BT reportedly approaches former Ofcom boss to take the helm
Lord Carter has been sounded out as a possible replacement for Gavin Patterson when he leaves later this year, according to Sky News
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BT stands to gain as Virgin Media curtails network expansion, says Numis
Numis maintained its 'buy' rating and target price of 325p per share on BT
BT Sports loses more broadcast rights after withdrawing from negotiations to show NBA basketball and UFC fights
The news follows BT Sport's failure to secure the rights to broadcast Italian Serie A football matches after BT lost a bidding war to Eleven Sports earlier this month
BT's quarterly revenues fall but earnings rise after slashing costs
BT's earnings grew in the first quarter as the group cut costs as part of an overhaul of the business
FTSE 100 closes higher, boosted by earnings and weaker pound
In London, FTSE 100 added over 38 points to finish at 7,701 - that was up on the week too, marginally - by 0.29%.
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BT investors 'flying blind' as it reports first quarter results without net adds
Jefferies reckons the key focus for BT's quarterly results will be on the business and public sector division following a poor performance last year
BT has 7% dividend yield but lack of catalysts lead to RBC downgrade
RBC cut its rating on BT to ‘sector perform’ from ‘outperform’ and lowered its target price to 275p from 385p
BT expects hit to Openreach earnings as it offers discounts for faster broadband
BT said telecoms firms that use the Openreach network will receive discounts on fibre broadband that “go beyond” pricing controls set by regulator Ofcom
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FTSE 100 starts week by ending lower as geopolitical woes hit sentiment...again
In London, FTSE 100 shed 23 points to 7,655, while FTSE 250 shed over 155 points at 20,770
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Apres moi le deluge: Flood of blue chip results to dominate in coming week, including BT Group
Over the five sessions in the Week Ahead, around 20% of the FTSE 100 index will report results or issue a trading update, with about half that number due on Thursday alone
TalkTalk and BT top the table of most complained about broadband providers
In its latest quarterly league table on complaints, communications regulator Ofcom said TalkTalk had received 29 complaints per 100,000 customers while BT received 23
BT loses rights to broadcast Italy’s Serie A football in wake of Ronaldo’s move to Juventus
Global sports broadcaster entrant Eleven Sports has dealt a blow to BT and Sky by securing the rights to Serie A and La Liga
BT Group sees over third of shareholders vote against its remuneration report at Wednesday’s AGM
In a statement, the FTSE 100-listed telecoms giant said 34.2% - or 2.29bn - of the valid votes cast at the AGM were against the approval of its remuneration report
FTSE 100 tumbles 1.3% lower as trade worries grip markets
The UK blue chip index dropped 100 points after the US said it was ready to impose tariffs on an extra US$200bn worth of Chinese goods
Deutsche Bank expects BT Group’s first-quarter update to be “uneventful”, with consumer KPIs no longer a focus
The German bank’s analysts noted that the combination of a change in business unit reporting, IFRS15 accounting, and a less prescriptive consensus gathering process, means a wider spread than normal in expectations for BT’s first quarter 20
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Wetherspoons eyed for CO2 shortage impact as week reaches mid-point
The pub chain will be hoping to mitigate any potential drink shortages as the warm weather and England's World Cup performance drive up customer numbers
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High street vs online: Updates from retailers Mark & Spencer and ASOS will provide fuel
Aside from M&S and ASOS, the week ahead will also bring trading updates from the likes of Ocado, Burberry, Barratt Development, Experian, and JD Wetherspoon
Numis upgrades TalkTalk but the City broker really isn’t a fan
Because shares have fallen over the past few weeks, Numis reckons the stock is now just a ‘reduce’, but it has a lot of issues with TalkTalk: namely the collapse of the B2B unit sale and rivals starting to compete better on price
FTSE 100 closes higher as traders cheer up a bit
The UK blue-chip benchmark closed up over 45 points higher at 7,593, while FTSE 250 added over 59 points at 20,665.
BT expects “adverse impact” from adoption of new accounting standards
The IFRS 15 standard was brought in earlier this year so it was closer to FASB’s accounting guidance