Week in Sportbiz: Amazon and private equity target Serie A; Arsenal pick Garlick; sponsors keep faith; and boosts for electric racing January 14, 2021 Amazon’s foray into broadcasting Premier League matches could be a taste of things to come in Italy. The retail behemoth has held talks about buying the domestic rights to show Serie A on its Prime Video platform, according to multiple reports. Amazon has already secured a foothold in the Italian market, snapping up some Champions [...]
Channel 4 gears up new investment for ‘overlooked’ start-ups March 21, 2024 Channel 4 has launched a new investment initiative targeted towards “overlooked” start-ups, providing advertising opportunities in exchange for equity as the firm searches for new sources of revenue. The “Untapped” initiative, led by the media company’s investment arm, Channel 4 Ventures, is aimed at providing investment to high-growth businesses led by traditionally underrepresented founders based [...]
Analysts expect further growth from Games Workshop as group announces dividend growth March 21, 2024 Games Workshop, the maker of the Warhammer series of table-top gaming models, is set to pay out its dividend in May
Next week in the City: PMIs and Big Tech results loom in a busy week for markets October 22, 2023 Investors will have a range of data points and big corporate events to keep them busy next week, including results from the big tech firm and a clutch of PMI survey results.
In 2020, How Can Anyone Afford to *Trade* Amazon’s Stock? September 16, 2020 In July 2020, Amazon’s stock was over $3,000 per share. With disposable income at a premium in 2020, how can anyone actively trade this stock? For most retail traders it is just too much money locked up on a daily basis. You could find a broker who allows you to trade a full share with [...]
UK proposes new laws to crack down on push payment fraud March 12, 2024 New legislation to crack down on push payment scams via banking apps will be brought to parliament, the government has announced today.
Sven film review: A graceful goodbye to the former England boss August 21, 2024 Amazon’s latest profile of a sporting hero should be a cause for nostalgia, coming 20 years after Sven-Göran Eriksson peak as England manager in Euro 2004. However, it’s tinged with sadness, as in January the Swedish football manager announced he has around a year to live having battled pancreatic cancer. This documentary, filmed both before [...]
Government slashes spending on Big Four heaping extra pressure on firms December 10, 2023 The civil service has slashed the amount it spends on contracts with the Big Four by 26 per cent, new figures show.
Smarter Contracts secures more than $1 million in funding June 29, 2023 Smarter Contracts has closed $1.095 million of funding, secured through two private investors and the recent prize win.
The Crowdstrike disaster was bound to happen. The cloud is a chokepoint in our interconnected world July 23, 2024 Last week, Crowdstrike caused a global tech meltdown due to a botched software rollout. The incident should be seen as a dry run for the next time someone throws a spanner into our globally interconnected tech ecosystem, writes Andy Blackmore.