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Sky and BT: The meteoric rise of football TV rights
Sky has already had to dig an extra £494mln out of its pockets to cover the higher costs of screening Premier League football this season
Regulator Ofcom nails BT over rivals' access to telegraph poles
The new rules mean competitors must now have equal access to Openreach’s infrastructure
Hike in Premier League football costs continues to hurt Sky’s bottom line
Sky has forked out an extra £494mln so far this year as part of the record deal it struck to screen live Premier League games
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Back to the dog pound: Dogs of the Footsie outperform in 2017
At the end of January, John Harrington tweaked the famous investment strategy known as the Dogs of the Dow, and applied it to UK stocks. How are the investments doing?
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Primark to keep the ball rolling nicely at Associated British Foods
Week ahead; Associated British Foods , Sky , Unilever Burberry, Reckitt Benckiser...
Immedia out of tune as it swings to a loss
The AIM-quoted firm blamed “timing differences” between new and expiring contracts as it fell to a £184,000 loss before tax
Regulator tightens grip on BT as it mulls superfast broadband price cap
Ofcom is proposing to reduce the amount BT’s Openreach division can charge competitors for its superfast broadband service
FTSE 100's losses made heavier by South Africa-focused stocks
An otherwise storming quarter that saw the Footsie rise 180 points ended on a dull note
As Sirius Minerals prepares to move to the main market, is it time to SXX up the ISA?
Is it time for BT, Lloyds and Vodafone to move over and make room in the ISA for Sirius Minerals?
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Rookie Investor: Finding out the easy way the importance of a stop-loss
The Rookie Investors has still got the Fever(tree), but would he have done had he set a stop-loss?
BT Group fined record £42mln by Ofcom over Openreach broadband installation delays
Ofcom has fined BT Group £42mln for breaching rules that abused its market power as the owner of network division Openreach
Ofcom calls on broadband providers like BT Group to give customers ‘instant’ compensation
A total of £185mln of compensation could be paid out to UK customers, Ofcom said.
BT’s Plusnet fined by Ofcom for overcharging customers
"This fine should serve as a reminder to telecoms companies that they must adhere to Ofcom's billing rules at all times, or face the consequences.”
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Rookie Investor: The story so far
As I venture into the world of equity trading, here’s the background to my story and where I’m at now
FTSE shares end lower as sterling marks 8-week low vs dollar on Brexit jitters
FTSE 100 shares closed lower on Tuesday after investors turned edgy over Brexit plans which hit banking and retail shares as well as took sterling to an 8-week low against the US dollar
Profit-takers trim back BT shares after Openreach deal boost; brokers stay positive
In a note to clients published today, analysts at Barclays Capital reiterated its ‘overweight’ stance on BT Group with an unchanged price target of 475p.
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FTSE up with copper, FTSE 250 marks record 19,000 as Scots want referendum
Around 3.30pm, the FTSE 100 index was up almost 28 points at 7,371, just below the day’s best level of 7,376, having only hit a low of 7,342
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Elon Musk and Donald Tusk: one is popular, the other is called Donald
Openreach becomes more open; Elon Musk proposes battery farm down under; mullet-haired pub bore has a point
BT's separation from Openreach seen as positive for investor sentiment
BT has agreed to separate from Openreach but will still retain assets, begging the question of whether it gives the network true autonomy