Good news for Liverpool fans: BT Sport and YouTube to stream Champions League and Europa League finals for free online May 12, 2016 BT Sport will stream the Champions League and Europa League finals live on YouTube, allowing millions of fans not subscribed to the TV channel to watch the games for free. The decision follows reports that Uefa is concerned with poor viewing figures for the first season of BT Sport's £897m deal which took European football away [...]
As government talks up Channel 4 privatisation, analysts name Netflix, Viacom, BT and Discovery as potential suitors April 27, 2016 Netflix, Viacom, BT and Discovery have all been tipped as potential suitors for Channel 4 by media analysts. The government is currently considering selling off the channel, which is privately funded but publicly owned. And culture secretary John Whittingdale yesterday talked up the prospect of privatisation, saying it could leave the channel "better off". Read more: Why Channel 4's [...]
Ofcom outlines rules for its mobile 4G spectrum auction November 21, 2016 Communications watchdog Ofcom has ruled that BT/EE will not be allowed to participate in one of its upcoming auctions for mobile broadband airwaves. The regulator has set out its rules for next year's auction of 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands – representing more than three-quarters of the 4G [...]
City Moves for 20 March 2017 – who’s switching jobs at Keystone Law, MarketInvoice and Sage Group March 20, 2017 Today's City Moves cover legal eagles, peer-to-peer finance and enterprise software. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Keystone Law Chancery Lane-based law firm Keystone Law has appointed five senior lawyers across its residential property, regulatory, dispute resolution, employment and private wealth teams. Katie Cohen (pictured) will join Keystone as residential property partner. She [...]
Verizon covers move by Sprint and offers unlimited data to US customers February 13, 2017 Competition between US mobile phone firms is set to hot up as the country’s largest operator announced plans to introduce unlimited data packages. Verizon’s move – seemingly at odds with statements made by one of its top executives last month – comes after competitor Sprint last week introduced similar plans. Through an introductory plan announced on Sunday, the [...]
Britain’s telecoms giants to be probed by Ofcom over landline pricing December 1, 2016 The UK's phone companies are exploiting vulnerable people by hiking landline prices even though their costs are falling. Regulator Ofcom delivered a damning verdict on the likes of BT and Virgin Media and announced plans of a detailed review of pricing to ensure customers get value for money. Read more: Ofcom will go to European Commission [...]
Revealed: The best and worst 4G operators in London December 16, 2016 Mobile signal. It's a constant source of frustration and debate among friends and colleagues – and conversations often centre on which operator is worst. And let's be honest, when that emblem in the top corner of our phone turns from 4G to "E" or "GPRS", our hearts sigh. "How can it be there is no coverage when I'm in the middle [...]
TalkTalk insists it’s holding onto customers February 1, 2017 TalkTalk revenues have slipped over five per cent – but the firm claimed it had stemmed the number of customers leaving for rival operators. The figures Revenues for the third quarter to December fell to £435m compared with £459m over the same period last year. Profits were also down at £332m from £351m. Some 516,000 customers decided [...]
Why Great Britain’s inspirational Paralympians offer a unique and economic sponsorship proposition March 14, 2017 This month marks a year before the start of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and expectations for Great Britain's performance in South Korea are high following our most successful ever summer and winter Paralympics. In Rio last year, we won 147 medals, coming second in the medal table. In Sochi in 2014, we topped [...]
Three buys UK broadband in £300m deal February 6, 2017 Mobile operator Three has acquired UK Broadband in a £300m deal. The deal comes just months after the European Commission blocked Three's parent company CK Hutchison from a £10.3bn takeover of O2. UK Broadband, the company behind home broadband service Relish, has 15,000 customers across the UK. Three will pay £250m for snapping up UK Broadband while a [...]