Quindell buys out RAC partner September 1, 2014 QUINDELL is poised to announce today that it is buying the RAC’s stake in a joint venture for black boxes in cars. The London-listed insurance claims processor, whose shares have slumped this year after criticism about its business model, will inform the stock market today that it is to take full control of Connected Car [...]
Transfer deadline day: Arsenal sign fewer players than any other Premier League club despite fans’ call for new striker September 1, 2014 With the transfer window deadline looming, Arsenal fans were frantically refreshing their Twitter feeds and monitoring Sky Sports News in the hope of seeing their side add new players to their ranks. As things currently stand, Arsenal have signed fewer players than any other Premier League side this summer, with the Gunners bringing just [...]
New terror powers to bar suspect Brits fighting in Iraq and Syria from UK August 31, 2014 Tough new measures to combat the threat posed to the UK by terrorist groups will be announced by David Cameron in parliament today. The Prime Minister is expected to unveil plans to ban British-born jihadists fighting in Iraq and Syria from returning to the UK, in a bid to guard against potential attacks. The announcement [...]
Do not oppose Ukip in Douglas Carswell’s Clacton, says Tory MP Nigel Evans August 31, 2014 A senior Conservative MP has called on his party not to stand in the Clacton by election, in which ex-Tory MP Douglas Carswell is likely to be elected for Ukip. Former deputy speaker Nigel Evans, told Sky’s Murnaghan programme that his party should “sit this one out and let Douglas get on with it”, following [...]
RBS steps up the search for a new chairman August 29, 2014 Royal Bank of Scotland has reportedly stepped up its search for a successor to chairman Sir Philip Hampton, hiring recruitment giant Egon Zehnder International to lead the hunt. Hampton will step down in 2015 after more than six years at the top of the bank, which is still 81 per cent owned by the government, [...]
After Carswell’s defection, here are six Tory MPs who might jump ship to Ukip August 29, 2014 Yesterday's shock news that senior backbencher and well respected Tory MP Douglas Carswell was defecting to Ukip caught many of the political elite on the back foot. At a press conference held by Ukip, Carswell said he had "had more sleepless nights than you can possibly imagine. "I happen to like David Cameron… [...]
Netflix poised to scoop another 6m European users in five years August 25, 2014 Europe could bring another six million subscribers to Netflix by the end of 2018, as the online streaming video service prepares to launch in six new European countries next month, according to researcher IHS. Netflix, which has 50m subscribers globally, is not just disrupting distribution – putting traditional players like Sky and BT in the [...]
Britain’s biggest media groups are now top US takeover targets August 21, 2014 Multi-billion dollar takeovers threaten Britain’s largest media and television groups, the boss of Channel 4 warned last night. Liberty Global’s interest in ITV, in which the US-listed group recently bought a 6.4 per cent stake, and Rupert Murdoch’s ongoing fascination in upping his 39 per cent stake in the now pan-European BSkyB empire were top [...]
The game that matters… BT Sport reaches for the Sky – Brand Index August 19, 2014 Following on from my column last week covering the home broadband market, I analyse another area in which BT has expanded in to – live broadcasts of Premier League matches. Clubs are making the most of the massive money they receive from TV in order to bolster their squads. The two main domestic football broadcasters, [...]
Kell Brook’s next fight: Amir Khan or Floyd Mayweather? Weighing up the possible contenders August 19, 2014 What next for Kell "Special K" Brook after his impressive victory over Shaun Porter in California on Saturday night? In one announcement of the judges' scorecard (Brook won on a majority decision) the Sheffield-born fighter was catapulted to the top table of the welterweight division and into a genuine contender to step into the ring [...]