Avanti’s deadline closes in on £110m debt February 20, 2022 Satellite operator Avanti Communications is gearing up to repay its $150m (£110m) debt after the struggling broadband provider negotiated an extension. According to the Telegraph, the deadline for repayment is now February 28 after the British satellite communications firm raised millions of pounds in bonds to fund its satellite launches to reach the most remote [...]
Blavatnik’s firm pumps $4.3bn into sports media group DAZN February 19, 2022 Billionaire investor Sir Len Blavatnik has announced a $4.3bn capital injection into sports media firm DAZN as the firm eyes an expansion into betting, gaming and NFTs.
Top pension funds throw weight behind emerging market net zero transition May 12, 2022 A group of the UK’s top pension funds have thrown their weight behind driving the net zero transition in emerging markets today, as pressure grows on pension scheme to decarbonise their investment portfolio.
Omicron optimism: Covid anxiety attack on the financial markets shows signs of alleviating November 29, 2021 The anxiety attack on the financial markets shows signs of alleviating, as investors pause for breath and spot signs of optimism while scientists race to establish the severity of the new variant. The FTSE 100 opened up 1 per cent in early trading, recovering some of Friday’s dramatic losses and the FTSE 250 was 1.5 [...]
Weekend in sport: What’s on, when is it on and what channel is it on? March 3, 2023 The return of the Formula 1 season is the height of the sport action this weekend but domestic football and rugby, as well as the inaugural Women’s Premier League cricket continues. Here’s what you must watch this weekend. Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Thursday – Sunday The PGA Tour continues this week with the Arnold Palmer [...]
Ladbrokes owner Entain to launch £40m innovation hub in London January 31, 2022 Ladbrokes and Sportingbet owner Entain will launch a £40m global innovation hub in London as it looks to accelerate its expansion into entertainment.
The Notebook: Susannah Streeter on Jeremy Hunt, Dua Lipa and the advent of the YIMBYs November 22, 2023 In today's Notebook, Susannah Streeter talks the autumn statement, the NIMBY-YIMBY pipeline and the need for ISA reform.
BT executive appointed by government to scrutinise tech regulation January 26, 2020 A senior BT executive will run a new body that looks at regulation in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Cathryn Ross, the group’s director of regulatory affairs, will chair the government’s new Regulatory Horizons Council, first reported by Sky News. The body, which is still being set up, will scrutinise whether tech regulation is keeping [...]
Screenshot: How did a software glitch break the internet? June 11, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails **How did a software glitch break the internet? **BT’s bolt from the blue Media Moment of the Week: Motty goes off the rails Look, everyone loves John Motson. He’s a juggernaut of football broadcasting and I don’t have a bad word to say [...]
Croydon is a brutalist playground and a photographer’s dream August 15, 2024 I stand killing time on the platform of one of Croydon’s many decrepit railway stations. Like me, it’s seen better days, and again like me, its makeover has been on the cards for years. I do a lot of waiting and thinking here, mostly enforced. Norwood Junction: even the name sounds like a line from [...]