PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - April 28
April 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- France's Banijay explores takeover bid for ITV
- Octopus-backed Fern explores push into UK mobile operations
- Grenfell Tower fridge maker did not run adequate safety checks, council claims
Overview
- French media giant Banijay Group BNJ.AS is working on plans for a takeover offer for ITV ITV.L or its studio arm to bring together two of Europe's largest TV production groups
- A company backed by Octopus Group ORIT.L, the multibillion-pound fund that owns the eponymous energy company, is exploring opportunities to offer virtual sim-only contracts to both businesses and consumers, in a move that could challenge industry incumbents such as BT-owned BT.L EE and Virgin Media O2.
- The maker of the Hotpoint fridge-freezer blamed for igniting the fire at UK's Grenfell Tower failed to run adequate safety tests before the devastating blaze at the London apartment block, Kensington and Chelsea council has claimed.
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