Sky partners with Netflix to get Stranger Things, The Crown, Queer Eye and more onto Sky Q March 1, 2018 Sky has signed a deal with Netflix to include the streaming service in one of its subscriptions. The Netflix app will be integrated into Sky Q, giving customers access to The Crown, Stranger Things, and the new reboot of Queer Eye. By placing Sky and Netflix content side-by-side, along with programmes from the likes of [...]
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish: VAR is “incredibly dangerous” for Premier League February 28, 2018 Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has described the potential adoption of video assistant referee (VAR) technology as an “incredibly dangerous road” for football to go down. The Palace part-owner warned that football’s hold on TV audiences could be broken by adding breaks to a game at a time when attention spans are dwindling. “I’m very [...]
Snow in London: Government issues health warning as temperatures plummet February 26, 2018 The government has repeated health warnings after the Met Office issued yellow and amber alerts for snow and said parts of the UK, including London and the south east, would experiencing “exceptional” wintry weather this week. Frank Saunders, the Met Office’s chief operational meteorologist, said: “An exceptionally cold spell of weather is expected this coming [...]
BT share price rises as regulators raise wholesale price caps February 23, 2018 BT investors were buoyed this morning by a regulatory announcement on the price it can charge its rivals to use its network. With shares rising almost four per cent, BT was one of the FTSE 100’s biggest gainers. Ofcom said it would not regulate the prices charged by infrastructure arm Openreach on its fastest broadband [...]
Making his mark: HSBC chairman plans boardroom cull February 22, 2018 HSBC Holdings’s new chairman is planning a dramatic boardroom cull, with one third of directors slated to leave. Three non-executive directors will not stand for re-election at the firm’s next annual general meeting, Sky News has reported. These include Deutsche Boerse chairman Joachim Faber, who joined HSBC’s board in 2012. This will streamline the board [...]
Manchester United’s new YouTube channel highlights platform’s influence on football February 22, 2018 Such was the hype surrounding big tech’s supposed interest in acquiring live Premier League broadcast rights that YouTube’s name was inevitably thrown into the mix alongside Sky and BT as a potential bidder in the current auction. Yet Google’s online video behemoth was never interested. Why would they be? As demonstrated by Manchester United’s migration [...]
Lloyds Banking Group to unveil £1bn share buyback and boost bonus payouts to £415m February 20, 2018 Lloyds Banking Group will unveil plans for a £1bn share buyback tomorrow along with boosted bonus payouts to staff. According to Sky News, Lloyds will reveal the news with its annual results tomorrow and a new three-year strategy. The bank is also expected to say that it will pay around £415m in bonuses to staff [...]
Tesco UK chief Matt Davies to become N Brown’s chairman February 18, 2018 Tesco's UK chief Matt Davies is leaving the retailer to become the chairman of N Brown. N Brown, which owns JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo, has been seeking a replacement for its current chairman Andy Higginson for a number of months. Davies will take the reins from Higginson after Tesco's £3.7bn takeover of Booker [...]
Brexit: Split between Michael Gove and Boris Johnson prompts fears of soft Brexit among pro-Leave MPs February 16, 2018 Fears are growing among pro-Leavers that a split between Michael Gove and Boris Johnson could result in the Cabinet balance tipping in favour of a soft Brexit. Gove and Johnson, who campaigned together for Vote Leave, are at odds over regulatory alignment, with the environment secretary understood to increasingly favour a closer relationship after Brexit. [...]
Property of the Week: The Beatles’ Mayfair mansion on Charles Street is on sale with a mews house thrown in February 16, 2018 Forget Penny Lane and suburban skies, Mayfair was the hang out of choice for the Fab Four during the height of their fame. Charles Street, in particular, as this house was owned by the Beatles’ music company, Apple Corps, in the late 60s. Charles Street, Mayfair, £9m (Click or tap on the images to see [...]