Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive of TalkSport-owned The Wireless Group, plans to take the radio company private, five years after it floated. The &£100m deal is understood to be backed by private equity house Veronis Suhler Stevenson and the group’s existing investors.
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Netflix says it will stop reporting subscription numbers, instead looking at engagement as a key indicator of customer satisfaction and the future strength of the business.
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