Vodafone NZ and Sky Network in telecoms and TV tie-up to compete with the likes of Netflix June 9, 2016 Global telecoms group Vodafone is merging its New Zealand unit with the country's largest provider of pay TV, Sky Network Television. The deal, worth £1.7bn, is in response to growing competition in the country from the likes of Netflix and other internet streaming services and will create one of the biggest companies on the New Zealand Stock [...]
Coca-Cola chief executive tops international black, Asian, and minority ethnic executive power list May 26, 2016 The boss of The Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent, has topped a list of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) bosses from around the US, UK and Ireland. The ranking, put together by executive search firm Audeliss, placed Manjit Wolstenholme, chair of Provident Financial second and Albert Cheng, chief operations officer at Amazon Studios in third. Its release follows a similar one from the House of Lords [...]
Go Tell A Watchman: Harper Lee’s new novel becomes Amazon’s most pre-ordered book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows July 10, 2015 Harper Lee's hugely anticipated novel Go Set A Watchman has become Amazon's most pre-ordered title since the final Harry Potter book, The Deathly Hallows. The novel is due to be published on 14 July – almost 55 years to the day Lee's debut came out to much acclaim. It went on to win the [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open August 23, 2016 The sun is shining in London, the FTSE 100 is higher, and across the pond markets look set for a rise on the opening bell. Here's what you need to know before the US market open at 2:30pm London time. US futures are pointing higher ahead of the open. The S&P is up by 0.24 per cent, [...]
Black Friday UK 2015: Deals on XBox Ones, Samsung Galaxy 6s and Edge, Samsung Smart 4K TV and Curved TV being unveiled by Amazon, Carphone Warehouse and Very.co.uk ahead of 27 November November 23, 2015 Black Friday is upon us. Yes, plenty of companies – including Tesco, John Lewis and Currys – are still holding out until 27 November itself, but there are many retailers already offering deep discounts in the hope they can swoop in early on bargain hunters' cash. Amazon has revealed the first of its week of [...]
Amazon Web Services opens first startup support centre outside US in London’s Silicon Roundabout August 20, 2015 If you were looking for more evidence that Tech City is booming: Amazon has just announced it will open its first startup support centre outside the US – and is basing it in London’s Silicon Roundabout. Competition between cloud-based infrastructure providers has heated up recently, with Alibaba, Microsoft and Google all reporting rapid growth in [...]
Google’s French offices raided over tax May 24, 2016 Google's offices in France have been raided as part of a probe into its taxes by authorities in the country. Tax officials and law enforcement began searching the premises in the heart of Paris early on Tuesday morning, renewing the attention on the corporate tax of large companies which has simmered in ongoing rows this year. The [...]
Tech stocks rebound on Nasdaq – Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and Apple share prices are on the up after Black Monday August 25, 2015 Tech stocks have rebounded after a dismal Black Monday. Netflix has had one of the biggest rallies in early morning trading, up around seven per cent, while Apple was up around 4.5 per cent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, on which Apple is the heaviest weighted stock, was up more than three per cent after global markets [...]
Apple said to be exploring original film and TV production for Apple TV, going up against Netflix and Amazon Prime September 1, 2015 Netflix, look out – it looks like Apple might finally be making the leap from tech to entertainment, as rumours grow that the Cupertino tech giant is looking to produce original movies and TV shows. The company is holding meetings with Hollywood execs to discuss producing original programming for Apple TV, reports Variety. The push [...]
Europe vs Google: EU accuses Google of breaking antitrust rules with Android April 20, 2016 Brussels has accused Google of violating antitrust rules in Europe via its Android operating system. The European Competition Commission has filed formal charges against the company, which it believes "implemented a strategy" on mobile that favoured its own search. Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said: "A competitive mobile internet sector is increasingly important for consumers and businesses in Europe. Based [...]