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Sony hires Sky’s Comiskey as UK country manager
Sony Pictures Television has named Sky’s Holly Comiskey as country manager for the UK and…
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Sky drama head moves to Netflix
Sky UK’s head of drama Anne Mensah is to exit the company for Netflix and…
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Comcast boss “convincing and relatable” as details emerge of Sky takeover
Comcast boss Brian Roberts has been described as “convincing and relatable” following a town hall…
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Sky & ABC Australia pair for scripted comedy Frayed
Sky UK and ABC Australia have co-commissioned Frayed, a comedy drama produced by Sharon Horgan…
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Snap bets on local originals and media partnerships
Snap has revealed a slate of new UK shows coming to its platform through partnerships…
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Comcast closes Sky purchase with a majority share
Comcast has closed its purchase of 21st Century Fox’s holding in Sky, with a 75%…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Comcast, Sky and the Murdochs?
As 21st Century Fox walks away from Sky after selling its 39% stake in the…
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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…
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Comcast closes in on 40% of Sky shares days after $39bn bid
Comcast has bought up 36.95% of Sky just days after it dealt a knock-out $39bn…
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Sky urges shareholders to accept Comcast offer
Sky has advised its shareholders to accept Comcast’s $39bn takeover days after the US telecom…
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Fox extends offer for Sky as auction deadline looms
21st Century Fox has extended its deadline for Sky shareholders to accept its £14 a share…
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TBI Weekly: Sky and Channel 4 deal is clear sign of the times
Sky and Channel 4’s content-sharing deal earlier this week signalled the beginnings of closer collaboration…
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Mediaset to sell pay-TV service to Sky
Mediaset is moving towards a sale of its pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium to Sky before…
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Sky, Channel 4 join forces for Formula 1
Sky and Channel 4 have struck a content partnership that will see the broadcasters sharing…
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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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Disney must offer £14 a share for Sky, says UK’s takeover body
The UK’s Takeover Panel has confirmed that Disney must offer at least £14 a share…
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Fox posts offer note for Sky deal
Twenty-First Century Fox has put in an offer document and form of acceptance for its…
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Sky to increase drama investment by 25%
Sky reported strong full-year results for its second quarter and revealed its plans to increase…
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Comcast drops bidding war with Disney
Comcast has dropped the bidding war with Disney to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox…
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Comcast ups Sky bid to £26bn as bidding war continues
Comcast has raised its cash offer for Sky to £26 billion ($34 billion) after 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 passes away
Former Sky chief executive Sam Chisholm has died after a short illness. Chisholm, who was…
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Comcast lines up buyers for Fox sports assets
Comcast is lining up potential buyers for 21st Century Fox regional sports networks (RSNs) in…
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Sky bid heats up for Fox, Comcast
21st Century Fox is expected to receive a green light from culture secretary Matt Hancock to…
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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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TV4 Entertainment launch indie TV & Film Studio
TV4 Entertainment, the Warner Bros. and Sky-invested OTT producer, has launched Concrete Club, an independent…
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UK gov’t 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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Sky Entertainment restructures commissioning team
Sky is set to restructure its Entertainment group and remove standalone channel heads, in a…
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Sky and HBO order true crime series from Working Title TV
Sky and HBO have greenlit The Case Against Adnan Syed, a four-hour documentary series directed…