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Georgie Frost

How Culture Trip has turned into one of Forbes 2017 Fast-Growing British Companies to Watch

Georgie Frost
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How Culture Trip has turned into one of Forbes 2017 Fast-Growing British Companies to Watch
This morning Georgie was joined by Dr. Kris Naudts, Culture Trip's founder and CEO. Kris, is a former academic psychiatrist turned media entrepreneur and his company Culture Trip was recently named as one of Forbes 2017 Fast-Growing British Companies to Watch and has received $20M in funding from investors PPF Group.
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Dr. Kris Naudts


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Georgie Frost

The News Review: Poor mobile 4G coverage is worse than Peru

Georgie Frost
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The News Review: Poor mobile 4G coverage is worse than Peru
Today on the agenda, Georgie Frost and David Braithwaite from Citrus Financial Management discussed how British consumers have been hit by a total of 300-million pounds worth of unarranged overdraft fees. Plus they look into why mobile 4G coverage "varies widely" across the UK - and is worse that Estonia and Peru. All these stories and more on The News Review.
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David Braithwaite


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Georgie Frost

Michel Barnier says he can't give a "definitive" Brexit cost

Georgie Frost
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Michel Barnier says he can't give a "definitive" Brexit cost
Michel Barnier is putting out his Brexit negotiation guidelines this morning. Georgie and Billy Bambrough of Verdict.co.uk discussed more of what he said.
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Billy Bambrough


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Nigel Cassidy

How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?

Nigel Cassidy
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How is the sterling affecting the retail sector?
Analysts are predicting underlying pre-tax profits for Sainsbury’s to be about £578m in its full-year results tomorrow, down from £587m last year. City observers are concerned that the company is leaning too heavily on its recent acquisition of Home Retail, which includes Argos and Habitat. Argos delivered growth of 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, like-for-like food sales in the same period fell 0.5 per cent.
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Richard Perks


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Nigel Cassidy

Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?

Nigel Cassidy
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Is Brexit damaging the UK advertising market?
A recent study from the Advertising Association has found a fifth of companies surveyed lost business due to the Brexit vote. James Murphy, Adam & Eve/DBB co-founder and AA chairman, said that "On the Friday afternoon of the vote, I got a phone call from a large North American client cancelling a contract, with the question: ‘What the hell have you guys done?’
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Steve Stokes


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Ed Bowsher

BP reveals slick Q1, moves back into black

Ed Bowsher
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BP reveals slick Q1, moves back into black
BP has released its first quarter results today, revealing that - on a replacement cost basis - it's gone back in the black. Is this all down to the recently rising oil price or are other factors at play? For more on this and the day's corporate news, Ed Bowsher spoke to Dan Thomas, Deputy Companies Editor at the Financial Times.
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Daniel Thomas


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Ed Bowsher

UK and EU manufacturing on the up

Ed Bowsher
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UK and EU manufacturing on the up
Data released today shows strong UK PMIs for manufacturing, up from 54.2 to 57.3 in April, beating out analysts expectations. Euro-Area manufacturing was also on the up, growing from 56.2 to 56.7. To discuss the causes behind this and more of the day's big macro news, Ed Bowsher was joined by Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets.
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Mike van Dulken


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Georgie Frost

Money Fight Club: How smart are smart meters?

Georgie Frost
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Money Fight Club: How smart are smart meters?
Georgie Frost is joined by financial heavy weights Lindsay Cook and Andy Webb. This week they take on the malfunctioning smart meters charging people as much as seven times their normal bill. Plus why insurance companies are getting the sucker punch this week and is it really a good idea to pay off your student debt?
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Lindsay Cook, Andy Webb


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Georgie Frost

Can hacking really damage Netflix?

Georgie Frost
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Can hacking really damage Netflix?
Over the weekend streaming giant Netflix has been held to ransom by hackers who released ten episodes of hit series Orange is the New Black after their demands went unmet. So do cyber security threats such as this really represent a growing risk to the entertainment industry? Share Radio's Tom Hill joined Georgie Frost in the studio to explain more.
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Tom Hill


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Georgie Frost

Can the UK tech industry become the next Silicon Valley?

Georgie Frost
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Can the UK tech industry become the next Silicon Valley?
How will UK tech start-ups fare post-Brexit and can the country still become a European equivalent of Silicon Valley? Georgie Frost meets Gordon & Eden- a leading specialist in recruiting digital and technology executives and part of the Leap 100 list of fastest growing companies.
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Sam Gordon


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