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Sky
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Sky ups startup focus with Berlin and Tel Aviv investments
Sky plans to open a new office in Berlin and invest US$4 million in an…
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Comcast extends deadline for Sky shareholders
Comcast has extended its deadline for Sky shareholders to accept its £14.75 (€16.50) a share…
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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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Net Insight to provide network for Austrian Bundesliga coverage
Austria’s MTI Teleport has tapped Swedish technology outfit Net Insight to build a media network…
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Fox sticks with £14 a share for Sky but switches to public offer
21st Century Fox has posted its £14 a share offer for the 61% of Sky…
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Fox and Disney shareholders say yes to deal
21st Century Fox and Disney shareholders have approved the acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business by…
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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 least complained-about pay TV operator in UK in Q1
Sky was the least complained-about pay TV provider in the UK in the first quarter…
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Comcast drops out of Fox race to focus on Sky
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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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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Streaming services overtake UK pay TV as viewing revolution gathers pace
Subscriptions to OTT TV services Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV have overtaken traditional…
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Mediaset strikes deal with DAZN to bring Serie A to premium subscribers
Mediaset has struck a deal with Perform Group, operator of the DAZN sports streaming 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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Former Sky chief Sam Chisholm dies aged 78
Former Sky chief executive Sam Chisholm has died after a short illness. Chisholm, who was…
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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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Sky chief calls for new regulator to hold internet giants to account
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has joined the chorus of media company executives calling for regulatory…
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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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Fox says Comcast deal would ‘carry more regulatory risk’
21st Century Fox has said that a deal with Comcast would carry more regulatory risk…
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UK accepts 21CF-Sky terms after Disney sweetens Sky News pledge
The UK government has accepted deal terms between 21st Century Fox and Sky, following an…
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Sky independent committee welcomes EC Comcast approval
Sky’s independent committee has welcomed the European Commission’s decision at the end of last week…
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Mediaset seeking options for Serie A in wake of auction
Mediaset is to try to strike a deal with OTT TV provider Perform Group or…
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OTT TV outfit TV4 Entertainment launches independent studio
TV4 Entertainment, the Warner Bros. and Sky-invested OTT producer, has launched Concrete Club, an independent…
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Sky secures Serie A rights following annulment of Mediapro deal
As widely expected, Sky Italia has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast 266 live games per…
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Amazon breaks into English Premier League with new deal
Amazon Prime Video has broken the hold of Sky and BT on the English Premier…
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Sky secures Premier League rights for Ireland
UK pay TV leader Sky has secured the rights to show 128 Premier League games…
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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 rejects Mediapro’s €1.6bn guarantee for Serie A
Italy’s football league has rejected a €1.6 billion guarantee by Spanish broadcaster Mediapro that was…