Italy denies it will ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G rollout February 8, 2019 The Italian government has refuted claims that it will ban tech giant Huawei and ZTE from having a role in its development of the 5G mobile network. The Chinese company has faced criticism across the world and has been under intense scrutiny regarding its connection with the Chinese government amid suspicion it could pose a [...]
Monica Vinader-backer Beringea leads £6.5m round for data startup Exonar January 21, 2019 London-based venture capital firm Beringea has led a £6.5m funding round into UK data privacy and cybersecurity startup Exonar. The round was completed by Beringea alongside Downing Ventures, and existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Winton Ventures. Exonar aims to help firms comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and other legislation by creating an overview [...]
Viacom launches on-demand streaming app for MTV reality shows February 4, 2019 MTV owner Viacom has launched a new streaming app aimed at younger audiences as it joins a growing list of broadcasters offering an on-demand service. MTV Play, which will initially be available only in the UK, will offer a range of catch-up and box set programmes, as well as a live feed of MTV’s broadcast channel. [...]
Vodafone broadband ads banned for making misleading claims about speed guarantees September 12, 2018 Vodafone ads featuring actor Martin Freeman have been banned by the watchdog for including misleading claims about broadband speeds and bill reductions. The TV and radio ad claim: "Vodafone guarantee your home broadband speeds or money off until it's fixed". But consumers and rival BT challenged the claim in the advert, saying it could not [...]
How Liverpool dialled down their heavy metal football to beat Tottenham in the Champions League final June 2, 2019 Six was the magic number for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp on Saturday night when a deserved yet unspectacular display in the stifling heat of Madrid yielded a 2-0 win over Tottenham. But while a sixth European Cup victory was the guiding motivation for all involved with Liverpool, the number also held personal significance to Klopp. [...]
MLB London Series: Baseball sending big-hitters Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to woo UK audience June 23, 2019 Almost 70 years after Glasgow-born Bobby Thomson hit baseball’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World, the echo has finally reached London. This weekend, Major League Baseball will join its cousins from the NFL and NBA in offering British fans the opportunity to see regular season games live on their own turf. Given the New York Giants [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
Sky and BT Sport pay £4.46bn to share Premier League TV rights for 160 games between 2019/20 and 2021/22 February 13, 2018 After years of extraordinary revenue growth, the Premier League has sold its latest package of live TV games to Sky and BT Sport for a reduced per-match rate. The two media giants will pay a combined £4.46bn to televise 160 matches per season, between 2019/20 and 2021/22. Three years ago, Sky and BT Sport paid [...]
Vodafone and O2 eye sale of phone mast joint venture CTIL to speed up UK’s 5G rollout January 23, 2019 Vodafone and O2 today said they will consider a sale of their joint phone mast venture as they look to expand the partnership ahead of the rollout of 5G. The two telecoms firms said they had entered into a non-binding agreement to extend their existing network sharing partnership CTIL, which owns and manages phone masts, [...]
CYBG enters joint venture with fintech platform Salary Finance to boost personal lending business February 12, 2019 Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG has entered a joint venture with a fintech platform to boost its lending business. CYBG has partnered with fintech financial wellbeing platform Salary Finance as it looks to develop its unsecured loan business. Read more: CYBG shares soar as it boosts mortgage lending Both firms will pump £500,000 into [...]