Newspaper industry calls for tech levy to make Facebook and Google fund UK journalism September 25, 2018 The trade body representing most national and local newspaper publishers today called for a levy to be put on tech giants like Facebook and Google to fund UK journalism. It also suggested Facebook should share some revenue with newspaper groups when their stories appear in user's newsfeeds. In its response to the government review of the [...]
Comcast has built up a 30 per cent Sky stake following its auction showdown with Fox on Saturday September 25, 2018 US media titan Comcast this morning confirmed it had bought 30 per cent of shares in British broadcaster Sky so far after winning a dramatic auction for the company against 21st Century Fox on Saturday. In a note to the market, it confirmed it had purchased 515,885,170 shares at its improved offer price of £17.28 per [...]
Theatre promoter Reach4entertainment revenues drop in first half after difficult 2017 September 25, 2018 Investors were not giving theatre communications group Reach4entertainment a standing ovation this morning as shares dropped after it reported declining revenues. Its share price lost 1.75 per cent in early trading after it said revenues were on the decline after a difficult 2017. The figures Revenue slipped from £41.9m the same time last year to £36m for [...]
Recruiter Harvey Nash bucks Brexit fears as profits rise in first half September 25, 2018 Tech recruiter Harvey Nash reported rising profits in its interim results this morning, despite the sector suffering from uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations in the UK. Despite the decent results, shares in the company were trading almost one per cent lower early on Tuesday. The figures Gross profit rose 7.2 per cent to £51.7m, while profit before [...]
Season finale: Sky takeover battle to be decided by dramatic weekend auction September 20, 2018 The stage is set for the hotly-contested battle for Sky to reach a dramatic conclusion when the bidding war is decided at a quick-fire auction on Saturday. Comcast will go head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and Fox’s soon-to-be owner Disney in an auction that will price Sky at a minimum of £26bn. The [...]
Season finale: Sky takeover battle to be decided by dramatic weekend auction September 20, 2018 The stage is set for the hotly-contested battle for Sky to reach a dramatic conclusion when the bidding war is decided at a quick-fire auction on Saturday. Comcast will go head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox and Fox’s soon-to-be owner Disney in an auction that will price Sky at a minimum of £26bn. The [...]
Vodafone makes first ever ‘holographic call’ using 5G tech September 20, 2018 Vodafone today announced it had successfully made the first ever 5G "holographic call", as part of its trials of the new mobile network as it announced plans to have 1,000 5G sites by 2020. The company showed the call between its offices in Manchester and its Future Ready conference in Newbury, projecting a live image [...]
Vodafone makes first ever ‘holographic call’ using 5G tech September 20, 2018 Vodafone today announced it had successfully made the first ever 5G "holographic call", as part of its trials of the new mobile network as it announced plans to have 1,000 5G sites by 2020. The company showed the call between its offices in Manchester and its Future Ready conference in Newbury, projecting a live image [...]
Sky takeover saga to be decided by auction on Saturday September 20, 2018 The battle between 21st Century Fox and Comcast for media giant Sky will be decided by a three-round auction on Saturday unless a clear winner emerges before then, the Takeover Panel has confirmed. It will go to an auction unless one side submits its "final and best offer" or drops out by 5pm on Saturday, which is [...]
Sky takeover saga to be decided by auction on Saturday September 20, 2018 The battle between 21st Century Fox and Comcast for media giant Sky will be decided by a three-round auction on Saturday unless a clear winner emerges before then, the Takeover Panel has confirmed. It will go to an auction unless one side submits its "final and best offer" or drops out by 5pm on Saturday, which is [...]
