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Candy Crush Saga firm plans US listing

Reuters, Stockholm
King, the Swedish firm behind hit mobile phone game Candy Crush Saga, is planning a US stock market debut which some analysts think could value it at more than $5 billion and herald a flurry of technology company listings this year.
The successful flotation of Twitter in November and a surge in Facebook shares have fuelled speculation that a string of technology firms could come to market, including Spotify, AirBnB and Square, as well as King.
However, some analysts are cautious about whether King can maintain its breakneck pace of growth, particularly given the difficulty some other games makers have experienced in maintaining success.
Zynga, the maker of Farmville, has seen its share price halve since its late 2011 initial public offering (IPO), while Finland's Rovio has struggled to replicate the success of its 2010 hit Angry Birds.
King co-founder and CEO Riccardo Zacconi played down such concerns, saying the group which is 48.2 percent-owned by private equity firm Apax Partners had so far launched five games for mobile phones and all had attracted substantial fan-bases.
BTCL, Teletalk owe Tk 3,300cr to regulator
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The regulator has sent the recommendation to the finance and telecom ministries for further action.
The BTCL could pay its outstanding bills in instalments, which could ease the pressure on the company, Bose said.
The fixed-phone company provides special services to the government by spreading its network up to the upazila level where it has a low customer base, he said.
So there is scope to give the company some time to clear the bills, he said.
Teletalk has so far deposited Tk 50 crore as 3G spectrum charges, Bose said.
The operator launched mobile services in the hilly regions and the Sundarbans areas, although it does earn much from there, he said.
Considering these, the telecom ministry has earlier requested the finance ministry to provide the amount that Teletalk owes to the regulator as equity, said Abubakar Siddique, the telecom secretary.
The government may also give Teletalk Tk 1,600 crore as loan to help it clear the bills, Bose said.
Teletalk is now in a better position compared to the previous years with its growing number of subscribers, he said.
The regulator has also recently served a notice on another mobile operator Citycell to clear Tk 255 crore as spectrum fees and revenue sharing in a month.
Later, the telecom ministry has given six months time to Citycell to pay the outstanding bills. But to take the offer, the operator will have to pay Tk 26 crore as revenue sharing charges by February 28.