http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/ PLC news for executives in the UK. Covering issues in venture capital funding, private equity, management buyouts (MBOs), stock markets. Sportech plc (LSE: SPO)have followed their distribution agreement reached with the Daily Telegraph last week with a deal struck with the Daily Mail http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Daily-Mail-to-post-Sportech-plc-s-New-Football-Pools_7194.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Daily-Mail-to-post-Sportech-plc-s-New-Football-Pools_7194.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:46:37 GMT PLC Digital UK The joint venture between Rolls-Royce PLC and Goodrich will allow each company to to supply, develop and coordinate their engine controls more closely http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Rolls-Royce-form-partnership-with-Goodrich-to-produce-flight-controls-_7181.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Rolls-Royce-form-partnership-with-Goodrich-to-produce-flight-controls-_7181.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:17:22 GMT PLC Digital UK Market leaders such as BT PLC, (27 1 percent market share), Virgin Media Inc (21 4 percent) and Carphone Warehouse Group PLC, with its Talk Talk broadband and phone service with 16 6 percent are going to have to go up against each other as there are fewer and fewer new customers left to take up broadband services http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Ofcom-say-broadband-plcs-face-subscriber-fight-_7152.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Ofcom-say-broadband-plcs-face-subscriber-fight-_7152.aspx Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:15:59 GMT PLC Digital UK DSG International PLC, owner of electrical retailers such as Currys and PC World saw its share price slide by as much as 12 percent after JPMorgan suggested that the retailers may not be able to raise revenue and advised investors to reduce their stock holdings http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/DSG-drops-on-JPMorgan-concern_7095.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/DSG-drops-on-JPMorgan-concern_7095.aspx Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:12:35 GMT PLC Digital UK Tesco announced this week, that they are due to invest £60 million in order to gain a foothold in the rapidly emerging Indian economy http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Tesco-PLC-makes-India-cash-and-carry-move_7077.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Tesco-PLC-makes-India-cash-and-carry-move_7077.aspx Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:05:22 GMT PLC Digital UK BT have contracted Skanska their contract to recover redundant underground cabling from the north of England and Scotland regions of their Openreach Network http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/British-Telecom-award--76-5-million-contract-to-Skanska-_7054.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/British-Telecom-award--76-5-million-contract-to-Skanska-_7054.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:33:41 GMT PLC Digital UK 888Holdings, the online gaming company, announces second-quarter operating income is up as customer numbers continue to rise http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/888-delighted-with-Q2-results_6961.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/888-delighted-with-Q2-results_6961.aspx Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:31:20 GMT PLC Digital UK The tour operator has named Nigel Northridge, formerly chief executive of Gallaher, the tobacco group, as a non-executive director http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Thomas-Cook-names-new-non-executive-director_6867.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Thomas-Cook-names-new-non-executive-director_6867.aspx Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:24:16 GMT PLC Digital UK Shares in Kingfisher, which owns DIY chain B&Q, rose 8 4 percent today, July 24, with good summer weather prompting higher sales of outdoor furniture and barbecues http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Kingfisher-shares-jump-in-good-weather_6851.aspx http://www.plcdigital.co.uk/PLC/Kingfisher-shares-jump-in-good-weather_6851.aspx Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:54 GMT PLC Digital UK