Anna Tobin

The demise of broadcast TV has been predicted for years as audiences increasingly choose to watch content online and on-demand. It’s not dead yet though. In fact, broadcast businesses across Europe are very much live and kicking.
The word live is key here. Live TV remains the USP of broadcasters. They have the legacy infrastructure that ensures that they can transmit live programming to the greatest footprint in the highest quality, something that the OTT world is not yet coming close to. Wha...

Whether you're looking for inspiration to tackle your own renovation project or simply want to see what can be achieved when renovating a period apartment, you're sure to love Michelle and Ross's Malaysian inspired space.
Once you've finished looking through their gorgeous first home together, make sure to check out more of our real home renovations. From restored period properties to contemporary self builds, there's something to suit every taste. Read our guide on renovating a house, too, f...

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In this episode, we set out to understand more about the roll-out of 5G technologies, both in the UK and globally. Some experts believe 5G will usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution-- a movement Forbes says will generate close to 1$ trillion in economic value by 2025.

For consumers, 5G is promising lightning-fast speeds, up to 100 times faster than 4G, incredibly low latency, which could make the dream of driverless cars a reality, and capacity to carry massive numbers of connections simu...

Could rising at dawn make your more alert, energetic and focused for the rest of the day? Anna Tobin takes a look at this new wake-up call.
Before the advent of the electric light, our internal body clock – scientifically known as the circadian rhythm and area of our brains that responds to light – was set by the sun and the moon; we rose at dawn and went to bed at nightfall.
The advent of rolling TV and the Internet, emails pinging at all hours and twenty-four hour supermarkets, and even gym...

You might not want to dwell on it too much, but when the time is right your baby, or babies, have to come out somehow! If you approach your imminent labour with excitement and, if possible, a relaxed attitude, then your body will be better prepared to deliver your baby, whichever route it ends up taking out of there. Anna Tobin outlines the options available
NATURAL BIRTH
Giving birth without any medical intervention is right for some mums, but not for others. So don’t feel guilty if you can’...

Richard Carter, managing director of BASF plc UK and Ireland explains how the world’s largest chemical business is getting set for Brexit
How prepared is BASF for a no-deal Brexit?
We have been working on various scenarios for Brexit since the referendum. We started the dialogue with our partners very early on and we’ve been very active in our conversations with the various Government departments – with BEIS [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy], with DEFRA [Department for E...

16.3 million people work in the UK’s 5.6 million small businesses, and they generate a turnover of £2 trillion per year – more than half of all private sector turnover. They don’t have the resources available to large companies and so face major challenges as a result of Brexit. Worryingly, surveys show that most of them have so far done nothing to prepare for Brexit. Today, with only around 50 working days left until Brexit Day on 29 March, they are starting to panic as they begin to recogni...

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The British army reportedly employed Israeli anti-drone tech to finally put an end to the illegal drone operations that shut the U.K.'s second busiest airport London Gatwick for almost 36 hours in the lead up to the festive period. Drones circling the perimeter fence of the airport caused flights to be suspended from December 19 through to December 21, disrupting the travel plans of over 100,000 passengers.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense System's Drone Dome ...

Marketing is now a numbers game. As a performance marketer, you’re probably already comfortable calculating common metrics like CTR, CPA, and ROI. If you want to take your performance marketing to the next level, however, and show that you know how to win the game, you’ll need to start calculating another metric called CAC — short for customer acquisition cost.
The most important metric you can use is CAC. If you aren’t calculating it properly, your company will be in some serious trouble. Ju...

Wellness holidays are booming. Anna Tobin looks at what’s on offer and why you should definitely prescribe yourself one.
Historically holidays have always been linked to health. Sick and rundown people would be sent away to a spa town or the countryside because it was thought that the natural mineral springs and sea air would help them to get better.
Over the past Century, however, holidays became more about hedonism than health; a chance to over eat, over drink and soak up the sun’s dangerou...

New research confirms a well-known, hard-to-swallow fact: 75% of web users never go beyond the first page of search engine results. To get on that first page, let alone in the coveted top three spots, is a victory typically reserved for larger brands who publish many, long-form posts.
So what does this mean for the budding marketer?
It means that you’ve got a huge opportunity to ramp up your content distribution game beyond search and to get your articles in front of as many eyes as you can, ...

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has made a breakthrough in the battle to cure motion sickness. The Tata Motors'-owned brand has pioneered a new technique that could reduce cases of motion sickness by at least 60%.
Drivers are less likely to suffer from motion sickness, but passengers are susceptible to it, so the move towards driverless cars has revved up the funding and interest in finding a cure for this unpleasant condition.
Using a variety of test vehicles and other Jaguar Land Rover f...

With the exception of live reality shows and major sporting events, mass audience appointment TV is an experience few of our children may remember. In a matter of years, streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime have rapidly encroached on the space that traditional linear broadcasters have owned for decades. These streamers have taken eyeballs away from trusted local and national broadcast TV schedules, and it’s not purely due to the freedom offered by anytime, anywhere viewing. The...

The most delicious hot chocolate needs to be savoured. Your hands should feel its warmth as it seeps through the mug. Your nose must breathe in its rich cocoa aroma and your tastebuds will want to savour its smooth molten chocolatey deliciousness.
But not all hot chocolates are equal. Some are not worthy of this tasting ceremony.
We’ve rounded up some of the best hot chocolate drinks around. Only the creamiest tastiest cups of liquid heaven feature here. So that no one feels left out, we’ve i...