Sky Sports: Premier League games could be presented by celebrities such as Holly Willoughby or James Corden on Friday nights March 26, 2016 Celebrities such as James Corden and Holly Willoughby are being considered as potential presenters for Sky Sports' Friday night Premier League games next season. The broadcaster is currently discussing how to differentiate the live Friday night games it will show next season from the rest of its output. One idea is a more relaxed, entertainment show [...]
Energy secretary Amber Rudd blasted over Brexit “electric shock” claim March 24, 2016 Energy secretary Amber Rudd will warn Britain's exit from the European Union could result in what she termed a "massive electric shock". She will say a "no" vote in the in/out referendum on 23 June could lead to "a massive electric shock because UK energy costs are likely to sky rocket by at least half a billion pounds a [...]
Sky Sports strikes five year deal to become the ‘exclusive’ home of Formula 1 March 23, 2016 Sky Sports has agreed a new broadcast deal with Formula One Management to become the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland from 2019 to 2024. It has also picked up the free-to-air rights for the F1 British Grand Prix from Channel 4, and will show the races on one of its [...]
Sky’s got a new UK chief executive: Stephen van Rooyen named chief of UK and Ireland under Europe boss Jeremy Darroch March 23, 2016 Sky has re-jigged its management in the UK, promoting digital and marketing chief Stephen van Rooyen to chief executive of the UK and Ireland. He'll focus on running the business in the UK and Ireland, reporting to Jeremy Darroch who recently became group chief executive of the Europe-wide business. Sky reshuffled its management earlier this week, [...]
Richard Branson has just launched a £1m competition with Virgin Media Business to find Britain’s best startups March 22, 2016 Straighten those ties, polish those shoes and sharpen those power point skills. Richard Branson has just launched a competition to find Britain's best businesses, and there's £1m worth of prizes up for grabs. VOOM 2016 is the UK's most high-value pitching competition. Run by Virgin Media Business, the initiative allows British entrepreneurs to sell their ideas [...]
The City’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper is finally full after CISI snaps up last remaining floor March 22, 2016 The developers behind the Walkie Talkie skyscraper have let the last remaining floor in the building two years after completion in a milestone moment for the City. The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (Cisi) has agreed to take the third floor of the Rafael Vinoly-designed building at 20 Fenchurch Street at a rent of around £65 per square feet, City A.M. [...]
Sky Betting & Gaming brings FTI Consulting on board to increase commentary on Northern Powerhouse scheme March 22, 2016 NULL
Sports Direct’s share price flops after founder Mike Ashley admits the company is “in trouble” and blames MPs for a storm of negative publicity March 22, 2016 The share price of controversial sportswear retailer Sports Direct has tumbled after billionaire boss Mike Ashley admitted in a rare interview the company is "in trouble", and "not trading very well". Speaking to The Times, Ashley blamed MPs for creating a storm of negativity around the retailer, and accused them of “abuse of parliamentary process” by requesting he attend [...]
Senior PRA official in the running to take over top spot after Andrew Bailey departs March 21, 2016 Lyndon Nelson, a senior official at the prudential regulation authority (PRA), is among a small number of candidates being interviewed to take over as governor of the banking watchdog. Nelson is a contender to replace Andrew Bailey, who was recently appointed as the next chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to Sky News. He [...]
Dixons Carphone snaps up broadband and TV price comparison site Simplifydigital March 21, 2016 Dixons Carphone has agreed to buy broadband price comparison site Simplifydigital for an undisclosed sum as it looks to become a one-stop shop for digital services. Founded in 2007 by former Sky sales executive Charlie Ponsonby, Simplifydigital is the UK's biggest TV, broadband and phone switching service, sorting through 11,000 products to find the best deals. Dixons Carphone said the deal will help further bolster its position [...]