BBC to launch regional accent competitor to Alexa and Google Home
Employees of the broadcaster are being asked to record their voices so ‘Beeb’ can understand them.
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Netflix subscriber miss could place ITV in the takeover crosshairs
Analysts at Liberum said that the FTSE 100 broadcaster would be an "obvious" acquisition option for the streaming giant due to its substantial content production arm, ITV Studios
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Homeware maker Ultimate Products soars on THIRD profit upgrade this year
Some of the major news-driven risers and fallers in London on Wednesday…
Rival streaming services could cost Netflix 65% of its viewing hours, says Wedbush
The launch of rival streaming services by the likes of Disney and NBCUniversal was expected to result in a slow bleed of content away from Netflix's service
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Facebook unveils new Libra cryptocurrency
The social media giant unveiled the digital currency in a whitepaper on Tuesday, with an official public launch planned for next year
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Keywords acquires Canadian audio description firm Descriptive Video Works
DVW has provided audio description services for broadcast programming as well as live events such as the Olympics, for which it was the first company to provide real-time audio description
Netflix turns south in roller-coaster trading following worrisome quarterly report
Executives reassured investors that competition from Apple and Disney isn’t as troublesome as some thought, but its shares dipped again
Wall Street finishes in the green thanks to late surges from Qualcomm, Boeing
Qualcomm settled with Apple, and Boeing inked a major defense contract, giving the major indices a much-needed afternoon boost
Entertainment One sizzles as Peppa Pig once again helps bring home the bacon in 2019
In a trading update for the year ended 31 March, the FTSE 250 media firm said underlying earnings (EBITDA) in its Family & Brands division, which includes Peppa Pig, had jumped 25% over the year
The residential Real Estate industry prepares for its day of reckoning
There’s no denying that the buy-side of the real estate industry has been, and remains, ripe for disruption
As M&S and ITV unveil tie-in deals, is the plug-and-play/consolidation model becoming the default catch-up method for digital?
With M&S choosing to anchor itself to online grocer Ocado and ITV and the BBC pooling their efforts in online streaming, have tie-ins and consolidation become the best strategy to ward off the surge in digital competition?
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Apple and Goldman Sachs team up to launch credit card
The new card will integrate with Apple’s iPhone and provide features to track spending, set savings targets, and manage balances through its Wallet app
Google owner Alphabet fined €50M by France’s privacy regulator for breaching EU data protection rules
Google has come under CNIL’s scrutiny many times before but, under the old rules, fines couldn’t exceed the maximum of €150,000
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Late Movers: Salesforce.com Inc rallies after announcing plans to add 1,500 jobs in Ireland
Also moving were Caterpillar and Boeing, as well as Tesla and Eli Lilly
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Dow closes 336 points higher as Wall Street reports fourth-straight trading win
Beijing has pledged to go on a six-year buying spree of US goods in a bid to resolve its bitter trade dispute with the US
Netflix adds 8.8mln subscribers in final quarter after releasing movie hits Bird Box and Roma
Shares fell 2.8% immediately after releasing the results on concerns about how much the company is spending on original content
Netflix raises prices in US to cover soaring content costs
It’s a change in tactics from Netflix bosses, who have previously turned to the debt markets to finance its ever-increasing content and marketing spend
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FTSE 100 closes lower amid more political noise; Pearson biggest laggard
The UK's blue-chip index closed down around 32 points at 6,862 on the day
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Late Movers: Activision Blizzard tumbles 10% after saying Destiny rights going to Bungie
GM led gains on the S&P 500 after CEO Marry Barra's comments
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EARLY MOVERS: Netflix Inc shares perk up after broker upgrade but Activision Blizzard Inc takes a dive
Also in focus before the New York bell are the clothing and lifestyle firms PVH Corp and Urban Outfitters