Virgin Media O2 has helped thousands of people affected by data poverty get online with free WiFi through its partnership with technology charity, Jangala. Virgin Media O2 and Jangala have reached a milestone of providing more than 1,000 internet-enabling ‘Get Boxes’ to charities and local authorities across the UK. The organisations are committed to rolling […]
Sky Media, the advertising sales arm of Sky, has announced a partnership with Sky Sports and global men’s health charity Movember. In collaboration with the agency Bicycle, the content-led campaign aims to leverage Sky Sports’ talent to drive awareness, sign-ups, and donations for Movember, while also showing that people don’t need to ‘grow a mo’ […]
With more than 4,300 film, TV, and cinema workers responding to its 2024 Looking Glass Survey over the summer, the Film and TV Charity has released headline data that shows mental health is worsening for many when measured against the 2022 survey. The 2024 survey reveals that 35 per cent of respondents describe their mental […]
Openreach has joined forces with education charity IntoUniversity to give young people facing disadvantage a taste of working life. The partnership – which sees IntoUniversity work in the telecoms sector for the first time – will give Openreach people the opportunity to share their knowledge and life experiences to inspire young people, teach them new […]
Research from Samsung Electronics reveals the video game sector could be doing more to cater for gamers with disabilities. The study, conducted by Samsung Pioneers and OnePoll, sampled 500 adults with physical and invisible disabilities, and shows 81 per cent of respondents have struggled to play their favourite games due to inaccessible features, such as […]
Network services and consumer experience pioneer Plume has announced the countdown to the #PlumeStrong Cycling Challenge 2023, a ride through Switzerland and France aiming to raise funds for the children affected by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023. In 2022, Plume and its partners raised €250,000 to provide access to education […]
Award-winning documentary, Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality has made its global streaming debut on WaterBear, the free environmental streaming platform dedicated to the future of the planet, following an award-winning festival run. Executive produced by Lucy Liu, and directed by Colin Gray, the documentary delves into the affordable housing crisis in Venice, California – […]
Yachting Monthly’s marine environmental journalism award is now open, and for the first time there are two £2,000 cash prizes up for grabs for the best article and the best video. The Yachting Monthly Brian Black Memorial Award 2023 sponsored by B&G is back. This time with a new video competition, alongside the well-established writing […]
To help people in need stay connected, Virgin Media O2 and the digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, have opened the UK’s 1000th National Databank Hub, part of the National Digital Inclusion Network, at Summit Learning Trust in Birmingham The National Databank, founded by Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation, is like a foodbank […]
Sky has opened a Digital Hub at The BridgeLink Community Centre, close to its group headquarters in Isleworth. Located on the Ivybridge Estate, the community centre provides critical services to more than 3,000 residents, including afterschool homework clubs, youth clubs, holiday clubs for local children, coffee mornings, training and consultation programmes. Sky is enhancing these […]