SoftBank executives have revived discussions about taking the technology group private, and Netflix is expected to outspend all its major rivals on entertainment content this year. Plus, the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall, explains why France and Germany took different approaches to Covid-19 stimulus and why France’s might be considered more of a gamble. SoftBank executives revive talks on taking Japanese group privateft.com/content/a83648a9-62fe-41d2-88e4-870fb2665b60?Netflix to take crown for spending on films and televisionft.com/content/7d66dd4c-440c-44d3-a234-39346fb69a91?France launches €100bn coronavirus recovery planft.com/content/0921c871-17b5-4e2e-bdea-aab78c2d0090Germany’s ‘ka-boom’ stimulus marks a surprising changehttps://www.ft.com/content/29ddcad4-aa2c-11ea-a766-7c300513fe47Oracle wins bidding war for TikTok’s US operationshttps://www.ft.com/content/4860ec09-212b-45c2-9cc3-27f731816130? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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