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BT keeps sports arm and partners with Discovery's Eurosport
“The new business would be a 50/50 joint venture and operational later this year
BT downgrades full-year revenue guidance as pandemic and supply chain issues continue to bite
The group expects adjusted revenue for the year to end-March 2022 to be 2% lower than in the prior year
Activist investor activity picks up in London as shares attract value hunters
There are at least 12 companies in the FTSE 350 with activist funds on the share register, including Vodafone, GSK and Unilever
Horror Thursday looms for consumers, BT and Shell also on the agenda
It's a headline-making day on Thursday with interest rates, energy bills and oil profits just a few of the things in the mix
Vodafone reports Q3 revenue growth with UK boosted by return of tourists
The mobile phone giant reaffirmed its guidance for its current financial year, forecasting adjusted underlying earnings of €15.2-15.4bn and adjusted free cash flow of at least €5.3bn
Who is Vodafone's new activist investor and what might they want?
The Swedish hedge fund has neither declared the size of its stake nor explained publicly what its intentions are
What is BT’s Ultrafast Fibre?
Current estimates suggest that the full rollout should be completed by 2026
Virgin Media O2 to launch broadband JV in challenge to BT - reports
The new network would roll out fast fibre broadband to 7 million more British households
Vodafone jumps as presence of activist investor Cevian Capital revealed
A source close to Cevian suggested the fund had been in contact with the FTSE 100 group for some months now
BT a 'sell' as Openreach competition increases, says Deutsche Bank
“We see rising competition in fixed infrastructure feeding through to retail"
BHP to drop out of the FTSE 100 index after shareholders back Aussie main listing
The 'unification' process is due to take place by the end of January
BT adds to household squeeze with big price rises
Other telecom companies have announced rises in line with BT
5G launch delayed near major US airports on aircraft safety concerns
AT&T and Verizon alter roll-out plans as aviation industry calls for 5G ban within two miles of airport runways
BT 'bear' changes course and upgrades after progress in 2021
BT has dealt with most of the hurdles the broker foresaw in 2021
BT's possible sale of sports broadcaster 'BT Sports' to DAZN is back in spotlight
Sports streaming app DAZN could land a deal to buy the broadcast business for US$800mln in the next month.
Airtel Africa gets first payment from Tanzania sale
Around US$60m of the proceeds will be used to invest in Tanzania and for distribution to the local government, with the balance used to reduce group debt
Verizon and AT&T to delay 5G installation over aviation industry concerns
In 2021, an auction sold the two phone providers the right to use “C-band” frequencies after a US$70bn purchase
Looking Glass Labs says its subsidiary House of Kibaa joins DigiBC to further its NFT and metaverse opportunities in British Columbia
Through DigiBC, Looking Glass intends to explore opportunities for NFTs, uNFTs and metaverse-related technologies to potentially be added to the scope of interactive digital media in the context of public policy relating to digital art crea
FIVE AT FIVE: LADBible founders bank £53mln, BT investor Drahi's latest move, Daily Mail final day squeeze....and the Footsie
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