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Sky Deutschland strikes first collective remuneration deal with creatives
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck agreements with two groups representing TV creatives in…
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Sky Italia adds RAI and Mediaset channels to Sky Go app in Italy
Sky Italia has announced that all of Italy’s main TV channels, those operated by Rai,…
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Sky Sports secures ICC live cricket rights through until 2031
UK pay TV broadcaster Sky Sports has announced a new long-term deal with cricket governing body the ICC which…
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Sky drops episode one of The Last of Us on YouTube for free
HBO’s critically-acclaimed scripted series The Last of Us has been one of the early breakout…
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Comcast: big is bountiful
Comcast, which the European Audiovisual Observatory this week identified as Europe’s biggest media company by…
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Peacock hits 20 million subs as Comcast weathers the storm
Media giant Comcast finished 2022 in robust shape, according to the company’s end of year…
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Amazon and Sky extend alliance with addition of music app
The Amazon Music app has been added to Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q…
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Sky Italia co-founder Andrea Zappia to depart group later this year
Sky stalwart Andrea Zappia is to leave the company, according to reports emerging from the…
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UK’s Sky to offer Discovery+ streaming service for free
UK platform operator Sky TV has made streaming service Discovery+ available to its subscribers at…
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SkyShowtime acquires raft of HBO Max shows
SkyShowtime, the recently launched Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer, has acquired 21 former HBO Max European…
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Sky Sports secures South African T20 cricket league
Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports unit has struck a new five-year cricket rights…
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Sky Sports secured US Open UK rights after eight-year gap
Sky Sports has unveiled a five-year partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for…
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SkyShowtime adds detail on Central & Eastern European rollout
Having previously announced its official launch date in Bulgaria and the majority of the former…
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Sky introduces monthly fee for ad-skipping on Sky Stream and Sky Go
The war on ad avoidance entered a new phase this week with the news that…
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John Ryley, long-serving head of Sky News, to step down in Spring 2023
Sky news head John Ryley is to step down next year. In an open letter,…
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Serie A chief lobbies for longer domestic rights cycle to attract new bidders
In a wide-ranging interview with Italian media outlet Il Sole 24 Ore, the CEO of…
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Sky opens 600-strong innovation centre at Osterley HQ
Comcast-owned media and entertainment company Sky has opened a new innovation centre on its Osterley…
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Sky adds linear channel to its Sky Kids portfolio, commissions originals
From February, Sky is launching a 24-hour ad-free Sky Kids channel which it says will…
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Sky Austria MD upped to Sky Deutschland commercial chief
Sky Austria managing director Neal O’Rourke is to become Sky Deutschland’s chief commercial officer in…
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Pay TV platform Sky sub-licences cricket event to Channel 4 in the UK
In a further sign of growing co-operation between free-to-air and pay TV broadcasters on sports…
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Sky streamer NOW comes to Google TV devices
Sky has extended the capabilities of its streaming service NOW. As of this week, it…
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Comcast resilient, but Sky grapples with tough economic climate
Against a backdrop of economic volatility and seismic change in the media industry, Sky and…
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Sky Deutschland sub-licences Bundesliga match to Sat1 to promote its service
Sky Deutschland and the Seven.One Entertainment Group have reached agreement for a Bundesliga match between…
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Sky launches Stream, its latest shift away from satellite
European PayTV broadcaster and streamer Sky has today launched a new product called Sky Stream…
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Sky enters new era with shift to IPTV
Sky has officially ditched the dish in the UK. When it launched Sky Glass in…
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Sky brings standalone Stream device to UK on October 18
Sky has announced that its streaming device Sky Stream will launch in the UK as…
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MultiChoice becomes Sky Glass syndication partner
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice Group is to be Comcast-owned pay TV giant Sky’s…
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Sky Glass goes on sale in Italy
Sky Glass, the pay TV operator’s integrated smart TV, has gone on sale in Italy….
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SkyShowtime to begin rollout on September 20 in Nordics
SkyShowtime, the streaming joint-venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, will launch on September 20. The…
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Ofcom: Sky ‘continues to contravene’ end of contract notification rules
The UK’s broadcast regulator, Ofcom, has found that Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky is in…