{"id":116417,"date":"2018-07-13T14:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=116417"},"modified":"2018-07-13T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:32:04","slug":"five-things-bbc-pay-facebooks-fine-sky-bids-twitter-purge-an-build-a-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/five-things-bbc-pay-facebooks-fine-sky-bids-twitter-purge-an-build-a-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things: BBC Pay, Facebook’s fine, Sky bids, Twitter purge an Build-A-Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s Five Things You Shouldn\u2019t Have Missed includes BBC star pay, Facebook\u2019s fine, the billion-pound tussle for Sky, the Twitter-follower purge and the Build-A-Bear promotion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. BBC salaries<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"BBC<\/p>\n

The BBC has released its annual list of star salaries<\/a>, which is once again topped by white men. The top 12 on the list, all earning at least \u00a3400K, are now led by Gary Lineker who earns between \u00a31.75m and \u00a31.76m. Last year\u2019s number one, Chris Evans, has seen his salary fall by nearly \u00a3600K as he longer presents Top Gear.<\/p>\n

Claudia Winkleman is still the top woman, earning between \u00a3370,000 and \u00a3379,999. While a number of male presenters have seen their pay fall, including Graham Norton, Jeremy Vine and John Humphreys, Winkleman has fallen from 8th to 13th on the list due to the production arm, BBC Studios, being reclassified as a commercial entity. BBC Studios is responsible for most of the BBC\u2019s entertainment, factual and drama programmes and doesn\u2019t have to declare star pay.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also an obvious lack of ethnic diversity on the list, though the BBC says the number of BAME stars is rising.<\/p>\n

Director general Tony Hall said the BBC was \u2018making progress\u2019 but that \u2018these things take time. Jane Garvey, who is one of eight women to join the list, said: \u2018There needs to be a proper conversation about why in 2018 we are still fighting the same old battle on equal pay and why the work of women just isn’t valued in the same way as the work of men.\u2019<\/p>\n

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2. Facebook\u2019s fine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"ICO<\/p>\n

Facebook has been fined \u00a3500,000 for data breaches in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This is the maximum allowable fine from the ICO, as the offences were committed before the GDPR came into force; if it had been after 25 May, the fine could have been billions. The fine is for two breaches of the Data Protection Act \u2013 Facebook failed to safeguard its users\u2019 information and it failed to be transparent about how data was harvested by others.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, said<\/a>: \u2018Fines and prosecutions punish the bad actors, but my real goal is to effect change and restore trust and confidence in our democratic system.\u2019<\/p>\n

As reported by The Guardian<\/a>, Facebook takes \u00a3500,000 in revenue every five and a half minutes.<\/p>\n

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3. The Sky’s the limit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rupert<\/p>\n

Murdoch and Comcast both upped the stakes<\/a> for the Sky takeover this week. Murdoch revised his offer for the remaining portion of Sky he doesn\u2019t already own, bidding \u00a324.5bn. This was approved by Sky\u2019s independent committee, which recommended the deal to shareholders. However, just hours after Murdoch\u2019s bid, Comcast increased their offer to \u00a326bn \u2013 this was then approved by Sky\u2019s independent committee who have recommended it to shareholders ahead of Murdoch\u2019s bid.<\/p>\n

In addition to all the bidding, the UK Government has given Murdoch clearance to take over Sky, removing a hurdle that has been in place for some 19 months. The announcement was made by new Culture Secretary, Jeremy Wright, who said<\/a> he was just confirming undertakings his predecessor Matt Hancock had put in place.<\/p>\n

If Murdoch wishes to continue his takeover of Sky, it is now only price that stands in his way.<\/p>\n

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4. Twitter purge<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Twitter<\/p>\n

Twitter has made changes to users\u2019 follower counts, with \u2018locked accounts\u2019 no longer counting towards your follower numbers.<\/p>\n

Twitter locks accounts when it detects changes in account behaviour \u2013 for example, tweeting a large volume of unsolicited replies or mentions, tweeting misleading links, or having large number of users block the account. Once Twitter locks an account, it emails the original user who can easily unlock it by following a few simple steps. There is some debate about how many of these locked accounts represent \u2018fake\u2019 accounts and how much are just old or abandoned accounts.<\/p>\n

Locked accounts were already unable to tweet, retweet or like posts but until now they still showed in follower numbers. Since the purge, several high-profile accounts lost millions of followers<\/a>, including Obama (down about three million), Rihanna (down over two million) and Trump (down by about 340,000).<\/p>\n

The Kardashian\/Jenner clan all lost a vast number of followers<\/a>, though this doesn\u2019t seem to have affected Kylie Jenner\u2019s chances of becoming the world\u2019s youngest \u2018self-made\u2019 billionaire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even Twitter itself lost 7.7million from its official @Twitter account.<\/p>\n

The purge is an ongoing process; when Twitter is finished it expects to have removed about 6% of total follower counts. While this may bruise some egos, it will increase the transparency of individuals\u2019 \u2018influence\u2019 on Twitter \u2013 an issue every platform is currently trying to tackle.<\/p>\n

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5. Build-A-Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Build-A-Bear\"<\/p>\n

Wimbledon, Ed Sheeran, Nigeria\u2019s World Cup kit at Nike and now Build-A-Bear. What do they have in common? Unprecedented demand.<\/p>\n

This week, the make-your-own-stuffed-teddy-bear shop held a promotion: \u2018Pay your age\u2019. The idea is simple, bears that cost between \u00a312 and \u00a350 would, for one day only, be available to anyone for the price of their age. Unfortunately, it seems like Build-A-Bear underestimated its own popularity with queues stretching miles \u2013 actually miles \u2013 as parents attempted to take advantage of the offer.<\/p>\n

One customer told the BBC<\/a> she queued from 09:10 until 12:40 to get into the shop and then spent another two hours in store due to \u2018stuffing counter queues\u2019. Police and security across the country struggled to control the crowds, with images of queues snaking around shopping centres, a common sight on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Build-A-Bear eventually abandoned the promotion, and gave out vouchers to its members who were affected. Incidentally, members are already entitled to the promotion<\/a> if their child is under 14 and it is their birth month, so needn\u2019t have queued in the first place.<\/p>\n

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