Steps To Freedom looks a big price to defy welter burden in the Ebor August 23, 2012 ONLY one favourite has won the last 13 renewals of the Betfred Ebor (3.40pm) and Sir Mark Prescott’s Motivado, who sneaked into the UK’s richest handicap by the skin of his teeth, is a warm order to buck that losing trend. The four-year-old was an emphatic winner of a handicap over this trip at Glorious [...]
ITV and BT still mulling tie-up to screen footie August 22, 2012 BT and ITV could face severe obstacles in cutting a deal to allow the terrestrial broadcaster to screen live Premier League games, although a tie-up is still being considered, sources said yesterday. An unprecedented sub-licensing deal, which would see ITV screen one or two of BT’s matches, would face considerable difficulty in complying with regulations. [...]
ITV could show Premier League in deal with BT August 21, 2012 ITV could strike a deal with BT to become the first terrestrial channel to show live Premier League football, it emerged last night, with the broadcaster in talks about an alliance that would see it screen some of BT’s matches from next year. Negotiations are at an early stage, say sources close to discussions, but [...]
Netflix CEO vows to take on Sky in bids for premium film rights August 19, 2012 NETFLIX will attempt to wrestle Sky’s grip on premium movie rights away from it, a move that could provide a serious challenge to the broadcaster’s film dominance. Reed Hastings, the chief executive of the US film streaming service, has outlined his intentions to bid for exclusive rights to films from the six leading Hollywood studios, [...]
Cavendish has to move on, says Wiggins August 19, 2012 OLYMPIC gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has admitted that talented team-mate Mark Cavendish will have to leave Team Sky if he is to fulfil his potential. Though Cavendish has two years remaining on his contract, Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford last month confirmed he can leave and Tour de France winner Wiggins believes it is an [...]
London 2012 proved the absurdity of restrictions on Sunday shopping August 13, 2012 THE economy is in a mess. Business confidence is low, unemployment remains high and underemployment means that many who are officially in work are struggling to get by on a part-time wage. The entire country is engaged in a hunt for growth. And yet, in some circumstances, businesses are forced to shut their doors in [...]
Tourism to the UK tumbled in Jubilee month August 9, 2012 TOURISM to the UK dropped in June when compared to the same time last year, official figures revealed yesterday, while Brits made more trips abroad. Despite tourism to these shores being higher throughout 2012 so far, in June alone the number of visits fell to 2.6m. In June 2011 the figure had been 2.9m. Income [...]
Why Boris owes me £90,000 for Olympic damage August 9, 2012 I HAVE hand-delivered a bill for £90,000 to the mayor of London. This is – give or take a few hundred pounds – what the Olympic Games have cost me in turnover since they began. And I have asked Boris Johnson to pay the bill personally, not from the seemingly limitless coffers that supported London [...]
Certify to enhance Godolphin’s fine recent record in the Sweet Solera Stakes August 9, 2012 TOMORROW’S Group Three Sweet Solera Stakes (3.35pm) is often used by trainers to find out where their two-year-old fillies stand in the pecking order and this year’s renewal looks well up to scratch, with four unexposed contenders putting their unbeaten records on the line in a field of eight. CERTIFY represents the Godolphin operation that [...]
MAN UTD KICKS OFF IPO WITH SKY-HIGH RATING August 8, 2012 MANCHESTER United is set to become a publicly traded company tomorrow after investors filled the order book for its shares, despite warnings from analysts that the stock is overpriced. City A.M. understands that there has been sufficient demand for the club to push ahead with its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, which will [...]