LATEST FINANCE NEWS
Warner Bros to acquire 50% stake in Renegade
Warner Bros is nearing completion on a £5m deal to buy a 50% stake in Don’t Tell the Bride producer Renegade Pictures.
YouTube earmarks £10m for UK content
YouTube has earmarked a fund, understood to run up to £10m, to invest in UK-created content as it looks to roll out a range of entertainment, music and lifestyle channels.
Zeebox trials click-to-buy service
Zeebox, the second-screen companion application, has started trialling a click-to-buy service for viewers through the use of video finger-printing technology.
Virgin Media records first-ever profit
Virgin Media has seen subscribers to its connected TV service Tivo double to 435,000 as the business hit annual profitability for the first time.
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Investing in indies’ success is BBCW’s business
Our start-up deals catch the headlines, but we do a lot more besides, says Helen Jackson.




