The Saints go marching on to profitability: Southampton’s David Bence is heading for a sustainable business model March 30, 2015 Those who read the business press as opposed to only the sports pages might have already adjusted themselves to the fact that Premier League football clubs can occasionally make profits, especially now that new financial fair play rules have begun to constrain the wage demands of the top players. But the story of Southampton Football [...]
Wrestlemania 31: WWE’s new business model needs Brock Lesnar, John Cena and co to put on a show March 29, 2015 In the above video, ‘90s rap icon LL Cool J officially opens Wrestlemania 31 with a statement on the transforming face of media and technology. “The world has become a lot smaller; we’ve all been connected. From the dawn of the radio to the ‘golden age’ of television. From Silicon Valley to the [...]
Airbus A320 Germanwings crash: How drone systems could prevent similar disasters in the future March 28, 2015 Drones could provide the solution to preventing future disasters similar to the Germanwings Airbus crash that took place in the Alps earlier this week. Aviation experts told Sky that having a drone system on planes would allow staff on the ground to seize control of aircraft in an emergency, so the pilots would no longer [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron wins TV contest on polls but Miliband beats expectations March 27, 2015 Last night, David Cameron and Ed Miliband put themselves before the electorate in the first televised contest of the General Election campaign. The party leaders faced an onslaught from veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman and answered direct questions from a live studio audience. While there was no knockout blow, no career ending gaffes or even any [...]
Premier League clubs agree £1bn for good causes if TV rights deal remains after Ofcom investigation March 26, 2015 The Premier League yesterday conditioned a £1bn grant for a variety of good causes, including grassroots football, on its new bumper £5bn TV rights deal not being overturned by a regulatory investigation. The body that oversees England’s 20 elite football clubs says its offer will not stand if an investigation by Ofcom, instigated after a [...]
The best warehouse living: Why these factories are the place to be March 26, 2015 As residential values in London have sky-rocketed, more disused commercial buildings are being converted into homes. A few years ago, it would have been unheard of for apartments to be more profitable than office space but there are a few boroughs in London where this is increasingly the case. And there are no spaces more [...]
Haggas can land Betway Lincoln with Mange All March 26, 2015 LIGHTLY-RACED, unexposed four-year-olds have a tremendous recent record in the Betway Lincoln handicap (3.45pm Doncaster). It is no surprise, therefore, that the top three in the market for tomorrow’s feature all hail from that generation. Half of the last 12 winners of the one mile Flat season curtain-raiser have been aged just four. With MANGE [...]
Premier League clubs score a £190m record profit March 25, 2015 England’s leading football clubs have left their loss-making ways behind and entered a new era of profitability after mustering record-breaking pre-tax profits last season. Premier League teams registered a combined pre-tax profit in 2013-14 for the first time in 15 years, with the £190m figure almost four times the previous record of £49m, set during [...]
Germanwings flight 4U9525 plane crash poses more airline safety questions March 25, 2015 The crash of Germanwings flight 9525 and the loss of 150 passengers and crew on Tuesday has put aviation safety under renewed scrutiny. Despite robust figures showing rising safety standards in the aviation industry – 2014 was the safest year on record so far, according to the International Air Transport Association – such tragedies spark [...]
Brits expecting strong year for house prices March 25, 2015 HOMEOWNERS and prospective buyers are expecting elevated house price growth over the next 12 months. It comes after a dip in expectations in February, which looked to be the beginning of a welcome slowdown in the market after a year of rapid growth and declining affordability. The Halifax house price optimism index released today rose [...]