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Google owner Alphabet beats revenue expectations as ad spend recovers (Getty Images) Google’s parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street estimates for the first quarter amidst a recovery in digital ad spend.  Revenue rose to $55.31bn in the first quarter from $41.16bn a year earlier, beating analyst estimates of $51.7bn according to Refinitiv data.  Alphabet shares rose about five per cent to $2,405 in after-hours trading.  Digital advertising has bounced back from the pande...

Brazils Globo Proclaims The Future is Female with Women-Centric MipTV Slate as its Reformats Classics Emiliano Granada, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Brazilian network giant Globo has presented at MipTV part of its programming strategy for the future as it is still ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic hitting a peak of 4,200 deaths in one day this week. Strenuous as the new health and security protocols have been for the entire industry – the production slow down is clear from Globo’s slate...