Chapter 434: Chapter 433 Advantages
In terms of online TV programs, Barron owns Digital UK's Freeview platform and on-demand programs, providing services to users through broadband access provided by O2 Telecom.
What is happening now is that companies that originally provided television content services are embracing the Internet by increasing broadband networks and shifting content from television to the Internet, such as Sky TV.
Companies that originally engaged in telecommunications business are preparing to try to launch online video platforms. For example, it is said that BT, the largest telecommunications company in the UK, will launch its video platform next year...
Barron still remembers that in his previous life, in 2007, the European Union required that the broadcasting rights of the Premier League should no longer be exclusively authorized. Therefore, the broadcasting rights of the Premier League in the UK at that time were jointly obtained by Sky TV and BT.
It can be seen that after entering the online video platform, BT company has invested heavily in this area.
This private room is very large. In addition to Prince William, there are also noble children including Henry Howard, the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk, the Lennox sisters of the Duke of Richmond, and of course, many members of business families with close ties to the royal family, such as Holly Branson.
It was already quite late when Barron came over, and as the process progressed, it was obvious that William had become intoxicated.
Generally speaking, although there are occasional "carnival" moments like this, most of the time, because of his education and his responsibilities as a member of the royal family, William rarely has such moments. But today, on the one hand, he is with his friends in a very private place like the club.
On the other hand, it is also a change in role - after he graduates, he will start to take on more and more responsibilities. The work of royal family members is not like that of most people, working from nine to five and always having a private life after get off work. Royal family members need to work around the clock, and at any time, they represent the image of the royal family and the image of Britain.
In this situation, it does take some time to adapt.
At William's age, it is understandable that he wants to indulge himself occasionally and enjoy the relaxation after being drunk.
"Let's find a hotel to take them there? Cather, are you okay?"
William, who was originally very active, suddenly became drunk and unconscious. Therefore, facing such a situation, Holly was still a little difficult to decide.
After all, given William's condition, it would definitely be inappropriate to send him home. It seems better to send him to a hotel to rest temporarily, but what also needs to be considered is the hotel's confidentiality measures. If there is a report about the prince being drunk in tomorrow's newspaper, it will definitely be a big trouble for the royal family.
"I'm... fine."
At this time, Cather's face was also ruddy. When she said this, she staggered slightly. Well, it was really hard to believe that she was really okay.
"I have a villa nearby. It's no problem for them to stay there for one night."
At this time, Barron spoke.
"That would be great."
Holly was immediately relieved that Barron stepped up to deal with the situation.
Like the rest of them, although their families are either rich or noble, they are still "juniors" after all, not to mention the situations of others, many of them are not much better. If Holly were to handle it, the best option would be to book a room in a hotel for William and Cather, which is still a bit inappropriate.
Barron's bodyguards were waiting in the car outside. As soon as Barron made a phone call, they came in and helped William out of the club.
As for Cather, when Barron said he would take William and the others to his villa, there was a look of hesitation on her face and she opened her mouth to speak, but in the end she said nothing.
However, at this time, although she said that she was in good condition, she still walked to the door of the club with the help of Barron's life assistant Alia.
Because of their identities, the convoy had stopped at the entrance of the club and bodyguards were watching out for them to prevent anyone from taking secret photos.
After they got in the car, the convoy started, and Barron took William and Cather to his mansion The Holme in Regent's Park.
"Ms. Cather, this is Ms. Saran Feola. She is the housekeeper of this villa. If you have any questions, just go to her directly."
After settling the "unconscious" Prince William into a one-bedroom suite, Barron introduced Cather to a beautiful mature woman.
"Okay, thank you, Your Highness."
Speaking of which, although Cather did not object when Barron proposed to bring William and her to live in his villa, she was still very nervous and uneasy.
After all, she had once "accidentally" gotten along with the young Duke in front of her, but at that time, she could never have imagined that the young man who had a one-night stand with her turned out to be such a person...
But it was so strange. After Barron arranged the two people very appropriately and left with his companions without any other expression, Kaiser felt relieved, but also a little inexplicably...
To Barron, if judging purely by appearance, Cather is pretty and has a good temperament, but among his women, she is not particularly outstanding...
The only thing that could tempt people might be her future status as a "princess", but for now, this is not enough...
Therefore, Barron had no need to have any special feelings towards her... Even if his predecessor had a one-on-one relationship with her, so what?
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Sure enough, shortly after the London Stock Exchange proposed to acquire Sweden's OMX Group, their competitors emerged.
The German Stock Exchange, which has lower listing and transaction fees and is second only to the London Stock Exchange in terms of trading volume, has made their offer to the Swedish OMX Group. The German Stock Exchange is willing to acquire the Swedish OMX Group in the form of cash and stock. According to the current stock price, their offer is around US$3.45 billion, slightly higher than the offer of the London Stock Exchange.
In addition to the German Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Group has also shown interest in Sweden's OMX Group. It is said that they have sent a team to Switzerland to contact the management of OMX Group and are likely to prepare an offer for OMX Group.
Under such circumstances, the London Stock Exchange will naturally not relax.
"We will continue to track the situation of the German Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Group, Your Highness. No matter what, we will beat them in terms of quotation."
Finn Hudson, CEO of Global Industrial Funds, told Barron's:
"As far as we know, both Nasdaq and Deutsche Börse have experienced more or less acquisition activities recently, and they have no advantage over us in terms of funds at this time."