Disney turns to non-English drama as streaming service grows up
Head of European arm says programmes in languages including French and German will fuel Disney Plus ‘rocket ship’
CNET Topics – Tech Industry 2021-02-22 13:00:04
In today’s top stories, social media network Gab is back online. Plus, we explain how to watch ‘first of its kind’ footage from NASA’s Perseverance landing and how debris from United Airlines flight 328 rained down on the Denver area.
British Airways to defer £450m of pension contributions
The airline will pay no dividends to its parent company for the next three years
Apple back on top in global smartphone sales
Gartner figures show slumps for Samsung and Huawei as Apple reclaims lead for first time since 2016
GardaWorld ends G4S takeover campaign
HSBC accelerates pivot to Asia, dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft grounded after engine failure
GardaWorld will not raise offer for G4S
Decision comes at the start of a planned five-day auction process
Former Rio Tinto chief got pay rise despite destruction of sacred site
Jean-Sébastien Jacques’ remuneration rose 20% last year even as backlash plunged miner into crisis
McKinsey senior echelons vote in referendum on Sneader leadership
Three-yearly election for global managing partner comes after reputational crises for consulting firm
Cable makers wired into clean energy boom
World’s biggest suppliers draw investors looking at green boom
The medieval German town at the heart of the fight against Covid
BioNTech’s vaccine facility in Marburg will produce 750m doses a year