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Spotify UK sales surge as it ramps-up presence

Spotify, a global music streaming service that offers songs by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, among thousands of others, saw its UK revenue soar last year, as it expanded its British operation. The Stockholm-born company, which is one of…

Virgin Media O2 will cut 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 has cut 2,000 jobs to try and reduce its costs as it struggles under the weight of billions in debt. On Monday night, some employees received notices of redundancy. In June, the unions were informed that 800 to…

Vodafone UK grows sharply as Europe struggles

Vodafone UK has grown despite declining mobile customer numbers due to a steep price increase. In April, the mobile and broadband provider raised fees for contract clients by 14.4pc. This led to a core revenue increase of 5.7pc at…

BT on alert for German takeover

Broadband provider preparing defence in face of possible bid by Deutsche Telekom BT is on high alert for a takeover spearheaded by its major shareholder Deutsche Telekom, in what would be a crucial test of Britain's approach to…

Lloyds threatens Telegraph’s receivership

Lloyds Banking Group, a lender, has threatened receivership of the owner of Telegraph Media Group due to a debt that the Barclay-controlled parent company owes. According to two sources with knowledge of this situation, AlixPartners is…