BT slaps millions of customers with 9 per cent hike in charges on phone and broadband bills January 21, 2022 Telecoms giant BT has said it plans to increase prices by 9 per cent from the end of March for most customers, another sign the cost-of-living squeeze is deepening. The company said those affected will end up paying an extra £3.50 a month – or £42 annually – on average for phone and broadband bills. [...]
BT hires new managing director to head up digital transformation unit ‘Division X’ January 13, 2022 BT today announced the appointment of Marc Overton as Managing Director of its newly created ‘Division X’ unit, which forms part of its Enterprise business.
DAZN close to finalising BT Sport takeover in $800m deal January 12, 2022 Sports streaming service DAZN is edging closer to finalising a deal to snap up BT Sport in an $800m deal. Bosses are preparing to ink a deal as soon as this month, four sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters news agency. The acquisition would give DAZN access to the highly-desired rights English Premier [...]
BT engineers new digital network infrastructure for robotics firm ABB January 12, 2022 BT today announced it is working with robotics company ABB to elevate its international communications infrastructure.
Higher roaming bills for millions of Brits from this week as Brexit allows EE and Vodafone to slap steep new fees on trips to Europe January 4, 2022 Two of the UK’s four biggest networks – EE and Vodafone – are reintroducing roaming charges for customers travelling to Europe from this month, with Three also set to reintroduce them in May 2022. Since Saturday, customers who joined or upgraded with EE after July 7 2021 will face a £2 daily charge for using [...]
French tycoon Patrick Drahi’s Altice tops up stake in BT to 18 per cent for £1bn December 14, 2021 Patrick Drahi's Altice UK has this morning increased its stake in telecoms giant BT from 12.1 per cent to 18 per cent.
Dorries to grill BT boss over impending Patrick Drahi takeover December 12, 2021 Digital secretary Nadine Dorries has called in BT chief exec Philip Jansen to discuss its potential takeover by the French-Israeli billionaire, Patrick Drahi.
BT shares humbly climb amid talks of Discovery joint venture December 6, 2021 Shares were up at 170.33p this morning following weekend reports that Discovery, the US media group that owns the Eurosport channels, is in talks about a joint venture for their sports businesses with BT.
Steal the deal: Discovery in talks with BT Sports to derail sale to DAZN December 5, 2021 US media giant Discovery is in talks with BT Sports over a potential partnership deal that would derail months of talks with sports streaming service DAZN over a £600m outright sale. As talks between DAZN and the telecoms group have become mired over commercial details, Discovery has entered the mix with an alternative offer for [...]
BT launches new manifesto to ‘enact real change’ December 1, 2021 BT Group has launched a new business-wide plan to focus and accelerate its efforts to build a better business for its customers, the economy and society at large this morning.