Streaming prices set to soar as market swells and broadcasters pivot March 21, 2022 Streaming subscriptions could cost households as much as £2,500 a year, as the market swells and broadcasters begin to pivot.
Satellite giants strike a deal with government for new UK space jobs March 21, 2022 US and UK satellite giants Viasat and Inmarsat have inked a deal with government to create new space jobs in the UK. The UK has thrown its arms around its blossoming space sector over the past 12 months, as it readies for the first-ever launches from home soil by the end of this year. Viasat [...]
US investment firms snap up BETA+ for $1.1bn from London Stock Exchange Group March 21, 2022 Investment giant Clearlake Capital and tech specialist Motive Partners have come together to snap up data firm BETA+ from the London Stock Exchange Group today, for a value of $1.1bn.
Supermarkets stop selling free-range eggs as bird flu sweeps farms March 21, 2022 Eggs in shops across the UK will now be labelled "barn eggs" rather than free-range eggs after farmers were forced to keep birds inside for more than 16 weeks after a bird flu outbreak.
London-listed Pantheon Infrastructure pumps £36m into logistics firm in maiden investment March 21, 2022 London-listed investment vehicle Pantheon Infrastructure has announced its maiden investment today with €43m (£36m) pumped into a European transport and logistics firm.
Inspired Energy’s shares slide as concerns over Gazprom Energy’s future mount March 21, 2022 Inspired Energy's shares have sunk on the FTSE AIM All-Share today, warning of a £3m hit if Gazprom Energy ceases trading
Over 1m Brits in debt to predatory loan sharks amid cost of living crisis March 21, 2022 An estimated 1m Brits have fallen victim to predatory local lenders because they are unable to cover basic costs according to fresh data.
Dame Julie Andrews: Sound of Music star’s former mansion being sold for £16.5m March 21, 2022 Sound of Music star Dame Julie Andrews former mansion in Wimbledon is being sold for £16.5m . The musical legend’s ex home, West Lodge, is a Grade II-listed building on Wimbledon Common, with 12 bedrooms; and when she inhabited it in the 1960s, she only lived in a portion of it. Would-be buyers can pick [...]
Moscow airport furloughs 7,000 people as sanctions continue to bite March 21, 2022 Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport has furloughed around 7,000 members of its staff after West’s sanctions on Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine. The hub – which last year saw 30.9 million passengers pass through its gates – furloughed 40 per cent of its staff, cutting pay by a third, Russian media reported. General director Mikhail Vasilenko [...]
Competition watchdog rebukes Lloyds and Barclays for potentially misleading consumers March 21, 2022 The competition watchdog has rebuked Lloyds and Barclays today for breaking open banking rules by sharing inaccurate information on the products and services, claiming that both lenders were potentially misleading customers.
