By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Soylent raises $20m in fresh funding from Andreessen Horowitz

January 14, 2015

Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz has bet on meals in a glass eventually taking off, leading a $20m funding round for Los Angeles based start-up Soylent. Soylent is a powdery food substitute that when mixed with water, said to provide a human being with all of the vitamins, nutrients and minerals needed to survive. [...]
Barclays appoints former Bank of America executive as chief operating officer

January 14, 2015

Barclays has called upon a former senior executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch to step into the role of chief operating officer. Jonathan Moulds will join the British bank in February in a role that has remained vacantsince Jerry del Missier walked away amid an interest-rate rigging scandal in 2012. Antony Jenkins, Barclays [...]
Cineworld expects Bond and Star Wars to deliver blockbuster box office in 2015

January 14, 2015

Cineworld is expecting a blockbuster year in 2015 thanks to a slate of forthcoming films that includes new installments to the iconic James Bond, Star Wars and Jurassic Park franchises. The cinema chain foresees a strong a year ahead to follow what was a successful year in 2014. In a trading update Cineworld [...]
Game Digital share price plummets 50 per cent following major profit warning

January 14, 2015

Shares in Game Digital have tanked in early morning trading, after the company issued a major profit warning after market close on Tuesday. The video game retailer's share price opened 50 per cent down on Tuesday, before recovering slightly to a price of around 220p per share – a 35 per cent drop on [...]
Whistle Sports YouTube network secures $28m funding with investment from Derek Jeter and Peyton Manning

January 13, 2015

YouTube sports network Whistle Sports has raised $28m (£18.55m) in a funding round that included American sports stars Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter as investors. The network, which distributes video content across 225 YouTube channels, has now raised over $35m in various funding rounds – including $7m in backing from BSkyB. Whistle Sports [...]
London house price growth slows down for third consecutive month

January 13, 2015

Growth in the London and wider housing market continues to slow down, new data has revealed. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals average London house prices grew 15.3 per cent in the year to November 2014, down from the 17.2 per cent recorded in October. In the UK as a [...]
Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea named as the “most stable” teams in the Premier League

January 13, 2015

Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea have been named as the most stable clubs in the Premier League in a new study from the CIES Football Observatory. The study, which looks at how player turnover affects a club’s performance, found that a more settled or “stable” squad would be more likely to achieve success. On [...]
Robert Sarver ends Rangers interest after second bid is rejected

January 12, 2015

American businessman Robert Sarver has ended his pursuit of Rangers football club after his second offer for the club was turned down this morning. The owner of NBA franchise the Phoenix Suns upped his bid for the iconic Scottish club last week to £20m from an initial £18m. However, the Rangers board rejected [...]
Alibaba could move into Indian market with $500m investment in One97 Communications

January 12, 2015

Alibaba could soon expand its global influence by purchasing a stake in India’s One97 Communications for over $500m. Alibaba and payment service provider unit Alipay are said to be in advanced talks to buy between 30 and 40pc of the Indian company which owns mobile payment platform Paytm. According to Reuters sources, One97 [...]
Tesco to shut stores in Hungary in cost-cutting drive

January 12, 2015

Tesco is to close 13 stores in Hungary in a bid to secure the long-term profitability of its local operations. The beleaguered supermarket is in recovery mode after a devastating year marked by profit warnings, high-profile departures and a plummeting share price which fell to its lowest point for a decade. Tesco still [...]

Blue Owl caps private credit redemptions after investors try pull $5.4bn

PSG sign deal with Whoop as Qatar links grow

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