BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch joins Burberry board February 6, 2014 BURBERRY has appointed BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch to its board of directors – the second media hire for the luxury fashion brand in a year. Darroch has worked at BSkyB as chief executive since 2007, having joined the company as financial chief in 2004, leading the satellite broadcaster to reach over 11m customers. “His [...]
How to master the art of negotiation June 9, 2014 From the “win-win” approach to more unusual strategies, here are some key deal-making tips FEW OF us could forget Cuba Gooding Jr’s infamous line, “Show me the money!” in the 1996 Oscar-winner Jerry Maguire. But most negotiations will require a little more nuance. Even sports agent Leigh Steinberg (on whom Tom Cruise’s eponymous character was [...]
BT poaches Sky exec to lead TV and sport push April 7, 2014 TELECOMS giant BT has hired a veteran Sky executive to head up its TV and Sport operations, just two weeks after the division underwent a restructuring that pushed its former television chief out. BT will announce today that Sky Italia’s commercial chief Delia Bushell will join the company in July as manager of BT TV [...]
Fatal attachment: Dotmailer’s Tink Taylor talks automation, dinner parties and kitesurfing August 3, 2014 How long could you survive without email? Estimates of how many are sent globally every year range from 100bn to 200bn. And every year, dotmailer’s founder Tink Taylor gets asked the same thing: is the death of email just around the corner? It’s a question he finds laughable. Recent research by Gigaom found that 86 [...]
Police robot deployed at Bank of England over suspect car May 15, 2014 The roads around the Royal Exchange and Bank of England have been closed down and a police robot has been deployed, as a result of a suspect vehicle. It's rare to see the City so empty – and as the pictures below reveal, the closure has caused chaos for commuters. City Police have tweeted that [...]
England turn to fresh faces as Six Nations work begins January 9, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has challenged fly-halves Stephen Myler and George Ford to stake a claim for a place in next year’s World Cup squad following their inclusion in the 35-man party to prepare for the Six Nations. No10 Toby Flood’s international career is virtually over after Lancaster, who has a policy of not [...]
The labour squeeze: How slow reform threatens Abenomics June 9, 2014 More QE cannot be a substitute for labour market reform JAPANESE shares hit a three-month high yesterday, boosted by an upward revision to first quarter GDP and Friday’s strong US jobs report. The Japanese government announced that the economy grew at an annualised 6.7 per cent in the first quarter, up sharply on the initial [...]
Magnificent sevens to ride again May 8, 2014 Twickenham braced to host season finale to Sevens World Series AMID the exuberance and outlandish costumes it could be easy to forget that the Marriott London Sevens represents the business end of a gripping HSBC World Series season – and it is far from over. New Zealand may be in touching distance of winning the [...]
Co-op clinches S&P upgrade January 13, 2014 THE CO-OP Group is in better shape than expected after the rescue of its banking arm cost less than feared, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said yesterday. S&P raised the Co-op Group’s credit rating from B to B+, with a stable outlook. A £1.5bn capital hole was uncovered at the bank last summer, and the [...]
How tech can offer Tube strike relief April 29, 2014 New “sharing economy” apps could help commuters survive future union action MANY are extolling the virtues of the “sharing economy” – where people rent out underutilised assets from each other through the internet. Despite concerns over regulation and security (sharing companies Lyft and Uber have both recently faced lawsuits), collaborative consumption is catching on. Forbes [...]