Posts made in July, 2015

on Jul 26, 2015

By Natalie Mortimer Uber is continuing to ruffle the feathers of cabbies across the globe, this time in the Canadian province of Ontario where Toronto taxi drivers have launched legal action that could see the ride sharing app forced to pay out $400m (£198m) in damages. Law firm Sutts, Strosberg LLP, which is representing the taxi drivers, told Reuters they think “Uber X and Uber XL have created an enormous marketplace for illegal transportation in Toronto”. Uber defended itself with a spokesperson maintaining the action is “without merit”. The law suit also includes an injuction to stop Uber operating in the city. Uber has Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 26, 2015

By Natalie Mortimer Thomas Cook could be set to lose £20m after losing out on holiday bookings following the Tunisian terrorist attack and Greece’s financial woes. The tour operator is set to post its third-quarter results this week and according to analysts at investment banking firm Jefferies, the two crisis that occured during the peak summer holiday season have had a large impact on Thomas Cook’s revenue, the Telegraph reports. It is estimated that around 10 per cent of Thomas Cook’s passengers travel to North Africa and about a third head for Tunisia. The news comes at a difficult time for Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 25, 2015

By Gillian West ESPN has cut radio host Colin Cowherd following his offensive remarks on Dominican baseball players in the big leagues. A statement released by the network said Cowherd’s comments “do not reflect the values of ESPN and our employees.” ESPN had previously announced that Cowherd’s contract was due to expire by mutual accord after 12 years but his show was expected to air until next Friday (31 July). On Thursday (23 July), Cowherd expressed his belief that general managers are capable of switching roles and taking on managerial duties and said: “You think a general manager can manage? Like it’s impossible? Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 25, 2015

By Gillian West UK music streaming has surpassed 500m songs per week with Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran and Rhianna helping drive the boom in audio streams. For the week ending 16 July 505m audio streams were included in the chart, marking the first time weekly streams on services such as Spotify, Google Play and Deezer topped the half billion mark. “It’s remarkable that we now speak of billions of audio streams per month – it demonstrates vividly just how quickly streaming is being embraced,” said Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the British Phonographic Industry and the Brit Awards. So far in 2015 11.5bn Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 25, 2015

By Gillian West Fashion community Stylight has given the small, mischievous yellow army that is the Minions a high fashion makeover to celebrate their ever growing style credentials. With a Vogue cover and collaborations with the likes of Giles Deacon and Rupert Sanderson under their belts the Minions are on course to be fashion’s biggest stars of 2015. Fashionistas including designers Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Galtier and Vivienne Westwood along with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and model Cara Delevingne have all been given the Minion treatment. Minions minions-branded-02.jpg Edit Delete minions-branded-03.jpg Edit Delete minions-branded-05.jpg Edit Delete minions-branded-07.jpg Edit Delete <img alt="" height="100" Read full story › Source: The Drum...