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WAM, Russia’s RT Television sign MoU

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates News Agency, (WAM), and RT Television Network, Russian international television network, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to strengthen cooperation and facilitate the exchange of information including news and broadcast content. Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Director-General of the National Media Council; Mohammad Jalal Al Rayssi, Executive Director of WAM, and Maya Manna, Head ...

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Comcast sets stage to fight Fox, Disney with $31 billion Sky bid

Bloomberg Comcast jumped into the fray for Sky Plc, challenging Rupert Murdoch’s 21 Century Fox Inc. and Walt Disney Co. with a cash offer valuing the business at 22.1 billion pounds ($31 billion) and opening the possibility of a bidding contest for the UK’s biggest pay-TV company. After months spent scoping out Sky’s technology platform and content proposition of sports ...

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$1trn fund committed to Britain irrespective of Brexit outcome

Bloomberg Norwegian sovereign wealth fund will continue to invest in the UK no matter what the outcome of Brexit talks. “We remain a long-term and committed investor in the UK in all asset classes,” Chief Executive Officer Yngve Slyngstad said in Oslo, where the Norwegian fund is based. “We have a substantial real estate portfolio in London and we have ...

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