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Tech’s £20 million question: what to invest in now?

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Media sector, Technology sector | Tags: Grant Thornton, report, technology, survey, insight, video, interview, analysis, trends, tech, voxpops, ICT, Phil Smith, Martin Balaam, Tony Henderson, TMC

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What does the future hold? We asked three technology business experts: if given £20 million to invest in keeping ahead of the tech market, where would they place their bets?

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New year reads: new business reports and tax guides

Thursday, January 05, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: business, tax, report, growth, international, financial, guide, trends, Christmas, expansion, sustainability, publications, gifts, local government, global economy, capital markets, corporate governance, FATCA

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Happy new year! As the UK returns to work, why not catch up on the news you missed? These recently released tax, financial and business reports cover everything from FATCA to food, global trends to tax on Christmas gifts.

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Key trends in commercial property 2011-2012

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Property & Construction | Tags: property, report, FT, trends, Clare Hartnell, conference, commercial property, London, real estate

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What were the main discussions at this year’s Financial Times Commercial Property Conference?

Clare Hartnell, Head of Property and Construction for Grant Thornton, reviews the event, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton. We’ve also produced a conference report, packed with insights and expert comment – download it for free below.

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Let’s make some world-class media: Media trends forecast 2011-20

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories: Media sector | Tags: business, Alex Connock, media, growth, UK, digital, video, online, trends, forecast, TV, television, RTS, apps, global economy, formats, WPP Stream

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What will make British media businesses world class in the next decade? It’s a big question but there is consensus on the answer. Pretend TV founder, Alex Connock, reports back from the Royal Television Society convention and WPP Stream and finds out what the world’s biggest media and internet players are thinking about – from dual screen and interactive TV to social video and BRIC markets…

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All aboard the App Store

Friday, January 14, 2011 | Posted by: Alex Connock
Categories: Media sector, Technology sector | Tags: Alex Connock, media, finance, technology, digital, business models, Ten Alps, trends, funding, TV, ITV, rights, Apple, software, apps, App Store

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The world is mutating into one enormous and non-hierarchical content supermarket, says the CEO of Ten Alps, Alex Connock. And that is having a transformational effect on TV business models and funding channels.

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Where is the smart money going in media?

Thursday, December 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Financing , Media sector, Thought Leadership | Tags: business, media, investment, report, growth, UK, digital, M&A, trends, recovery, private equity, money

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There are signs of life in the UK media sector as investors look to new growth areas and M&A activity picks up. Grant Thornton’s 35-page research report reviews the investment environment with a particular eye on digital. Read on to download a free copy of the report or to find out more…

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FT Commercial Property Conference 2010 review

Thursday, November 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Property & Construction, Thought Leadership | Tags: investment, finance, property, report, FT, emerging markets, insight, guide, trends, Clare Hartnell, conference, construction, commercial, demographics, brochure

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The Grant Thornton-sponsored Financial Times Commercial Property Conference brochure is now out – packed with insights and expert comment from business leaders and financial analysts. Here’s what you’ll find inside and how to get hold of your free copy…

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Insight: Business perspectives on commercial property

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Property & Construction | Tags: finance, FT, insight, video, trends, conference, commercial property, government help, risk investment, Property

A selection of views from senior-level delegates at the recent FT Commercial Property Conference in London, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton. Here are the questions they address in the video… continue reading for quick jump links to the different questions.

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Key trends in commercial property

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Property & Construction | Tags: property, FT, emerging markets, insight, video, trends, Clare Hartnell, conference, commercial property

Clare Hartnell, Head of Property and Construction for Grant Thornton, gives an overview of the main themes at the recent FT Commercial Property Conference, which was lead-sponsored by Grant Thornton and held in London on 29 September 2010. Continue reading for a text summary…

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Gigonomics and the hustle economy

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector, Technology sector | Tags: business, Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, recession, media, economy, BBC, George Osborne, trends, funding, public sector, future, creative industries, Tina Brown, freelance, profit analysis, gigonomics

In a recession, everyone, and every company, has to become a freelance hustler, says Alex Connock, chief executive of

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