LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Soccer champions Manchester United topped the table for English Premier League television income in 2012-13, raking in almost 61 million pounds ($93 million) in the final... Read More
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May 20 (Reuters) - Deborah Turness, a former top TV news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News president in August, at a time when it is looking to turn around the fortunes of its news... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - Sunday British Business - May 12
May 12, 2013
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LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - BT turned the British pay-TV market on its head on Thursday by offering free English Premier league soccer matches to its broadband customers in a direct challenge to Rupert... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - May 3
May 02, 2013
May 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Read More
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UPDATE 1-BSkyB adds 550 jobs to meet strong demand
May 02, 2013
LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - BSkyB said it would create 550 new jobs to meet strong demand for its television and broadband products, as it reported third quarter results showing profits racing ahead. Read More
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Virgin Media signs off with three new business deals
April 24, 2013
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Cable operator Virgin Media posted a 54 percent rise in first quarter free cash flow and announced a series of major business deals on Wednesday, showing the attraction of... Read More
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News Corp to call entertainment company 21st Century Fox
April 16, 2013
April 16 (Reuters) - News Corp said on Tuesday it will call its newly independent entertainment company 21st Century Fox after the media conglomerate splits later this year. Read More
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Liberty Global's $15.8 bln Virgin Media deal cleared in EU
April 15, 2013
BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. cable firm Liberty Global won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its $15.8 billion takeover of Virgin Media, a deal that pits the group against... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 15
April 14, 2013
Global commodities traders have raked in nearly $250 billion over the last decade riding on the rise of China and other emerging countries. Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - April 15
April 14, 2013
GERMAN "WISE MEN" PUSH FOR WEALTH SEIZURE TO FUND EMU BAIL-OUTS Two top advisers to German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called for a tax on private wealth and property in eurozone debtor states to... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - SUNDAY BRITISH BUSINESS - APRIL 14
April 14, 2013
LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - British newspapers reported the following business stories on Sunday: Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - April 9
April 08, 2013
KPMG FACES POSSIBLE AUDIT INQUIRY OVER HBOS FAILURE KPMG is facing a possible investigation by the accounting watchdog into its audit of HBOS, the failed lender that a parliamentary commission last... Read More
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BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global will get unconditional EU clearance for its $15.8 billion bid for Virgin Media, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, in... Read More
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BRUSSELS/LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are expected to clear a $15.8 billion takeover bid by U.S. cable group Liberty Global for British peer Virgin Media without requiring... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - March 18
March 17, 2013
TRADERS BRACED FOR MARKET TURBULENCE AMID BAILOUT CHAOS IN CYPRUS Traders are braced for a turbulent day on European stock markets as leaders in Brussels and Nicosia try to secure a bailout for Cyprus... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - Sunday British business - March 17
March 17, 2013
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - British newspapers reported the following business stories on Sunday: Read More
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MUNICH/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - Sky Deutschland intends to appoint News Corp's James Murdoch as member of its supervisory board, a person familiar with the company said on Friday. Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - Feb 21
February 20, 2013
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Feb 7
February 06, 2013
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UPDATE 3-Fox dampens higher profit, revenue at News Corp
February 06, 2013
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UPDATE 1-Virgin under Liberty will avoid BSkyB UK rights battle
February 06, 2013
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Virgin Media will steer clear of a fresh battle with Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB over expensive content like England's Premier League soccer under the ownership of Liberty Global,... Read More
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 6
February 06, 2013
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Read More
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Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $15.75 billion
February 05, 2013
Feb 5 (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global Inc struck a deal to buy British cable group Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion, a move that would put the U.S. billionaire up against old rival Rupert... Read More
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Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions
February 05, 2013
Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1315 GMT on Tuesday: Read More
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UPDATE 2-BSkyB posts strong first-quarter earnings
November 01, 2012
LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Pay-TV group BSkyB reported strong first-quarter earnings growth on Thursday as price rises and the sale of additional products to subscribers helped reassure investors who... Read More
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RPT-Cycling sponsors face doping dilemma after Armstrong scandal
October 21, 2012
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BSkyB says BT a serious rival in UK sports rights
October 10, 2012
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Pay TV company BSkyB recognises it faces serious competition in the British sports rights market from new entrant BT after dominating the landscape for the past two decades. Read More
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