BSkyB&#39;s go-ahead to share buyback
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Eric Barkas City Editor SHAREHOLDERS in the pay-TV company BSkyB have cleared the way for Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp to increase its stake.
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Vodafone Group Plc plans to hand 6.0 billion pounds ($11.12 billion) back to shareholders this year after doubling half-year and full-year
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These companies want to buyback their shares, which just might boost their earnings per share.
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Expensive mistake BSkyB has been told to sell off most of its stake in rival broadcaster ITV.â¦
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Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe&#39;s largest telecommunications company, has moved to strengthen its ability to provide bundled voice, data and video services by making an offer to buy back the shares of its Internet subsidiary that it doesn&#39;t already own.
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News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.
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BT Group Plc, the UK&#39;s largest phone operator, agreed to sell its stake in Eutelsat SA for 363 million pounds ($685 million) in cash, marking the company&#39;s exit from the satellite operating business.
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The London Stock Exchange is planning to have a takeover deal in place by the end of January, reports say.
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Reliance Industries (RIL) is likely to be under pressure to announce a share buyback at an attractive price at Mondayâs board meeting, analysts said.
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Media & professional: DTI refers BSkyB's acquisition of 17.9% stake in ITV to Competition Commission.
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Minister gets involved Trade and Industry minister Alastair Darling has asked Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9 per cent stake in ITV. He wants the regulator to provide him with advice on whether the deal has public interest implications by 27 April. Ofcom said is also looking at the possible impact on programming.â¦
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Not one who likes to lose News International broadcaster BSkyB is in talks to acquire 365 Media Group according to a report in The Times - also owned by News International.â¦
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British Airways (UK:BAY) (BAB) Wednesday said it&#39;s planning to sell its 18.25 percent stake in Qantas as it seeks funds to expand in Europe.
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Business & money: Competition Commission recommends that BSkyB be forced to sell down its 17.9% to under 7.5%
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The four networks have been bought by consortia which include Scottish &amp; Southern Energy and United Utilities. Transco said that it would return about Â£2bn to shareholders following the sale and would increase its dividend for the current year by 20%.
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BSkyB today looked set to pull its major channels from the Virgin Media cable network at the end of this month after talks collapsed between the two rivals.
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BHP Billiton&#39;s Australian investors will collect $1.5 billion from a buyback announced by the global miner yesterday. But the move will leave foreigners with a stronger presence on the BHP share register because they can&#39;t participate.