By Cameron Clarke Glasgow 2014 organisers and sponsors have been given a huge boost after sprint star Usain Bolt confirmed that he is fit to compete in next month’s Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old Jamaican, dubbed ‘the fastest man on Earth’, is the biggest draw in athletics, but until yesterday his appearance at the Glasgow games had been in doubt because of a foot injury. His declaration of participation is seen as a boon for the event’s sponsors and promoters. Dr Leah Donlan, a lecturer in sports marketing at Manchester Business School, told The Drum: “The buzz that will be created around the Commonwealth Games from the Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Cameron Clarke Ed Miliband has spoken out about his controversial decision to pose with the Sun newspaper and the angry backlash that followed, admitting he only has himself to blame for the “mistake”. The Labour leader faced a torrent of criticism for being seen to promote the tabloid, which is still rejected on Merseyside over its discredited account of the Hillsborough disaster. He told the Huffington Post: “I did something that I thought was promoting England’s World Cup bid. I underestimated the offence it would cause on Merseyside, and the deep feelings that there are. “And the right thing to do is, when Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Noel Young Germany is dumping US based Verizon Communications as a network provider following reports about spy surveillance by the U.S and particularly the Edward Snowden affair. Deutsche Telekom is likely to get the business . “The federal government wants to win back more technological sovereignty and therefore prefers to work with German companies,” Tobias Plate, an interior ministry spokesman, said at a press conference in Berlin, reported by Bloomberg. Germany is using an option in the current Verizon contract to end the arrangement next year, Plate said. He declined to confirm whether the German government had Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Noel Young Germany is dumping US based Verizon Communications as a network provider following reports about spy surveillance by the U.S and particularly the Edward Snowden affair. Deutsche Telekom is likely to get the business . “The federal government wants to win back more technological sovereignty and therefore prefers to work with German companies,” Tobias Plate, an interior ministry spokesman, said at a press conference in Berlin, reported by Bloomberg. Germany is using an option in the current Verizon contract to end the arrangement next year, Plate said. He declined to confirm whether the German government had Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Noel Young Apple is to end development of its professional photo-editing app, Aperture, when OS X Yosemite is released later this year and consumer-focused iPhotos desktop app will also be going away. Both will be replaced by a single app, called simply Photos, which was first announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month and will be in stores early next year. Not everyone is thrilled at the changes. Apple said Photos will incorporate many of Aperture’s advanced editing features, and photos from both Aperture and iPhoto will be migrated to the new app. “With the introduction of the Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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