On bbc news. Anger as Scotland Yard asks the media not to publish leaked government documents. The warning follows the resignation of the British Ambassador in washington. It cannot conceivably be right that newspapers or any other Media Organisation publishing such material should face prosecution. The floodgates have been closed in new orleans in preparation for Tropical Storm barry, storm surges and heavy rain are expected later. Facebook is reportedly fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users data privacy. At wimbledon, Serena Williams is chasing her 24th grand slam title she faces simona halep in the womens final. The match has attracted a royal audience the dutchess of cambridge and sussex are among the spectators. I wonder who they are behind. More on those stories at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, amol rajan meets ted sarandos arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolution
Will map the universe on the x ray spectrum in unprecedented detail and is expected to reveal new information about black holes and the expansion of the universe. Now on bbc news amol rajan meets ted sarandos, arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolutionised our viewing habits. When ted sarandos left college in arizona, he got a summerjob in a local video store. He watched a lot of films and became a big player in the world of video distribution. Then he met a visionary computer whiz called Reed Hastings and together, they would change the world. Their story, netflixs story, charts the revolution in our film and television industries, and today, sarandos is the most powerful creative figure in global media. I asked him why he is investing in shepperton, these legendary studios in britain, and why britain is a growth market, when i sat down with him recently at the bbc. Ted sarandos, thank you so much for doing this. Id like t
Meets ted sarandos arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolutionised our viewing habits. When ted sarandos left college in arizona, he got a summerjob in a local video store. He watched a lot of films and became a big player in the world of video distribution. Then he met a visionary computer whiz called Reed Hastings and together, they would change the world. Their story, netflixs story, charts the revolution in our film and television industries, and today, sarandos is the most powerful creative figure in global media. I asked him why he is investing in shepperton, these legendary studios in britain, and why britain is a growth market, when i sat down with him recently at the bbc. Ted sarandos, thank you so much for doing this. Id like to get a sense of your own background, who were the sarandos family . The sarandos families are. My grandfather was alex sarandos, he came from greece as a young man, he left home, in search o
We start on wall street where yet another tech Company Lists its shares on the Stock Exchange later. Its been a huge year already for Technology Share sales, so much so, that some are already asking if we should be worried about another dot com bubble like the one that burst so spectacularly in 2000. So, whats happening today . Well, its the turn of messaging app slack. When its shares start trading on the new york Stock Exchange, it could value the company at around 17 billion, making its founder, stewart butterfield, the newest tech billionaire. Slack is a group chat app for businesses rather than consumers. Its used by 600,000 organisations, 95,000 of which are paying customers. But like many fledgling tech firms, its burning through cash. Last year, losses totalled 139 million. There are some 235 more share listings or initial Public Offerings lined up this year that could raise 100 billion between them. It has been a bumper year. The number of tech ipos in 2019 is up around 30 . W
Last 48 hours. Thats as a second red weather alert is issued in some parts of the uk. With more details on the weather, heres alex. Further heavy rain today is expected to cause more flooding problems in eastern scotland. We do have a met Office Red Warning in place. Join me later for a full forecast. The latest on storm babet and the prospects where you are for this weekend and aidan magee is here with your latest sport. Yes, good morning. Yes, good morning. New zealand awaits in the Rugby World Cup final for england. If they can spring a surprise against the springboks in and in the in paris tonight and in the premier league we look ahead to derby. Derby day. Aiden. You. Good aiden. Thank you. Good morning. Im Stephen Dixon and im anne diamond and this is breakfast on. Gb news. Well breakfast on. Gb news. Well straight to the middle east this morning because israels confirmed that two american hostages who were held by hamas have been released there. Judith and natalie rhiannon, and