MARKET TALK: BT Sports Offering Looks Loss Leading At First
1st Jul 2010 07:53
0653 GMT [Dow Jones] BT's (BT.A.LN) announcement of its pricing for British Sky Broadcasting's (BSY.LN) Sky Sports 1 and 2 looks at first glance like a loss leader, says a trader. Says customers subscribing to the channels along with a 12-month broadband contract and BT Vision contract will pay GBP1
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
1st Jul 2010 07:53
Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0653 GMT [Dow Jones] BT's (BT.A.LN) announcement of its pricing for British Sky Broadcasting's (BSY.LN) Sky Sports 1 and 2 lo
Read moreBT To Charge GBP16.99/Month For Premier League Football Matches
1st Jul 2010 07:29
By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Disgruntled football fans in England finally have something to smile about after telecommunications firm BT Group PLC (BT.A.LN) Thursday outlined competitive subscription rates to watch Premier League football matches on its pay
Read moreSky ups prices as BT targets Premier League
1st Jul 2010 07:17
BSkyB has put up the price of its Sky Sports channels just hours after BT announced its plan to show Sky Sports on its BT Vision channel. BT will charge customers £16.99 a month for both Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, or £11.99 for just one of the channels. But following Sky's decision to raise it
Read morePRESS RELEASE: BT and Cisco Extend Hosted Unified Communications Service to U.S. Market
30th Jun 2010 16:14
LAS VEGAS, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BT today announced the expansion of its hosted Internet Protocol (IP) telephony service to business customers in the U.S. The service, initially launched in the UK in December 2009, allows businesses to bring converged voice, mobile and data services to e
Read moreMARKET TALK: Goldman Sachs Raises Telenor Target Price
30th Jun 2010 08:49
0749 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs raises Telenor (TEL.OS) target price to NOK124 from NOK115. Says the company has the strongest growth in the sector given its exposure to emerging markets. Adds that Telenor could dodge increased taxation, a risk facing a lot of its European rivals. "However, for D
Read moreTechMARK movers: Positive pension news helps BT
29th Jun 2010 14:20
BT Group is higher after the accounts of its pension scheme showed that it had performed well last year. The BT Pension Scheme made a 12.2% return on investment and this helped cut the pension deficit from £9bn to £7.6bn. The pension scheme reduced its exposure to shares from 35% to 29% of its p
Read moreFinancial News: BT Pension Scheme Beats Targets
28th Jun 2010 18:32
By Mark Cobley Of FINANCIAL NEWS The BT Pension Scheme, the UK's biggest savings fund, has made a dent in its multi-billion-pound deficit after making 12.2% on its money last year, thanks to timely bets on credit and the positive performance of its short-term strategies. The better-than-
Read moreLondon close: Miners lift Footsie
28th Jun 2010 16:24
London's top stocks ended Monday's trading session with modest gains thanks to strong mining stocks. Footsie traded in and out of the blue during the day, largely mirroring the performance of BP's share price. The massive clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico continues and has now cost BP $2.65
Read moreUPDATE: BT Group Secures Sports Deal With BSkyB
28th Jun 2010 14:31
(Adds BSkyB details) By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--BT Group PLC (BT.A.LN) said Monday it has struck a deal with British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) that will allow the U.K. telecommunications group to show Premier League soccer matches on its pay
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners prop up Footsie
28th Jun 2010 14:16
The Footsie has been in retreat since shortly after ten this morning and dipped back into the red over the lunchtime session before limping back into positive territory, helped by the strength of mining stocks. The Footsie's performance largely mirrors that of the share price of oil giant BP, which
Read morePRESS RELEASE: BT Radianz Celebrates 10th Anniversary
28th Jun 2010 13:23
Recognizing 10 years of networking the world's largest financial services community LONDON, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BT this month celebrates the 10th anniversary of the launch of its BT Radianz services, which support the world's largest secure networked financial community. The BT Ra
Read moreLondon midday: Oils lift indices
28th Jun 2010 12:14
Markets are higher after some better news from BP in the Gulf of Mexico and on reflection of the outcome of the latest G20 summit. The massive clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico continues and has now cost BP $2.65bn (£1.75bn). The oil giant is stopping almost 23,000 barrels of oil from leakin
Read moreLondon open: Hangover carries into Monday
28th Jun 2010 08:53
Markets are struggling for direction this morning, with traders still probably dissecting the disappointment of yesterday, which could take some time. Renewed pledges from the G20 meeting to force banks to keep a lot more capital have also hit sentiment while Standard Chartered's comment that inco
Read moreMARKET TALK: BT To Benefit From Sky Sports Pact
28th Jun 2010 08:05
0705 GMT [Dow Jones] BT Group (BT) and British Sky Broadcasting (BSY.LN) contract for the wholesale supply of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 is not unexpected news given that BSkyB will have to allow three rival broadcasters to show Premier League soccer matches, says an analyst. "Overall, the deal l
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