40,000 BT staff strike over pay: ‘We won’t have bosses use Swiss banks while workers use food banks’ August 30, 2022 Over 30,000 Openreach engineers and 10,000 BT call centre workers are staging a walkout today over pay, as the summer of strike action continues.
BT and Openreach strikes continue as Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy joins picket line August 1, 2022 Thousands of BT and Openreach staff continued to strike today as the row over pay continues with the FTSE 100 firm.
BT makes revenue growth comeback thanks to consumer price hikes July 28, 2022 BT has met market expectations, with a one per cent climb in revenue to £5.1bn in the first quarter as the telcos firm hikes prices and pushes Openreach networks.
Competition watchdog green lights BT and Warner Bros sports broadcasting tie-up July 22, 2022 The UK competition watchdog has given the BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery joint venture the green light.
BT Sport and Sky Sports consult on freelancer day rates as watchdog continues probe on ‘cartel’ July 21, 2022 BT Sport and Sky are said to have consulted on day rates for freelancers just as the UK competition watchdog continues its investigation into potential collusion in sports broadcasting.
More than 40,000 BT workers will strike at the end of the month July 18, 2022 BT workers will go on strike on the 29 July and 1 August, the Communication Worker Union (CWU) have confirmed. Announcing the news this afternoon, the union said action may cause “significant issues” for remote workers and would have a “serious effect” on the roll-out of ultra-fast broadband. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said in [...]
BT execs urge unions to guarantee 999 services as nearly 40,000 gear up to strike July 13, 2022 BT executives have called on trade unions to guarantee that 999 services will not be impacted during impending strikes.
BT set to nearly double in-house digital talent in the UK and India July 13, 2022 BT announced plans to nearly double its in-house digital talent across the UK and India this morning, growing to 6,300 people by 2024.
Ofcom opens 999 monitoring system for telecom firms as UK pushes forward with digital transformation July 11, 2022 Ofcom has opened a new monitoring programme to determine whether telecoms providers are complying with rules designed to ensure that people can contact the emergency services at all times.
‘A win for all parties’: BT and Amazon to share Champions League rights under new £1.5bn deal July 1, 2022 Amazon will split the rights to the Champions League with BT for the 2024-27 cycle, a period which marks the start of a new format for UEFA’s men’s European club competitions. It means Amazon has secured live UK rights to the Champions League for the first time, spelling danger for broadcasters who have already felt [...]