or a threat to your industry and case study?

For my case study; BBC, I believe depending on the situation social media could be seen as threat and it could be seen as an opportunity. Firstly it could be a threat, as one little thing stated by someone could cause a bad name to the institution if it got out of hand, for example the Citizen Khan problems from last year, everyone had a huge outburst about it - therefore not only giving a bad name to adil ray but to the BBC itself. However with the use of social media I believe that it can help for an institution to spread its word further than the furthest & bring utmost success.

Statistics

1) What statistics can you find to illustrate the impact new and digital media has had on your industry or case study? For example, in news, the UK newspaper industry sold more than 12m copies a day in 2001 but in 2014 it was below 7m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/global-news-audience-265m

- Russia has shown the biggest growth for a single market, with the audience more than doubling to 6.9m weekly as people turn to the BBC for trustworthy and impartial news. The BBC’s Ukrainian Service also reflects this trend with its audience more than trebling to more than 600,000 over the last year.

- BBC World News TV shows an increase of 5m viewers, taking its weekly audience to 76m.

- BBC digital news services have continued to grow, with an 8m, or 21 per cent, year-on-year increase, bringing the digital audience to 46m.

- The weekly audience for GN Ltd – which comprises BBC World News and bbc.com/news - has increased to 95.5m from 88m last year: a rise of 8 per cent

- The audience for the BBC World Service has remained broadly stable at 191.4 million (slightly down from 192.2m last year), with the introduction of new TV language bulletins boosting the World Service’s television audience

- Increases in television and digital audiences are offsetting the decline (mainly on shortwave and medium wave) in radio listening. Radio audiences have dropped by 17m since last year, although radio still remains the biggest platform overall at 128m listeners, with TV viewers at 126m

- The launch of responsive design (now available for all World Service languages) and the move to ‘mobile-first’ has contributed to mobile growth. A third of all weekly visitors to World Service websites come via mobile

- For the first time, a nationally representative media survey was conducted in Yemen, showing an audience of 3.8m weekly viewers for BBC Arabic TV in that country

- The average age of the audience for the BBC’s global news services is 32

2) What impact have the statistics you have found had on institutions in your chosen industry?

The way in which these statistics have impacted institutions is because it shows the way in which the amount of viewers have increased or decreased.

3) What has the impact been for audiences?

The way in which statistics have impacted the audiences is due to the fact that they are the ones who are consuming more of these media products and it is because of them, these statistics exist.

Theories

The first theory I'm going to discuss is the hypodermic needle. This links to the BBC as stereotypes are created when watching shows such as Eastenders and this means changing beliefs because of the media. For example Citizen Khan created a lot of stereotypes and therefore for those who aren't Muslims it injected in their mind that all Muslims are the way they are shown in there. Another theory that relates to this is users and gratification as the shows on BBC again like Eastenders allow one to escape from their daily routine and also gives the audiences ways in which they can sort their own problems out as there are ALOT of problems shown in Eastenders itself. Finally, the dependency theory applies really well as the audience is very much dependant on watching what is on the BBC whether it's bias of not and makes sense or not, throughout the day one has something they are dependent on for the BBC.

Wider example and secondary texts

1) What other texts or institutions are also relevant to your case study? What would be good secondary texts or example to use to support the findings of your independent case study?

One of the main institutions that are relevant to my case study is news corp, especially because recently there has been a conflict regarding whether the BBC itself should be getting A fee or not & whether it should be split.

NDM stories

Why would Google be interested in buying Twitter?

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/10/why-would-google-be-interested-in-buying-twitter

This article is based upon the way there is rivalry and the way one company wants to buy another.

Nevertheless, if a deal were to happen, it would be the second-biggest ever acquisition in technology, well ahead of Facebook’s $19bn (£13bn) purchase of WhatsApp in 2013 and behind only the $106bn AOL-Time Warner merger of January 2000.

Twitter is valued at about $33bn. Google has around $60bn in the bank, though a lot of that is stashed overseas to avoid taxes on repatriation; a share- or debt-funded acquisition might be simpler.

Despite multiple attempts by Google down the years to build something similar, it can only look on in envy at Twitter’s 300 million users logging on every month, sending over 500m tweets every day on the topics that interest huge swathes of the world.

Some think Google’s problem with “social” is that its data-driven culture tends to be blind to the tweaks that make people love social networks. But as mobile use becomes dominant, social networks offer the most valuable advertising space. In the fourth quarter of 2014, 69% of Facebook’s advertising revenue came from mobile ads, up from 53% a year before; and revenues were up 49%.

Most recently Google+, launched in June 2011, tried to add more precision to Facebook’s simple idea of “friends” by letting you create “circles” – such as family, friends, colleagues and special interest groups – with whom you could share different content.

What Google could bring to Twitter:

1) huge number of advertisers already using Google AdWords and AdSense

2) global reach

3) potential inclusion by default in Android mobile software

4) integration with YouTube for short and long video

5) resilient systems

What Twitter could bring to Google:

1) highly engaged social network

2) users’ instant “sentiment data”

3) different dimension to “search”

4) mobile-optimised platform for advertising

5) positive reputation on privacy

Data privacy the tide is turning in Europe, but is it too late?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/06/data-privacy-europe-facebook#img-1

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/06/data-privacy-europe-facebook

This article is about the way in which one has barely any privacy anymore. And only the rich seem to deserve privacy.

Privacy is a right for all – not just the filthy rich

Many fall into the trap of seeing privacy in an overly atomistic, individualistic, selfish way; the preserve of the filthy rich. And it is, if we see it as separable from collective freedom, or as absolute over other rights – of freedom of expression, opinion and association; freedom to protest; freedom to resist. But this is not privacy’s ask.

No safe harbours: Schrems and the emboldened Court of Justice

On 24 March in Luxembourg, the Court of Justice of the European Union heard Austrian Max Schrems’ lawsuit against Facebook over the storage, security and treatment of European users’ data. In particular, it explored cooperation between Facebook and US intelligence agencies in sharing private information through Prism and other clandestine surveillance programmes.

The Schrems case is politically charged, thrust into the tense commercial and intergovernmental relations between the EU and US over data privacy, and particularly the imperilled ‘safe harbour’ regime, which has governed cross-border data transfers for the past 15 years.

Opening the gates: Vidal-Hall and UK compensation claims

The UK is not particularly known as a stronghold of data protection and privacy. But that may have changed with a significant Court of Appeal case on 27 March – Vidal-Hall, which concerned claims by Apple Safari browser users against Google over secret tracking and collation of their browser-generated information and its sale to advertisers.

Barcode printer domino agrees 1bn takeover by Japanese brother

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/mar/11/barcode-printer-domino-1bn-takeover-japanese-brother-group

This is about a Japanese brother taking over the domino printing.

Under the terms of the offer agreed by the boards of both companies, Domino shareholders will receive 915p a share in cash, a 27% premium to Tuesday’s closing share price of 721p. But on Wednesday the shares jumped to 946p on news of the offer as the market speculated on the possibility of an international bidding war led by US groups. Domino shares closed the day at 941p

Domino, which was founded in 1978, has more than 2,300 staff across 16 countries and a distribution network covering 140 countries. It issued a profit warning last June, saying that its 2015 results would be hurt by pricing pressure in Asia and other developing markets as well as higher spending on research and development.

Brother’s portfolio includes laser and inkjet printers, sewing machines, machine tools, industrial parts and online karaoke systems. Founded more than 100 years ago in Nagoya as a sewing machine company, Brother now has a market value of $4.5bn (£3bn) and employs 33,000 people globally. It came to the UK in 1968 when it bought the Jones Sewing Machine Company in Manchester. Brother sponsored Manchester City football club for a decade from 1989.

Government under fire over alleged BBC licence fee talks with News Corp

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/26/government-bbc-licence-discussions-murdoch

This is about the way in which the government are looking into whether BBC should receive license fees or whether it should be split as it was discussed with news corp itself.

MPs accused him of being "lighthearted" about their concerns for local radio – Vaizey used one reply to come up with a jingle for BBC Radio Oxford – and former Labour culture minister Ben Bradshaw said he was acting like a cheerleader for the corporation.

"With due respect to the minister his speech could have been written by BBC management," said Bradshaw.

"My job is to be a candid friend of the BBC, I don't apologise for supporting it," said Vaizey.

"It is certainly not my job to tell the BBC what to do, it would be quite wrong for a minister to tell the BBC to close down a particular service or save a particular service. That is a job for BBC management."

Google hits back at News Corp - with a GIF of a laughing baby.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/30/google-news-corp-gif-rupert-murdoch-wall-street-journal

This article is about the way in which Google has gone out of its own way to attack Rupert Murdochs News Corp because of the Wall Street Journal being full of 'inaccuracies'. It also shows the laughing gif that they used in order to to laugh in their face.

Google has hit out at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in a strident attack accusing the Wall Street Journal of “inaccuracies” – and featuring an animated GIF of a laughing baby.

News Corp has been a vocal critic of the tech giant’s dominant position in search, with chief executive Robert Thomson accusing it last year of being a “platform for piracy”.

Google’s latest blogpost, titled “Really, Rupert?” , said that Thomson had accused it of creating a “less informed, more vexatious level of dialogue in our society”. “Given the tone of some of your publications, that made quite a few people chuckle,” wrote Rachel Whetstone, Google’s senior vice-president of communications and policy, following the comment with an animated GIF of a baby laughing.