Friday, 04 November 2022 10:52 amRussell "Russ" Hotten, veteran business hack, was kind enough to give little old Betaville a mention on the front page of The Times business section following National World's confirmation of its interest in bidding for Reach, publisher of The Daily Mirror.
Friday, 20 May 2022 9:33 amSometimes it takes a few days and sometimes it takes a few months for the confirmations to come though for little old Betaville's UNCOOKED, RARE and WELL-DONE ALERTs.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 7:55 amA loyal reader got in touch yesterday to point out that Matthew Freud has gobbling up shares in Reach4entertainment, the live events communications business that is quietly pursuing a de-listing from the Aim market.
Monday, 22 June 2020 5:44 pmDoes anybody else think yesterday's business splash in the The Sunday Telegraph about the Public Investment Fund accumulating a sizeable shareholding in BT Group is connected to the FT's scoop last month about Macquarie holding talks with the FTSE 100-listed telecoms giant about buying a stake in Openreach?
Friday, 15 May 2020 10:00 amLast night's scoop from the FT about BT selling Opeanreach to Macquarie is getting a serious poo-pooing this morning from analysts, hacks and spinners.
Thursday, 14 May 2020 7:15 pmThe Pink 'Un has just published a rather good tale about BT Group starting talks about a sale of Openreach as part of a deal that would value the business at up to £22 billion.
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 4:25 pmMarc Boyan, the chief executive of Aim-listed Reach4entertainment Enterprises, is said to have informally sounded out M&C Saatchi, the London-listed advertising agency, about a takeover of the business.
Saturday, 23 February 2019 12:23 pmReach 4 Entertainment confirmed Betaville's RARE Alert yesterday but it would appear I only got hold of one end of the story.
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 9:37 amReach 4 Entertainment, the London-listed marketing communications company, is said to be tapping the equity markets for fresh capital.
