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Telecom Italia-Sky partnership to go live in April
Telecom Italia’s wholesale TV deal with Sky is due to go live in April, allowing…
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Sky Deutschland to delist as Sky begins squeeze out
Sky has confirmed it is to acquire the remaining 4% of the shares in Sky…
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Sky assessing IP delivery of 4K content
Sky said that it is “not ruling out” the possibility of delivering 4K content over…
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Sky looking to 4K service for Germany this year or early next
Sky could launch a 4K TV service in Germany at the end of this year…
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Sky defends Premier League spend, European backlash gathers pace
Sky’s group director, corporate affairs, Graham McWilliam, has taken to Twitter to defend Sky’s record…
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Premier League TV auction hits record £5.14 billion
Sky retained the bulk of live Premier League football but upped its spend as the…
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Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
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Sky plans next-generation Now TV box, Italy device launch
Sky is planning to launch a “next generation” Now TV box later this year, and…
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Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
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Sky Sports snatches golf Open from BBC
Pay TV operator Sky’s Sky Sports arm has confirmed that it has secured exclusive live…
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Sky plans 4K set-top box
UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…
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BBC reportedly set to lose golf Open
The BBC is set to lose its rights to the British Open golf championship to…
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Sky moves into mobile with Telefonica deal
Sky is set to offer mobile voice and data services for the first time from…
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Virgin Media calls for halt to Premier League rights auction
UK cable provider Virgin Media has asked Ofcom to pause the current Premier League TV…
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Three enters exclusive takeover talks with O2
Hutchison Whampoa, the parent company of UK mobile operator Three, has entered exclusive negotiations with…
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Walthelm to take expanded programming role at Sky Deutschland
Elke Walthelm has been promoted to senior vice-president of partner channels for Sky Deutschland, managing…
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Discovery could bid for Premier League rights
Discovery Communications will join the auction for lucrative English Premier League rights in the UK,…
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Mediaset quashes Champions League sub-contracting rumours
Mediaset has forcefully denied persistent rumours that it is preparing to sub-contract some of its…
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Sky eyes Telefonica deal in possible quad-play move
Sky has reportedly been in talks with Telefonica about partnering with its UK mobile arm…
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Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch to deliver MIPTV keynote
Sky’s group chief executive Jeremy Darroch is due to deliver a ‘Media Mastermind Keynote’ at…
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Sky launching new drama series simultaneously across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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Whistle Sports raises US$28 million in funding
Sky and Liberty Global-backed YouTube multichannel network (MCN) Whistle Sports has closed a US$28 million…
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Sky extending AdSmart to on-demand services
Sky is planning to extend its AdSmart targeted advertising platform to on-demand services, and to…
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Sky to create dedicated Cricket World Cup channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is to create a dedicated channel for the ICC Cricket…
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Sky gives Davey expanded programming role
UK pay TV provider Sky has given German unit Sky Deutschland’s executive vice-president of programming,…
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Sky Deutschland delisting in sight as Sky passes 95%
Sky has acquired an additional tranche of shares in Sky Deutschland, opening the way to…
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Cisco takes Sky AdSmart to US customers at CES
Cisco has partnered with European pay TV operator Sky at the Consumer Electronics Show in…
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Ofcom launches pay TV consultation into Sky Sports
Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…
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Sky Deutschland launches Roku-powered streaming box
Sky Deutschland has launched a Roku-powered streaming media box, designed to let viewers access Sky…
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Sky Deutschland secures Europa League football rights
Sky Deutschland has secured the live broadcasting rights for the UEFA Europa League up to…