The 39th edition of the Miami Open gets underway on Tuesday, March 19, as one of the global tennis calendar’s most prestigious events begins in Florida. The 2024 ATP and WTA Tours have taken plenty of twists and turns so far this year, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek currently leading the way in each....
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British Basketball League goes US-wide with Fubo Sports
The British Basketball League has agreed a rights deal with Fubo Sports that will see it streamed across the US and Canada. A selection of weekend games will be shown by the streaming platform, starting with London Lions v Sheffield Sharks on Christmas Eve and Sheffield Sharks v Manchester Giants on New Year’s Eve. The...
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Behind-the-scenes of the British Basketball League’s transformation
The British Basketball League has grand ambitions as it gets underway with a new season. As head of marketing Joe Edwards put in his recent Broadcast Sport piece, the league wants to “revolutionise” the game in the UK, and it has begun this by transforming itself. This investment comes after 777 Partners acquired a 45%...
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Mortgage News: Halifax Joins Ranks Of Major Lenders Raising Borrowing Costs
We have a suite of mortgage calculators to help you work out how repayments will affect your household finances, what you could save by remortgaging, and the beneficial impact of overpaying. You can also enter your details here to see what’s available on today’s market 24 April: Market Heads In ‘Higher For Longer’ Direction Britain’s...
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Report launched into UK’s IP-backed finance landscape
new report launched in London today finds UK meets right conditions to make IP-backed lending to SMEs viable the report – produced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – shows IP-backed lending is becoming more available to UK businesses UK Government announces a new working group led by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)...
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British Basketball League nets BBC docuseries
British Basketball League side Caledonia Gladiators feature in an eight-part docuseries that has debuted on BBC iPlayer. The series, Ballers: Ball Or Nothing, was produced by Renowned, and follows the team during the 2022/23 season, during which the Gladiators picked up the franchise’s first silverware in 20 years. It follows the club both on and...
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British Basketball League secures rights deal with NBC Sports Regional Networks
The British Basketball League (BBL) has secured a media rights agreement for coverage of the League’s 2023/24 season with NBC Sports Regional Networks (RSN). Through the partnership, basketball fans in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Philadelphia regions can now watch British basketball action on NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports...
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Tetra Pharm Technologies introduces pain relieving drug in the United Kingdom
The Danish biopharmaceutical company, Tetra Pharm Technologies, is proud to announce the launch of its pain-relieving prescription drug, XATEPA®, in the United Kingdom. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Following last year’s successful launch of XATEPA® in Germany, the cannabinoid-based product will now become available to patients in the United Kingdom during Q2 2024. XATEPA®...
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Marmite maker Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs
Unilever, the consumer goods firm behind brands including Marmite and Domestos, has revealed plans to cut 7,500 jobs across its global operations. The UK-based firm, which employs around 128,000 staff, said the proposed losses would come mainly from office roles as technology advanced. It admitted the UK, where it has 6,000 workers, would be included...
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British Basketball League continues US push with Bally Sports
The British Basketball League has agreed a broadcast rights deal with Bally Sports. Bally Sports owns and operates 18 regional sports networks across the US, and each will offer two weekly British Basketball League games, scheduled for Thursday and Friday evenings. They will also be made available to stream live and on demand through the...
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British business increasingly backs Labour on innovation
More than three-quarters of UK businesses believe the Labour Party would have a positive impact on the country’s innovation, should it win the 2024 general election. With a new poll from Ayming also finding businesses are increasingly calling for state assistance when it comes to things like sustainable development. Since 2010, a Conservative-led government of...
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British Basketball League All-Star Game sees Team South’s men triumph over Team North after a 13-year exile – while their female counterparts also win the women’s inaugural showcase
British Basketball League staged their All-Star Games at the Copper Box Arena Team South won both matches against Team North during Sunday’s spectacle By Luke Augustus Published: 01:22 BST, 19 March 2024 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 19 March 2024 In the perennial North versus South debate, it was the latter who came away with the...