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David McCourt, the founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital, catches up with the Financial Times team about his experience in business, where he likes to eat and about his business deals.

Addressing an audience at the Science Foundation Ireland Science Summit, Mr McCourt said he is not a private equity guy, but is a telecoms builder.

Granahan McCourt, the lead figure in the sole remaining bidder for the National Broadband Plan project, is to sell its shares in the consortium telecoms firm enet.

Irish-American entrepreneur David McCourt is aiming to be the man who will bring broadband to the entire island of Ireland.   He joined Ryan Tubridy to talk about his extraordinary life and his huge plans.  As regards the broadband, Ryan was curious, can he do it?

National Broadband Ireland, the name associated with the Granahan McCourt led Consortium bidding for the National Broadband Plan (NBP), has today submitted its final tender to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) for the delivery of the project.

David McCourt was featured by the Irish Independent in a new Q&A profiling his personality, business acumen and best-selling entrepreneurial book, Total Rethink.

David McCourt’s new book, Total Rethink, was featured by The Irish Times this morning. David’s discusses why he believes entrepreneurs must act like revolutionaries in order to make significant developments and change in the modern world.

David McCourt spoke to Emma Lunn at The Guardian about the launch of his new book Total ReThink, entrepreneurial habits, and about why he loves London.

David McCourt talks about how football clubs can utilize social media data in more ways in order to rethink their models.

David McCourt spoke with City A.M. to promote his new book, Total Rethink, focusing on how businesses and entrepreneurs need to think differently to change the game.

David McCourt was speaking to Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray to promote his new book, Total Rethink, which is already a best-seller in Ireland and launched last week in the UK.

SLOW, cumbersome internet connections could soon be a thing of the past for Limerick families if Irish-American businessman David C. McCourt gets his way according to The Limerick Leader.

Fora.ie showcase an extract of David McCourt’s brand new book, Total Rethink. The book details how a change of thinking is required from entrepreneurs in order to exact change, they must act more like revolutionaries in order to change the game and make an impact.

The Irish Independent highlight David McCourt’s launch of his brand new book in Ireland called Total Rethink at the Merrion Hotel.

David McCourt, Chairman of Granahan McCourt Capital discusses his new book “Total Rethink” with The Clare Champion and  how he would really like to see his book help people challenge limiting beliefs they hold about themselves and their own abilities.

David McCourt, Chairman of Granahan McCourt Capital, sat down with The Times to talk about his career so far and his recent endeavors, including the launch of his brand new book ‘Total Rethink.’

Marseille fans looking forward to tonight’s Europa League final against Atletico Madrid have soccer-playing school kids in the United States to thank, according to David McCourt, whose brother Frank has revived the club.

Enet boss David McCourt has invested close to €10m in the rapidly-growing British football content platform Dugout and is expected to centre much of the technical side of the business in Dublin.

Enet chairman David McCourt talks about why he’s determined to see the project succeed.“It’s irrelevant to me what (competitors) are doing. What we need to do is stay focused on winning and stay focused on executing on a very ambitious project.” David McCourt told Fora.ie.

David McCourt, Chairman of Granahan McCourt Capital sat down with Irish Independent journalist Fearghal O’Connor to reminisce about some of his career highlights and talk about his upcoming book Total Rethink.

David McCourt, chairman and chief executive of telecoms and media investment firm Granahan McCourt Capital, was the first person to be recognised for his services to business by the White House, is an award-winning entrepreneur, and has been described as a “telecoms revolutionary” by The Economist, spoke with City A.M. about his investment in Dugout.

Granahan McCourt Capital’s chairman David C. McCourt announced that he has co-invested alongside brother and owner of Marseille Football Club, Frank McCourt in leading sports video and media platform Dugout. Dugout will launch a joint venture with ALTV in Cairo to adapt its videos for Arabic speakers, and the deal will also allow Dugout to make use of the McCourts’ technology infrastructure to improve the stability of its streaming service.

Adrian Weckler from the Irish Independent sat down with the Emmy award-winning Boston tycoon who is the last man standing in Ireland’s controversial National Broadband Plan – Enet chairman David McCourt.

An Taoiseach TD, has presented Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) prestigious ‘St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal’ to David McCourt, Founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital, the worldwide investors in technology, media and telecommunications, celebrating his significant contribution to technology and innovation across academia, research and industry.

Granahan McCourt Capital’s chairman and technology and telecoms entrepeneur David C. McCourt has been named the recipient of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day science medal. The annual SFI award is designed to recognise the outstanding contributions of Irish scientists, engineers or technologists living and working in the US to academia, research and industry.

Granahan McCourt Capital’s chairman David C. McCourt spoke with Private Equity News’ Jessica Davies about how investing in new technologies can disrupt traditional markets. In the interview, McCourt discussed his thoughts on investment strategies, and that businesses have to fundamentally disrupt the status quo to win in today’s climate.

Granahan McCourt Capital’s chairman David C. McCourt tells The Irish Independent about Enet’s new plan to bring broadband connectivity to homes in Ireland’s rural regions like Roscommon Town and Donegal Town.

Granahan McCourt Capital company, enet, has announced a new €100 million joint venture with energy firm SSE to supply 115,000 rural homes with fibre broadband over the next two years.

ALTV.com, one of the fastest growing free streaming services recently launched in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA), today announced its partnership with Dugout, the digital platform created to connect football fans with the world’s greatest clubs and players and deliver exclusive behind-the-scenes content and access.

ALTV is the Middle East’s most promising contender, but it is more than just a streaming site. Currently operating in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Lebanon, more than 50 per cent of ALTV’s content is produced by its members. It also offers film enthusiasts a platform to learn the trade, with video training available for everyone from those setting out to make their debut video to those seeking a route into full-time work.

Silicon Republic reports on the news that IIF acquires Enet to bring future-proofed connectivity services to Ireland. The Irish Infrastructure Fund (IFF) has acquired 78pc of broadband firm Enet in a move that values the company at up to €200m.

BBC profile Granahan McCourt chairman David C. McCourt. Brian Morgan, professor of entrepreneurship at Cardiff Metropolitan University, says: “David McCourt is one of those entrepreneurs who has learned to successfully create and to navigate public-private partnerships in order to increase investment in mobile and cable connectivity in areas where it has traditionally been deemed as uneconomic.

ALTV, the fastest growing free streaming service for user-generated content recently launched in the Middle East and North Africa,  announced its launch of the first ever user-generated current events show in Morocco.

ALTV, one of the fastest growing free streaming services recently launched in the Middle East and North Africa, is breaking new ground in the Egyptian broadcast arena with the success of the region’s first ever user-generated current events show.

David McCourt discusses the best way to invest both money and effort in businesses with Eliances Heroes host David Cogan. David and David talk technology in this segment, particularly how McCourt sold Corporate Communications Network to MFS Communications and eventually to WorldCom for $14.3 Billion.

Chairman of enet, David McCourt, argues that while legislators in the United States are searching for a new model to foster competition in telecoms market, they should be looking towards what’s already happening in Ireland.

Media Square will support ALTV’s expanding digital video platform through the mediums of product placement, exclusive content sponsors and advertisements. The agency will be assigned with connecting brands with the opportunity to associate with ALTV’s locally produced flagship content.

David McCourt came to the University of Chicago Institute of Politics as the guest of IOP Fall Fellow Phil Revzin. Revzin and McCourt discussed the implications of Trump’s election for America’s global image and foreign policy. Before the event, McCourt sat down with the Gate’s Eileen Li to discuss his experience working for former House speaker Tip O’Neill, the challenges of starting his own company, and his vision for an independent third party.

David McCourt, founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital recently sat down with Bloomberg’s Daybreak Europe. Known as a serial entrepreneur having bought and sold twenty different companies in nine different countries, he spoke to hosts Markus Karlsson and Caroline Hepker about whether President Elect Donald Trump’s win will be as fruitful for telecoms as it is expected to be for the infrastructural realm.

David McCourt’s latest blog features on The Huffington Post about the wider impact of AT&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner. McCourt explains that the deal might change everything and the government must stop focusing on the wrong things and realize the real issues: force companies to split their local networks from their service business and trigger a new wave of innovation.

Eric Neville, ALTV’s new COO talks with Fearghal O’Connor from The Sunday Business Post about his latest challenge. Eric is helping US businessman David McCourt in his attempt to conquer the Middle East’s digital content market from a redbrick Georgian office on Dublin’s Merrion Square.

David McCourt, founder and chairman at Granahan McCourt Capital, discusses opportunities for telecoms companies in the developing world on CNBC Europe’s morning television show, Street Signs.

David McCourt talks about how to make telecoms provision viable in unconnected regions and how private partnerships can provide the answer in many regions of the world

David C. McCourt, founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital, has been announced as the inaugural Executive in Residence for Entrepreneurial Economics and Innovation at Georgetown University. The new role will see serial technology, media and telecoms entrepreneur support the institution as global leader in entrepreneurship education.

ALTV, the recently launched free streaming service offering an exciting new way to watch Arabic video content has announced the release of its anticipated new mobile app. Available on both iOS and Android devices, the new app allows users to view and share their favourite programming anytime and anywhere, as well as quickly and conveniently find new and trending content ranging from sports coverage to comedy, film and game reviews, makeup tutorials and current events.

Four billion people across the globe – both within and outside of the developing world – remain underserved or wholly unconnected. Investment firm Granahan McCourt Capital is working to drive global connectivity through government partnerships. VSat Global met with Chairman and CEO, David C. McCourt, also Chairman at Skyware Technologies, to hear more.

David McCourt talks with Tanya Beckett on BBC’s Business Live, ‘Behind the Headlines’ show about connecting the world’s unconnected population, the current telecommunications trends and the investment opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa.

The 58-year-old sits on a telecoms and broadcast empire that has reportedly seen his net worth rise close to €1bn. He has Emmy awards. He has contracts from Mexico to Saudi Arabia. He has a partner who sits on the board of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway investment firm.