Sky Adds 1,000 New UK Jobs
Sky, Europe’s leading direct-to-consumer media and entertainment company, has created 1,000 new jobs throughout the UK, including opening a new customer contact centre in Leeds, to meet growing customer demand.
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Foxtel and the ABC expand relationship
Foxtel and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation today announced an expansion of their long-standing relationship, with ABC iview to join the suite of on demand services available through Foxtel’s IQ3 and IQ4 set top boxes.
Sky Ocean Ventures Invests in Zero-waste Shopping Service
Sky’s impact investment fund, Sky Ocean Ventures, has committed $2million - its largest investment to date - in zero-waste shopping service, Loop.
Amazon Sales Up 24% to $70BN in Third Quarter 2019
Amazon.com has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2019, with net sales up by nearly a quarter to $70 billion.
Amazon Announces US & UK Renewable Energy Projects
Projects will support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge to be net zero carbon by 2040 and supply renewable energy to the company’s Amazon Web Services data centres.
BBC Opens Local News Reporting to BAME Publications
The BBC’s pioneering local news partnerships will now be open to news platforms aimed at ethnic minority audiences as well as news organisations that serve specific geographical areas.
BBC News Ukraine Launches 15th Book of the Year Awards
The 15th BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year awards launched in Lviv at the Museum of Ethnography and Crafts, where the BBC also held a literary quiz.
Amazon Commits to Net Zero Carbon by 2040
Amazon and Global Optimism have announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. Amazon is the first signatory of the pledge.
WarnerMedia and Bad Robot Productions Agree Content Collaboration
WarnerMedia and Bad Robot have formed a strategic relationship to create original projects for television, theatrical motion pictures, games and digital platforms.