Netflix in talks over new UK film studio as global streaming boom continues
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Netflix is in talks to take new production space at a 230,000 square foot warehouse development in Enfield, amid a scramble to film fresh content by the world s streaming giants.
The Sunday Telegraph understands that the US firm has been looking into taking the whole of SEGRO Park Enfield for film studio space, in the latest sign that Britain s film industry is benefiting from a production boom.
The site comprises three warehouses in North London, the largest being 117,000 square feet, all of which are available immediately. The site has easy access to the M25, seen as a key draw for TV and film production crews.
Virgin gets another spin as Universal Music reboots Branson s label
Move comes almost half a century after Sir Richard Branson turned his record store in Notting Hill Gate into a label
Virgin Records were behind the Spice Girls megahits
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Virgin Music is being rebooted nearly half a century after disrupting the record industry and signing a roster of stars spanning David Bowie to the Spice Girls.
Universal Music is refashioning the brand as a distribution and services business for musicians and labels, nine years after it acquired Virgin through a £1.2bn swoop on EMI.
Virgin Music Label and Artists Services will offer musicians access to Universal s technology platforms and network of industry specialists in the world s top five music markets, including the UK and America.
Sky hikes TV and broadband prices by up to £72 a year
Sky joins BT, Netflix and Virgin Media in increasing prices for millions of customers
17 February 2021 • 3:07pm
Sky’s TV and broadband customers are being stung with price rises of up to £72 a year.
Price hikes from the pay-TV giant will be as high as £6 a month, with average monthly price increases topping just over £3.
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Succession broadcaster owned by American cable giant Comcast is hiking costs across its broadband and TV products from April 1.
Sky’s basic broadband package will increase by £3 to £25 per month, a 14pc rise, while Sky HD will increase by 16pc – or £1 – to £7.