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28.06.26 - 19:00
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Sky makes £2bn spending pledge as it prepares takeover of ITV broadcasting arm (The Guardian)
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Deal could be announced in July and vow will safeguard future of shows such as Coronation Street and Love IslandSky has committed to spending £2bn on ITV's studios business over the next five years as it hammers out a takeover of its broadcasting arm, a move that will safeguard the future of popular programmes such as Coronation Street and Love Island.Sky, owned by the US telecoms company Comcast, has been in talks for months to buy ITV's media and entertainment operations, which include its free-to-air TV channels in the UK and the ITVX streaming platform. The £1.6bn takeover deal could be announced in early July, the Sunday Times reported. Continue reading......
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28.06.26 - 03:00
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Will Japan′s tourist visa fees, interest rate policy impact its booming property market? (SCMP)
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With Japan imposing higher visa fees for tourists from July while moving away from an ultra-loose monetary policy, foreign investors must prepare themselves for both direct and indirect impacts on their real estate assets, according to agents and analysts.
There is a dearth of data on the total number of homes bought by non-residents in Japan, but agents said the two main reasons for purchasing were to either use them as a primary base while they explored the country's tourist destinations, or......
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27.06.26 - 11:54
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Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave (The Guardian)
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Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homesEurope heatwave: latest updatesFamilies, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand.Data from the accommodation reservation website Booking.com shows that since 1 June, the share of searches using the “air-conditioning” filter has tripled across Great Britain coinciding with the latest heatwave in northern Europe. Continue reading......
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25.06.26 - 12:57
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Regierung entlastet Reisebranche massiv - Weniger Beträge für Notfalltopf (Reuters)
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Die Bundesregierung entlastet die deutschen Reiseveranstalter spürbar. Anbieter in Deutschland müssen künftig deutlich weniger für die Absicherung von Pauschalreisen aufbringen, wie der Deutsche Reisesicherungsfonds (DRSF) am Donnerstag mitteilte. Der DRSF, der unter der Aufsicht des Bundesjustizministeriums steht, halbierte das jährliche Entgelt der Branche für den Notfalltopf zum 1. November auf 0,25 Prozent der absicherungspflichtigen Umsätze..
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