LightwaveRF signs Indian distribution contract
13th Jul 2015 12:24
(ShareCast News) - LightwaveRF has signed a long-term supply contract with Havells India for distribution on the Indian market. The company will develop a range of lighting, power and cooling control products to go alongside its existing core LightwaveRF range. It expects that in due course the rang
Read moreSmart-home specialist LightwaveRF issues profit warning
1st Jul 2015 09:42
AIM-listed 'smart home' technology provider LightwaveRF has issued a profit warning three months before its year-end due to sales being hit by customer relationship wrangling, saying sales and profit would be flat. The company said it had continued to make progress with existing and new customer rel
Read moreSeinfeld rights bought for $1m per episode by Hulu
29th Apr 2015 13:08
The online broadcasting rights for Seinfeld, the acclaimed 1990s sitcom 'about nothing', have been snapped up for a reported $180m from owner Sony. Online streaming provider Hulu, which is based in the US and has tried but failed to expand into the UK, was reported to have agreed to pay $1m per show
Read moreLightwaveRF to be helped by Apple in Homekit development
9th Apr 2015 10:45
Apple has agreed to help UK technology minnow LightwaveRF develop its home automation technology for use with the US technology giant's Apple Homekit development. Lightwave said Apple has "agreed to assist" the company in ensuring it correctly programmes its weblink so that customers will be able to
Read moreFocusrite announces two major audio products during first quarter
18th Mar 2015 10:07
Audio engineering group Focusrite said the first quarter of the year was helped by the launch of two significant products. The launch of Novation Launchpad Pro, a grid instrument, and the Clarett range of Thunderbolt interfaces during the period helped the company to grow its audio interface market.
Read moreArmour Group faces takeover bid from investor
18th Dec 2014 16:30
Armour Group is facing a takeover after an investment vehicle increased its stake in the audio and electronics investor to more than 46%. Armour said Hawk Investment Holdings, involving Bob Morton and his sons Edward, Charles, Robert and Andrew, had increased their interests in the company and now h
Read moreXP Power Chairman sells 50,000 shares after bullish update
11th Oct 2013 16:14
XP Power's Chairman, Larry Tracey, on Friday sold 50,000 shares in the manufacturer of electronic equipment components after it issued a bullish update on trading. Tracey disposed of the shares at 1,500p each, leaving him with 1.23m shares and a 6.38% stake in the group. The company reported that
Read moreBHP Billiton CEO sells chunk of shares to satisfy
5th Oct 2012 08:47
The Chief Executive of BHP Billiton, the dual-listed mining titan, has paid off a significant tax obligation resulting from an earlier long-term incentive bonus with the sale of both UK- and Australia-listed shares. Marius Kloppers, who has held the role of CEO since October 2007, has settled the
Read morePearson's Penguin boss picks up £2.2m
8th Apr 2011 16:24
John Makinson, a director at the publisher Pearson and chairman and chief executive of its book publishing arm Penguin, has pocketed £2.2m from the sale of shares in the company. He sold 200,000 Pearson shares at 1,106p a time leaving him with 402,815 shares. Makinson was finance director of Pears
Read moreIrish Continental Passengers +11% At 570,000 For Year to Date
9th Jun 2010 11:21
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Irish Continental Group Plc (ICGC.LN), a passenger and freight shipping service company, announced Wednesday that total passenger numbers are up by 11% year to date at 570,000 passengers. MAIN FACTS: -The recent closures of Irish airspace have reinforced the strategic imp
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Asterand, Datatec, Futuragene...
13th May 2010 13:08
Trading at human tissue provider Asterand was slower than expected at the start of the 2010, with its core tissue supply business contracting year-on-year. Broker Daniel Stewart says the company continues to face significant headwinds from an industry in transition. Contract research organisations
Read moreNon-exec's wife buys GKN shares
10th May 2010 16:33
The wife of Mike Turner, the senior independent non-executive director of GKN, has bought 60,000 shares in the engineer. Jean Turner paid 133.41p a share and the total investment was just over £80,000. The husband and wife have a total holding of 160,000 GKN shares. Last August, Turner bought 10
Read moreNew Kingfisher exec swoops for shares
7th May 2010 11:45
Andrew Bonfield, who was appointed to the board of Kingfisher in February, has opened his account with the home improvement retail group. The non-executive director bought 10,000 shares at 245.15p a time in the B&Q owner, paying a total of £24,515. Bonfield was the chief financial officer of Cadbu
Read moreMolins directors buy first shares
6th May 2010 16:41
Three of the five directors of Molins, including the capital equipment supplier's chief executive, have acquired 20,000 shares each. Chief executive Dick Hunter and non-executive directors John Allkins and Andrew Cripps have each paid 67.5p a share, which makes their individual investments £13,500
Read moreNon-exec sells stake in Twilight distributor
26th Mar 2010 16:30
Non-executive Robert Lantos has sold his entire holding of ordinary shares in Entertainment One, which owns distribution rights to the Twilight vampire films. The Entertainment One share price has almost quintupled in the past year. Lantos gained his stake and board position after he sold his Cana
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