BT's sports arm merger with Discovery facing competition scrutiny
A merged BT/Discovery would be able to offer sports fans Champions League and Premier League football plus a host of other events
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BT Group facing national strike ballot
It will be the first national strike at the telco for 35 years
UK government moves to block possible takeover of BT Group
The UK Business Secretary is "exercising his call-in power" under the National Security and Investment Act
BT Group set for price boost in coming days - Berenberg
"We believe that BT moving to growth represents a watershed moment in the investment case,” Berenberg said.
Citi not wildly impressed with BT Group
The upside for BT is likely capped according to analysts at Citigroup.
BT boss Philip Jansen may be over the moon but more goals left on the pitch
With investors wanting better returns, the management team are still juggling a big pension deficit, the cost and complexity of further network investment, and calls from workers for a big wage increase
BT reinstalls dividend as profits come in higher than expected
A final dividend of 5.39p per share was as promised
BT boots sport TV arm into new joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery
The new JV will have broadcast rights for the next few years' UEFA Champions League, the Premier League, Premiership Rugby, the Olympic Games, tennis grand slams, the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and other pro cycling races
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FTSE 100 closes lower after disappointing GDP data; Wall Street weak again
The UK blue-chip index ended 114.32 points, or 1.6% lower at 7,233.34, above the session low of 7,158.53 but well below the early peak of 7,347.66
BT, Disney and UK economy to grab the headlines on Thursday
More heavyweight updates overnight and in the morning but the state of the UK economy is all people are focused on currently
Key update ahead for BT as bulls and bears battle it out
"We see rising infrastructure competition for Openreach with Cityfibre gaining traction and Virgin Media expanding"
BT Group reviews Tyson Fury fight payments for possible Irish gangster connections
The US State Department has offered a bounty of US$5mln for information that leads to the arrest of Daniel Kinahan, who had been providing a boxing 'consultancy services'
BT 's pricing power bodes well in tough enviroment says JP Morgan
The US bank added it is now looking at a possible upgrade for BT
Virgin Media O2 targets BT with multi-million-pound ad campaign for Volt
Virgin Media O2 hopes to challenge the BT and subsidiary EE with the new offering
BT faces strike despite £1,500 pay award
The pay rise will cost the telecoms giant around £90mln
CityFibre to ramp up pressure on BT as new investor comes on board
CityFibre is proposing to spend £4bn to take superfast broadband to eight million homes by 2025.
Sky follows BT and Virgin in hiking prices to ward off cost inflation
Price rises of £43 a year follow similar hikes by BT and Virgin Media
BT ploughs £30mln into tech start-up as part of digital revamp
The telecoms group has come under increasing pressure since its biggest shareholder, Patrick Drahi, upped his stake to 18% in December, sparking speculation a takeover bid was on the horizon
BT and Vodafone likely winners from consolidation wave, suggests Barclays
The sector has underperformed the broader market by 50 percentage points over the past five years.
BT outsources 300 warehouse and transport jobs
The telecoms group will hand over the running of its core warehouse and transport capabilities