Sky says markets watchdog must look at BT Openreach June 30, 2015 Sky wants media regulator Ofcom to launch a full investigation into the UK’s broadband market and get the competition watchdog involved. Yesterday, Sky published the evidence it has submitted to Ofcom, which highlights what Sky considers to be the low quality service offered by BT’s Openreach division, which runs the UK’s telecoms network. Sky’s broadband [...]
Sky wants the markets watchdog to investigate BT Openreach June 30, 2015 Sky wants media regulator Ofcom to launch a full investigation into the UK’s broadband market and get the competition watchdog involved. Yesterday, Sky published the evidence it has submitted to Ofcom, which highlights what Sky considers to be the low quality service offered by BT’s Openreach division, which runs the UK’s telecoms network. Sky’s broadband [...]
Broadband prices more important than speed for buyers June 29, 2015 Price, not speed, is the most important factor to customers when considering a broadband package, according to a new survey. Whether a package allowed unlimited usage or not was the next most important factor, before consumers considered speed. All those broadband adverts seem to not be having much effect though, as advertising is deemed the [...]
Taylor Swift confirms album 1989 will be on Apple Music June 25, 2015 Taylor Swift has announced that her album "1989" is going to be available on Apple's new Apple Music service. The popstar had a high-profile battle with the Silicon Valley giant to get it to pay artists during the product's three-month trial period, when the streaming service will be offered for free. She won – and Apple [...]
Gatwick executive blasts Heathrow as a monopoly as its traffic numbers make case for expansion June 25, 2015 Gatwick Airport today announced record passenger growth – which senior executives said adds to Gatwick's case that it should be recommended for expansion. The airport had the busiest year in its history, with 38.7m passengers travelling through it in the year to the end of March. On one day in August there were 906 traffic [...]
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis pulls out of Question Time: apparently he has something else to do June 25, 2015 Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is not normally known for being publicity shy, just ask the readers of Paris Match, for which he and his wife did a rather glamorous photoshoot. Read more: What Yanis Varoufakis can learn from a real game theory master – Nicola Sturgeon Tonight, though, Varoufakis has pulled out of a major media [...]
McLaren profits accelerate as supercar deliveries worldwide increase June 25, 2015 Sales at McLaren Automotive are clearly speeding forward: figures published this morning showed pre-tax profits accelerated 233 per cent to £15m in the year to the end of December – up from £4m during the same period in 2013. Profit after tax on a constant currency basis was also up to £8.5m – a 331 [...]
New York provides a better environment than London to foster innovation June 24, 2015 New York is the city that best fosters innovation and entrepreneurship, closely followed by London, according to a report that has just been launched. The city initiatives for technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship (CITE) report analysed 40 world cities to see where policy has created the best environment for entrepreneurship and disruption. The cities were tested [...]
Analysts warn that Ladbrokes – Gala Coral mega merger odds on for competition issues June 23, 2015 Analysts are warning that Ladbrokes' multi-million pound merger with Gala Coral could have to jump serious competition hurdles. The combined company would command 4000 retail shops – about 45 per cent of the UK market – and give the group much better odds in the online gaming space too. The retail position in [...]
BT Sport and Ericsson team up for new Champions League channels June 23, 2015 BT Sport has selected Ericsson to design, build and run the technology behind a variety of new products, as it ups its game in live sports, having won the Champions Leagues broadcasting rights. Ericsson will work on BT's three new sports channels, BT Sport Europe, BT Sport Showcase, and BT Sport ultra high definition, which [...]
