Netflix and its rivals are set to join a £4bn bidding war for Bond films

The world is Net enough! Netflix and its rivals are set to join a £4bn bidding war for Bond films as MGM considers selling its back catalogue The studio behind the 007 franchise is considering a sale of its back catalogue  MGM hopes to spark battle that could interest streaming services such as Netflix Its … Read more

Kelly Ripa unveils holiday card featuring all three of her children and bidding 2020 farewell

Live! with Kelly and Ryan host Kelly Ripa unveiled her annual holiday card on Monday featuring her three children – son Michael, 23; daughter Lola, 19; and son Joaquin, 17. ‘Behold the card. We wish you health, happiness and a break from 2020. Back of the card says it all,’ the New Jersey-born 50-year-old – … Read more

Canadian predator bidding for G4S plans threatens British jobs

Canadian predator bidding for G4S plans threatens British jobs as it plans to create a ‘James Bond MI6-style’ hub in Montreal By Tom Witherow Financial Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 19 November 2020 The Canadian predator bidding for G4S plans to create a ‘James Bond … Read more

Furious bidding war erupts as Chinese collectors bid more than £50,000 for bowls worth just £200

A pair of Chinese ceramic bowls, valued at just £200 at auction, sparked offers of more than £50,000 after a bidding war broke out between rival collectors today.  The items, listed as a pair of 20th century Chinese copper-red and blue-ground Sanduo bowls, were sold by Olympia Auctions in west London. The listing describes them … Read more

Dancing With The Stars: Tyra Banks cries while bidding fond farewell to Jeannie Mai after emergency

Tyra Banks cried as she bid a departing Jeannie Mai goodbye on Monday’s episode of Dancing With The Stars. The 46-year-old host didn’t hold back when honoring Jeannie, 41, who competed on the show before getting sidelined Sunday by a medical emergency. ‘Jeannie, we’re glad everything went well and that you’re on your way to … Read more

Bidding war erupts for control of G4S: US rival mulls rival offer

Shares in G4S surged after the beleaguered security firm found itself in the middle of a takeover battle. The British company is already fighting off a hostile £2.9billion bid from Canada’s Garda World, which it has branded ‘unattractive and opportunistic’. But yesterday it revealed that US rival Allied Universal Security Services has also approached it … Read more

Lost portrait of glamorous Anglo-Irish socialite Oonagh Guinness, 21, sparks bidding war

A lost portrait of the glamorous twice-divorced Anglo-Irish socialite Oonagh Guinness sparked a bidding war after it vanished for 25 years, before eventually selling for £255,000.  The 1931 oil painting depicts the Guinness founder’s 21-year-old granddaughter who, along with her blonde sisters Aileen and Maureen, were known as the ‘Golden Guinness Girls’ of 1920s British … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Brothers hit the jackpot after William Hill bidding war

MARKET REPORT: Gambling tycoon brothers Fred and Peter Done hit the jackpot after William Hill bidding war By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 25 September 2020 Gambling tycoons Fred and Peter Done hit the jackpot yesterday as a bidding war for William Hill added … Read more

Pia Miller debuts new locks with sultry selfie after bidding farewell to boyfriend Patrick Whitesell

Going lighter! Pia Miller debuts new locks with a sultry selfie after bidding farewell to her multi-millionaire American boyfriend Patrick Whitesell By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:50 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 09:13 BST, 22 September 2020 She bid farewell to her multi-millionaire American talent agent boyfriend Patrick Whitesell as he flew … Read more

Oracle wins bidding for TikTok’s US operations after the app rejected Microsoft two days before ban

Computer software company Oracle has won the bidding for TikTok‘s US operations, a source told the Wall Street Journal.   It comes a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban the Chinese-owned app in the US. A person familiar with the matter told the WSJ that Oracle will be … Read more