There have been no formal announcements, but rumour and speculation is already turning into believable fact around Apple’s entry into the subscription television market. Although Apple TV hardware has been around for a few years, it has lost out in part to the likes of Google’s cheaper Chromecast offering and other similar products in recent months. This has not been … Continue reading
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ARISE NEWS – Celebrity Photo Hack
I joined Jayson Mansaray in the Arise TV studio to discuss the much publicised Celebrity Photo Hack (as it has been labelled). Hollywood film stars, including Jennifer Lawrence, and other celebrities are believed to have had their private phones and files hacked, possibly due to security flaws in Cloud storage facilities. Watch the interview below with some … Continue reading
The Oscar Pistorius Trial: Why is the UK so interested?
A few weeks ago I spoke with Marvin Meintjies of the Sunday Times in South Africa about the impact the televised trial of Oscar Pistorius was having in the UK. Old and new media have handed over a huge amount of coverage to the criminal proceedings. Here’s what I had to say, as reported in … Continue reading
Oscar Pistorius: trial by social media
It has been called the trial of the century before it has even started and for the next three weeks the world’s eyes will be focused on a court room in Pretoria, South Africa, as 27 year old Oscar Pistorius defends himself against a murder charge. It is over a year since the death … Continue reading
You know what the problem with lawyers is? They’re just not fun!
For some reason, the public’s image of a lawyer seems not to have changed in the past hundred years or so. Even a high profile legal aid crisis can’t shift the negative way in which we are often perceived. This is not good. Even with Rupert Penry-Jones sexing up TV show Silk, Michael Fassbender on … Continue reading