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This is what the future looks like for us all
So, we have a new Government with an unusual blue/yellow hue (at Indigo we’re wondering if that really makes them a green coalition?). We also have a new programme for government. Anyway, here’s what they’ve committed to thus far in our sector : CULTURE, OLYMPICS, MEDIA AND SPORT The Government believes that a vibrant cultural, media and sporting sector is crucial for our w...
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Under-developed audiences?
Yesterday I had the privilege of sitting on the Royal Philharmonic Society’s judging panel for their audience development award. Held annually, it’s always a very genial affair, with a panel made up of interesting people working in this area from around the UK who spend several hours cogitating, debating and ruminating over the shortlist and eventual winner, and then retire to a local rest...
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Data for Sale?
The news breaking this afternoon that T-Mobile staff sold customer information on the open market doesn’t surprise me in the least. It’s a sad fact of human nature that someone will exploit a security loophole for personal gain if it exists, particularly as the ‘going rate’ for selling such data is very high. In this case the data was purchased and used by a rival mobile phone firm in ...
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Why bankers should take their bonuses
So, another day, another bonus waived by a bank chief executive. Eric Daniels of Lloyds Banking Group has let it be known that he won’t take his bonus, despite his board feeling that the payment was deserved. In the current climate, this tiny club of well-paid bankers in the upper echelons of their sector are probably well advised to make this kind of grand gesture. And yes, they got the...