Sparks to fly at Mitchells & Butlers annual meeting January 22, 2012 THE BOARDROOM drama continues at pub group Mitchells & Butlers this week, with all five directors up for re-election at its AGM in Birmingham on Thursday. The AGM follows renewed criticism of the board by Pirc and the Association of British Insurers, which last week raised concerns that M&B is the only FTSE 350 firm [...]
Sparks to fly at Mitchells & Butlers annual meeting January 22, 2012 THE BOARDROOM drama continues at pub group Mitchells & Butlers this week, with all five directors up for re-election at its AGM in Birmingham on Thursday. The AGM follows renewed criticism of the board by Pirc and the Association of British Insurers, which last week raised concerns that M&B is the only FTSE 350 firm [...]
The good, the bad and the average: the best and worst films to keep you out of the sun this week May 24, 2012 FILM MEN IN BLACK III Cert PG | By Chris Ward *** Men in Black III has a major problem to overcome before the opening credits even roll: it has been a decade since the last instalment – so why exactly does it exist? This time, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are up against [...]
BSkyB to launch online TV service January 31, 2012 BSkyB is to launch an online TV offering to non-Sky customers following some signs of slowing growth at its main satellite base. Britain’s dominant pay-TV group said it would launch the new service to tap in to the 13M homes that do not currently pay for a television service. It made the announcement as it [...]
BSkyB to launch online TV service January 31, 2012 BSkyB is to launch an online TV offering to non-Sky customers following some signs of slowing growth at its main satellite base. Britain’s dominant pay-TV group said it would launch the new service to tap in to the 13M homes that do not currently pay for a television service. It made the announcement as it [...]
Sky to launch new internet TV service January 31, 2012 BSKYB will welcome non-customers to its online collection in an attempt to tap into the 13m UK homes that do not subscribe to its pay TV packages. BSkyB, in which Rupert Murdoch owns a 39 per cent stake, yesterday reported a £601m adjusted operating profit – a 16 per cent increase – for the first [...]
CITY VIEWS: SHOULD FRED GOODWIN HAVE LOST HIS KNIGHTHOOD? February 1, 2012 DAVID HUGHES | LAING O’ROURKE “I think it’s the right thing to do. He caused the UK economy such a lot of damage that it’s worth it to make a point. He wasn’t solely responsible for the collapse of RBS but he was very instrumental.” ALEX IGEL | EMPOWERED SYSTEMS “Absolutely. I’m a passionate believer in [...]
Zuckerberg faces whopping tax bill February 5, 2012 FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg could fork out more than $1.5bn (£950m) in taxes when the Menlo Park-based company goes public in May. The S1 form, filed with the SEC last Wednesday, outlined that Zuckerberg intends to exercise his outstanding stock options on shares he was given in 2005 for his role as chief executive, selling [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 26, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES UNIVERSAL TO SELL $200M OF MUSIC CATALOGUES Universal Music is selling three of its music publishing catalogues in a deal valued at up to $200m that will help to maintain Vivendi’s cherished triple-B credit rating as the music company pushes through its planned $1.9bn purchase of EMI. JEFFERIES TO EXPLOIT ITS RIVALS’ TROUBLE [...]
Ex BP boss and partners to share £158m windfall January 20, 2012 Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward, financier Nathaniel Rothschild and former banker Julian Metherell will share a £158m payout after exercising a right to a 6.67 per cent stake in Genel Energy, the oil group they founded last year. The founders of bid vehicle Vallares, renamed Genel Energy after acquiring a Kurdistan-focused group of the [...]