BT Group

Plusnet is a British quad play internet service provider (ISP); providing broadband, landline, digital television and Mobile services. The company was founded in 1997 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and became a public limited company (plc) in July 2004 when it was floated on the Alternative Investment Market. On 30 January 2007, Plusnet was acquired by BT Group, but it continues to operate as a separate business. By December 2013, it had over 750,000 customers across the UK.

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BT Group Plc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer, Enterprise, Global, Openreach, and Other. The Consumer segment offers mobile, broadband, home phone, and television services. The Enterprise segment markets communications and information technology (IT) services to businesses and public sector organizations; and provides network products and services to communications. The Global segment includes managed network and IT infrastructure services. The Openreach segment builds and manages the fixed network that connects the homes and businesses. The Other segment refers to the unallocated technology costs and corporate units. The company was founded by Sir William Fothergill Cooke, George Parker Bidder and Joseph Lewis Ricardo in 1846 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

If BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) ever contemplates one of those trendy name changes, False Dawn PLC might be a good choice. With today's flurry of announcements, however, there is a sense that the heavily indebted telecoms giant might be about to turn a corner.

BT to part with some of the family silver to finance push for growth

BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A) has secured the broadcast rights to the Premier League as a three-year deal with the football league has been ‘rolled over'. The Premier League has similarly extended all its UK rights with Sky, BT, and Amazon Prime retaining the packages they picked up in a prior deal worth £5bn for three years, from 2019 to 2022.

BT Group extends exclusive Premier League rights as deal looms for sports broadcast unit

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) saw profits dip in the year to the end of March as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the top-line. Revenue fell 7% to £21,331mln from £22,905mln the year before, primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 on its Consumer and enterprise units, ongoing legacy product declines and divestments, although the decline was partly offset by higher equipment revenue and Openreach bases in fibre and Ethernet.

BT "pivoting to consistent and predictable growth" after profits are hit by the pandemic

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BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) will report its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Thursday as speculations mounts over the future of its BT Sport division. For the fourth quarter, the consensus forecasts are for revenue of £5.29bn (down 6.1% year-on-year) and underlying earnings (EBITDA) of £1.83bn.

BT Group, Burberry, and Greggs are key names in Thursday's diary

There is little reason for BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) shares to continue their recent outperformance, reckons Deutsche Bank. BT's share price has rebounded after what was a reasonable initial reaction to the telecoms group's dividend cut and capex raise last May, plus an unreasonable inclusion of telecoms companies in the wider FTSE sell-off last year.

BT Group shares have 'little reason to outperform' further, says Deutsche Bank

Disney

The week ahead is significant in the City and across England and Wales as it's the last one before pubs, restaurants, cafes and other venues are allowed to open their doors for the first time after the latest national lockdown. Before then, investors will have plenty to get their teeth into in the coming days, with results from BT, Burberry, Disney, Greggs, Morrisons, National Express, Sage and TUI.

BT Group, Greggs, TUI and Disney in spotlight for the week ahead

As BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A) moves to divest at least some of its interests in sports broadcasting it begs the question whether this is the latest nail in the coffin for ‘linear' TV or simply an unravelling of telecom group's effective sales gimmick. Perhaps April's European Super League debacle was a wake-up call for BT executives to future costs of being in the football business.

If BT Group deals in a streamer it would upend the sports broadcasting landscape

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) has confirmed it is in early stage talks with potential investors in its sports broadcasting business, following overnight press reports which suggested negotiations were taking place that could lead to a sale of the unit. The telecoms group is considering the sale as it seeks to focus on its core broadband and telecoms businesses.

BT Group confirms early stage talks about selling sports broadcast unit

BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A) has confirmed it is in early stage talks with potential investors in its sports broadcasting business, following overnight press reports which suggested negotiations were taking place that could lead to a sale of the unit. The Financial Times said that discussions had started and BT was considering a sale as the company seeks to focus on its core broadband and telecoms businesses.

BT Group confirms ‘early stage talks' amid speculation its mulling sale of sports broadcast business

BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A) shares are in a holding pattern in Monday's early deals as a proposed breakaway European Super League leaves the telecoms and TV bundler exposed. Scant specifics are yet known about the media strategy for the new league or what it will mean for the existing UEFA Champions League competition, which is the primary lure in BT's subscription television model.

BT shares in holding pattern as European Super League breakaway threatens to devalue broadcast deals

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.) plans to pay a £1,500 special bonus to frontline colleagues and key workers for their efforts during the Coronavirus pandemic, the telecoms giant said, adding that the payment is not expected to affect the group's full-year financial outlook.

BT Group plans to pay a £1,500 special bonus to key staff

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) shares have risen on the back of a surprise result from the UK mobile spectrum auction and the conclusion of a regulatory review of the broadband market yesterday, but JP Morgan and Berenberg analysts expect them to climb further. Ofcom's wholesale fixed telecoms market review concluded by giving BT's ‘arms length' infrastructure subsidiary Openreach more clarity, which the FTSE 100 company followed by committing to investing £12bn in expanding superfast broadband connections around the country.

BT's shares buzzing but JP Morgan thinks they can go higher

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) said this morning's “Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review” from industry regulator Ofcom was broadly in line with what it was expecting. The telecoms behemoth said the guidelines “when taken as a whole”, will allow BT to earn “a fair return” on its proposed £1.2bn fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) investment.

BT Group welcomes fibre-to-the-premises "green light" to "build like fury"

Thousands of BT Group PLC (LON:BT:A) staff are to be balloted on strike action over plans that might see many of the telecoms group's sites close. BT's largest union The Communication Workers Union said it will ballot its 45,000 members in the coming weeks and,  If passed, it might see the telecoms group first national strike since 1987.

BT shares rise despite threat of strike

Swiss bank UBS has poured cold water on suggestions that the recent change at the top of BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) might see network arm Openreach all or partly sold. Sky News ran a story last week that chief executive Philip Jansen had given the telco's board an ultimatum that he would leave unless chairman Jan du Plessis was replaced.

BT boardroom upheaval doesn't point to Openreach stake sale, says UBS

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) leapt 7% to 143.6p before close after it was revealed that chairman Jan Du Plessis's retirement was down to pressure from chief executive Philip Jansen. Du Plessis had been at the FTSE 100 telecoms group for around four years and took over as chairman in November 2017 but with multiple issues still facing the business, his departure was a surprise to many in the City.

BT in demand after revelation on chairman retirement

BT Group PLC (LON:BT.A) is approaching an operational inflection point, that's according to Credit Suisse, which today lifts its price target for the telecoms and TV bundler. The Swiss bank increases its target from 190p to 200p, compared to the current price of 138.6p.

BT Group upgraded as Credit Suisse expects “one of the strongest” post-Covid rebounds

BT Group has suspended its dividend for now, but some investors hold out the prospect of juicy future yields. For all its strengths as a business, the company has a consistent record when it comes to cutting dividends.

BT Group: Whatever The Prospective Yield, I Won't Buy

Shares of BT Group (LON: BT.A) are trading about 2% lower in the past two days after the company was served a £600 million lawsuit for overcharging its landline customers.  Fundamental analysis: Major accusations launched towards BT The telecom giant BT Group is facing a lawsuit filed by a group of its customers accusing them […] The post BT Group stock price slips as it faces a £600 million lawsuit for overcharging customers appeared first on Invezz.

BT Group stock price slips as it faces a £600 million lawsuit for overcharging customers

A consumer campaign group lodged a roughly £600 million claim against BT Group plc (LON: BT.A) on Monday that said the telecommunications operator did not compensate fixed-line customers for overcharging. Many of the affected, the lawsuit added, were elderly.

CALL files a £589 million compensation claim against BT Group

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BT Group: A Defensive Play In Uncertain Times

Shares of BT Group PLC (LON: BT.A) gained around 9% on Monday on weekend reports that the firm may be a subject of the £15bn ($19.6bn) takeover bid. As a result, BT is looking to draft a new defence strategy against the takeover approach.

BT Group stock price soars on a potential £15bln takeover bid

Shares of BT Group climbed 6% after Sky News reported the telecoms giant has asked Goldman Sachs to update its defense strategy from suitors.

BT shares rally on report board alert to takeover approaches

In a statement on Monday, the chief executive officer Philip Jansen of BT Group (LON: BT.A) urged PM Johnson’s government to not rush into removing Huawei’s contribution in the countrywide 5G network. Such a move, he added, can result not only in outages but may also fuel security issues.

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