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Sky offers mobile TV without use of data allowance
Sky has unveiled a new version of its Watch mobile TV offering, which enables Sky…
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Sky Austria launches streaming offering Sky X
Sky has launched a streaming-only option, Sky X, in the Austrian market, the latest iteration…
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Mediaset channels return to Sky Italia
Italian broadcaster Mediaset’s channels have returned to pay TV operator Sky Italia’s platform after an…
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Sky chief blasts mulled voluntary TV gambling ad ban
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen has criticised the floating of plans by the Remote…
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Sky Sports strikes new deal for Scottish Premiership
Sky Sports has struck a new agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League to carry…
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Sky Deutschland adds Netflix to Sky Q
Sky Deutschland will add Netflix to its Sky Q offering tomorrow as part of a…
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Pluto TV makes European debut on Now TV in the UK
US over-the-top television service Pluto TV has made its first move into Europe by launching…
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Now TV integrates Netflix and launches new smart box
The recently-announced collaboration between pay TV giant Sky and SVOD platform Netflix took a step…
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Comcast closes in on 40% of Sky shares days after US$39bn bid
Comcast has bought up 36.95% of Sky just days after it dealt a knock-out $39bn…
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Fox ‘considering options’ as Comcast deals knockout blow for Sky
Sky’s stock has jumped in value after the pay TV operator’s independent board recommended shareholders…
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Sky to bring Netflix on-demand package to Sky Q in November
Sky is introducing Netflix to its Sky Q platform in the UK in November, launching…
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Fox extends Sky deadline as sealed auction looms
21st Century Fox has extended its deadline for Sky shareholders to accept its £14 a…
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Sky Deutschland taps Roku for launch of Sky Ticket Stick
Sky Deutschland has launched the Sky Ticket Stick, and HDMI dongle supplied by Sky’s long-term…
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Sky invests in media supply chain management specialist
Sky has invested US$2 million (€1.7 million) in media and entertainment supply chain management specialist…
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UK Takeover Panel rules Disney must pay £14 a share for Sky
The UK Takeover Panel has confirmed that Disney would be obliged to pay £14 (€15.70)…
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Sky launches pop-up superheroes channel
Sky Deutschland is launching a pop-up TV channel dedicated to comic book superheroes. The channel,…
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Sky impresses with strong full year results
Sky reported strong full-year results with revenue and EBITDA gains, half a million new customer…
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Sky Deutschland strikes deal with DAZN for sports bars
Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with sports streaming network DAZN to provide its service…
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Liberty Global unconcerned whether Fox or Comcast take control of Sky
Liberty Global is “not bothered” about whether 21st Century Fox or Comcast gains control of…
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Comcast raises Sky bid to £26bn as UK government approves Fox takeover
Comcast has raised its cash offer for Sky to £26 billion after 21st Century Fox’s…
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21st Century Fox ups Sky bid to £24.5bn
Twenty-first Century Fox has increased its offer for Sky to £24.5 billion (€27.7 billion), outbidding…
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Sky bidding war in prospect as Fox set for green light
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock…
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RTL pay channels dropped by Sky
German commercial broadcaster RTL’s pay TV channels will cease to broadcast on pay TV operator…
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UK sets scene for Sky bidding war between Fox and Comcast
The UK government has approved 21st Century Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky on the condition that…
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Italian league votes to cancel Mediapro Serie A award
Italy’s football league has agreed to annul its award of Serie A rights to Spanish…
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Comcast saddles up for Fox hunt
Comcast’s statement this week that it is in “advanced stages of preparing” an all-cash offer…
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Comcast in ‘advanced stages’ of preparing all-cash offer for Fox
Comcast has confirmed that it is considering making an all-cash offer for the Fox assets…
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Boost for Comcast’s Sky bid as Hancock ‘not minded’ to intervene
Comcast has received a boost in its bid for Sky as UK secretary of state…
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Comcast ‘preparing’ potential new bid for Fox
Comcast is reportedly preparing a new bid for 21st Century Fox. Separately, the US cable…
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Sky Sports launching new dedicated horse-racing channel
Sky Sports is launching a channel dedicated to horse racing, the latest in a series…