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TBI Weekly: Comcast joins the M&A race
This week, Comcast kicked off a bidding war by formally offering £22bn for Sky and…
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Comcast makes rival £22bn cash bid for Sky
Comcast has made a firm cash offer for Sky that values the pay TV operator…
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Sky reports 10% earnings increase
Sky reported a 10% increase in earnings for the nine months to March 31, despite…
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Disney/Fox deal to close by Spring/Summer 2019
Peter Rice, president of 21st Century Fox, has told staffers that the merger between Fox…
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UK regulator says Disney must buy Sky under Fox deal
Disney will be required to make a mandatory offer for all of Sky after completing its…
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Fox London office raided by European Commission investigators
European Commission investigators raided the UK offices of Fox Networks Group yesterday as part of…
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Fox looks to sell Sky News to Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox has proposed selling Sky News to Disney on completion of its buyout…
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RTVE and commercial rivals launch OTT platform to test SVOD
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint…
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BBC’s Bulford: global nets won’t replace threatened British content
British content is under threat, as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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TBI Weekly: Why BT’s move away from drama might not be a bad idea
This week, BT boss Gavin Patterson (above) pledged that he would not invest in original…
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Netflix strikes Sky deal across Europe
Netflix will be bundled into a new Sky pay TV subscription pack in Europe. Customers…
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Comcast threatens Murdoch deal with £22bn offer for Sky
US cable giant Comcast has made a £22.1 billion (US$30.9 billion) bid for Sky, marking…
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No Amazon bid as Sky & BT renew Premier League rights
Sky and BT have each renewed their Premier League rights, with the former taking four…
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Fox still confident of Sky approval
21st Century Fox remains confident that it will secure regulatory approval for its acquisition of Sky…
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Fox names new digital president
Fox Networks Group (FNG) has promoted from within for a new leader of its Digital…
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Sky Atlantic places Trust in Danny Boyle’s FX drama
European pay TV channel Sky Atlantic has bought a Danny Boyle-led retelling of the Getty…
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Sky buys CBS cop drama S.W.A.T.
UK satcaster Sky has acquired rights to Shemar Moore cop drama vehicle S.W.A.T., which launched…
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Sky’s new Now TV move preempts full streaming switch
Sky has unveiled a new Now TV streaming device, which the European operator is due…
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Sky moves into original films in latest content push
Sky has announced plans to commission and acquire exclusive rights to original films, in its…
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Ampere: Premier League rights to pass £10bn mark
The value of Premier League football rights is set to break the £10 billion barrier…
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Fox’s Sky takeover blocked once again
21st Century Fox’s second attempt to buy up UK satcaster Sky has been provisionally blocked…
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Opinion: tech is game for TV takeover
With analysts this week claiming sports remains the critical factor in pay TV subscriptions, Iain…
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Ampere: sports fans ‘significantly more likely’ to take pay TV
Sports fans typically watch more TV than other consumers and are “significantly more likely” to…
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BT strikes deal with Sky for Now TV and sports
BT has agreed a deal to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to…
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Discovery threatened with another carrriage blackout in Europe
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…
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Beta joins Sky Germany’s Bridge-inspired Pagan Peak
Sky Germany’s upcoming reimagining of The Bridge has welcomed Munich’s Beta Film as coproducer and…
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Sky UK lands CBS dramas SEAL Team & Instinct
CBS Studios International has offered first-window broadcast rights to Sky UK for new drama SEAL…
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Cinemax copro among new Sky originals
UK pay TV service Sky is working up a London-set gangster thriller as a coproduction…
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Sky threatens to cut Sky News ties to ease Fox deal
Sky has threatened to review its ownership of Sky News if were to impede Fox’s…