Peak Stuff review – teenage ideals take a kicking from capitalism
A superb Meg Lewis plays three characters losing touch with reality in Billie Collins’s play about a market-driven world
Minister says government working on sanction options for those involved in Alexei Navalny’s death – as it happened
Leo Docherty, Foreign Office minister, says government ‘working at pace’ to hold those responsible for Russian opposition leader’s death to account
Apple reportedly faces €500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
‘Breathtaking’ media layoffs continue with job cuts at NowThis and Intercept
Intercept management announces 15 staff reductions, and NowThis Union reveals whopping 50% of staff laid off
TikTokers help drive Sarah J Maas ‘romantasy’ boom for Bloomsbury
Publisher tells investors profits will exceed expectations, attributing this to release of House of Flame and Shadow
Paramount cuts 800 staff two days after Super Bowl was biggest ever TV show
Company that owns CBS, broadcaster of NFL showpiece, announces 3% reduction in global workforce
‘It’s happening everywhere’: Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon on TV’s deep crisis
The network boss believes production companies that underpin Britain’s global reputation face being forced out of business
Nationwide’s Dominic West ad prompts complaint from rival
Watchdog receives complaint, reportedly from Santander UK, that advert paints misleading picture of bank branch closures
I’ve battled racism and misogyny in British broadcasting for years. As a Black woman, it’s exhausting
The creative industries in this country are boys’ clubs. Conversations about meaningful change are long overdue, says author and broadcaster Gemma Cairney
Spotify swings to loss as it adds 200,000 audiobooks to paid service
Job cuts add to costs for streaming service but it gains 10m premium subscribers in fourth quarter
Comments on Weibo giraffe post bemoan state of Chinese economy
Social media users get around government crackdown on negativity via US embassy conservation update
‘One-off talent’: UK comedy composer Steve Brown dies aged 69
Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY!
Mark Zuckerberg to receive $700m from Meta dividends
Facebook’s parent company to pay out to shareholders as it reports $40bn revenues for final quarter
‘I just got laid off’: news startup the Messenger abruptly shutters after a year
Employees blindsided by news that company blew through $50m investment, will offer no severance and will cut off healthcare
Sky to cut 1,000 jobs as customers move from pay-TV to internet
Redundancies will come mainly from workers who install equipment in homes