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Trio of banks forced to shelve deal work on Spanish flotation January 29, 2015 CITIGROUP, Morgan Stanley and Santander were yesterday forced to scrap a deal to list Spanish firm Isolux Corsan after the company decided to put the flotation on ice. The banks were joint global co-ordinators on the proposal, which would have raised €600m (£451m) to pay down Isolux’s debt pile. CaixaBank, Natixis and Societe Generale were [...]
Amazon’s sales surge but costs continue to rise April 24, 2014 AMAZON’S sales soared 23 per cent during the first quarter to $19.74bn (£11.74bn), but were offset by a sharp increase in spending on technology, content and new warehouses as the e-commerce giant branches out into new businesses. Despite Amazon’s profits falling 19 per cent to only $146m, shares in the company showed a new lease [...]
Royal Mail share price falls more than 8 per cent after it warns on parcels business November 19, 2014 Shares in Royal Mail had fallen more than eight per cent to 431p in early afternoon trading, after the company posted disappointing half-year profits and warned its parcel business is likely to be impacted by heavy competition. The business, which was floated at 330p last October, has been the subject of fierce debate, with MPs [...]
Audioboom agrees Audible content deal December 15, 2014 UK AUDIO content platform Audioboom yesterday said it had struck a content deal to provide audiobook samples from Amazon subsidiary Audible. The Aim-listed Audioboom’s new apps have an algorithm that learns a user’s likes and tailors content delivery accordingly, allowing for the showcasing of Audible content as part of the automated feed of audio. Audioboom [...]
Drones are now being used in “every conceivable application”, from military missions and law enforcement to commerce February 25, 2015 Drones have been making us feel uneasy for years – the unmanned machines are capable of spying on activities anywhere in the world, and with just a single command they can wipe out huge numbers of people. Not only that, but they mess up their targets pretty easily – a recent study by [...]
Budget 2015: What to watch out for today March 17, 2015 WHO: GEORGE OSBORNE WHEN: 12.30PM TODAY WHERE: HOUSE OF COMMONS WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW A further shake up of pensions Over 55-year-olds who had previously been forced to buy an annuity will be able to sell it for a lump cash sum to use as they wish, instead of receiving the regular payouts, building on reforms from [...]
BBC’s flagship shows joining Amazon Prime April 14, 2014 SHERLOCK, Doctor Who and Life on Mars will soon become available on Amazon Prime Instant after the online retail giant signed a deal to add top BBC shows to its revamped video streaming subscription service, formerly known as LoveFilm.
ITV eyes new $950m deal with television arm of The Weinstein Company April 7, 2015 After buying Talpa in March, ITV is looking to the US again to expand its content creation arm. It has been less than a month since ITV’s acquisition of Talpa Media, the production company of BBC1’s The Voice. But already the broadcaster is back in the limelight – this time over talks to buy the [...]
Amazon eyes streaming TV service March 28, 2014 AMAZON’S chief executive Jeff Bezos could launch an ad-supported streaming TV service as early as next week. Amazon is likely to stream original, self-produced TV series and perhaps licensed programming for free to viewers, according to the Wall Street Journal. In response, Amazon last night said: “We’re often experimenting with new things.”
Amazon to challenge Apple with $99 fire TV April 2, 2014 AMAZON will enter the living room with a video streaming set top box called Fire TV. Chief executive Jeff Bezos described the rival to Apple TV as a: “Tiny box, huge specs, tons of content, incredible price”. It will pipe movies and TV shows directly from Amazon’s video service onto TV. No UK release date [...]