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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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Mediaset agrees sale of digital-terrestrial operations unit
Mediaset has agreed the sale of 100% of R2, the company that controls the technical…
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Linius appoints former Netflix, Sky execs to advisory board
Linius Technologies, an Australian company specialising in personalised video tech, has appointed Netflix’s former director…
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Imagine Communications appoints Sky Deutschland’s standards director
Imagine Communications has appointed long-serving Sky Deutschland executive, Stephan Heimbecher, as its new international director…
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Now TV looking to add new features
Sky’s UK OTT TV service Now TV aims to add download-to-play to its offering, and…
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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 urges Ofcom to look ‘beyond the rhetoric’ of PSBs in prominence decision
Sky has urged Ofcom and the UK government to “look beyond the rhetoric” of the…
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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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Murdoch: Fox could look to buy back sports networks
‘New Fox’ the part of 21st Century Fox that will remain following Disney’s acquisition of…
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FuboTV appoints former Sky exec as it plans international expansion
US sports streaming service FuboTV has appointed former Sky executive Hannah Brown as its first…
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Sky and Virgin to broadcast MTV EMAs in Ultra HD
UK pay TV broadcasters Sky and Virgin TV have secured rights to air this year’s…
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BBC and Sky add to pressure on Saudi Arabia over BeoutQ
The BBC and Sky have called on the European Commission to take formal action against…
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Sky’s Darroch to ‘stick around’, outlines post-Comcast priorities
Sky will stay focused on growing “all segments of pay TV” as well as building…
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Sky Italia taps Nagra for DVB-T pay TV security
Sky in Italy has teamed up with Nagra, which will provide broadcast and direct-to-TV content…
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German regulator investigates Sky-DAZN Champions League deal
German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has launched an investigation into Sky Deutschland‘s Champions League broadcasting…
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Sky, Google, Rai join HbbTV Association
A number of high-profile companies have joined the HbbTV Association in the past year, including…
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Comcast closes Sky purchase, James Murdoch steps down
Comcast has closed its purchase of 21st Century Fox’s holding in Sky, with a 75%…
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21st Century Fox exits Sky by selling 39% stake to Comcast
21st Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast after the…
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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 Deutschland does deal with Discovery for sports bars
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Discovery to add the latter’s exclusive…
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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 launches latest VR experience
Sky has launched its latest VR experience, a tie-in to new Sky One drama A…
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Mediaset moving towards sale of pay TV platform
Mediaset is moving towards a sale of its pay TV unit Mediaset Premium to Sky…
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Sky Deutschland to launch pop-up Halloween channel
Sky Deutschland it to launch a pop-up Halloween channel from October 19-November 1. Sky Cinema…
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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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Mediaset agrees distribution of free channels on Sky platform
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has made its flagship service Canale 5 available on Sky’s satellite platform…
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Sky Deutschland extends deal with Turner
Sky Deutschland has extended and expanded its distribution partnership with Turner Broadcast. The deal with…