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Jul 18 2017
Sky has completed changes to the entertainment and sports genres, which has seen Sky Arts moving to a new slot and the launch of Sky’s new sports channels. The following changes have been made to Sky’s channel line-up in the UK today: (All channels with HD simulcasts are allocated two channel numbers, with the HD […]
Jun 15 2017
UK pay-TV platforms Sky and Virgin Media have formed a strategic partnership that they say will enable businesses both big and small to benefit further from advanced TV advertising across both Virgin TV and Sky platforms. Advertisers will be able to target a potential audience over time of more than 30 million viewers, putting it […]
May 17 2017
London – 17 May, 2017 – Sky is pleased to announce the extension of its long-standing partnership with NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. The extensive multi-year agreements cover Sky Cinema and NBCUniversal International Networks’ (NBCUIN) suite of channel brands for Sky’s customers in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. The […]
Apr 24 2017
UK culture secretary, Karen Bradley, has extended the investigation deadline for 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion takeover of Sky until after the UK general election. In a statement published Friday, Bradley said she had written to UK broadcast regulator Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), extending the period within which they must […]
Apr 20 2017
Sky has confirmed it has struck long-term rights renewals with UKTV, A+E Networks and NBCUniversal ensuring its customers continue to have access to content from these broadcasters, and has announced a $250million deal with HBO to produce high quality drama. The deal with UKTV also paves the way for the arrival of UKTV’s on-demand service […]
Apr 20 2017
Sky Sports will show Test cricket in Ultra HD this summer when England take on South Africa in their Test series across July and August. In a world first for Test cricket, Sky Q customers in the UK and Ireland can look forward to every ball of England’s Test series against South Africa in stunning […]
Apr 10 2017
The £11.7bn deal “raises no competition concerns”, the European Commission has decided. The European Commission has given its approval for 21st Century Fox to pursue its takeover of Sky plc, the owner of Sky News. Fox already owns a 39% controlling stake in Sky, but is bidding to buy the remainder of the company. The […]
Mar 16 2017
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is to refer 21st Century Fox’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of pay-TV operator Sky it does not already own to the European Commission on grounds of media plurality and adherence to broadcasting standards. In a formal Intervention Notice, Bradley said […]
Feb 10 2017
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch’s suitability to hold a UK broadcasting licence. The move comes in the wake of Fox’s proposed £11.7 billion (€13.7 billion) bid for the 61% of international pay TV group Sky that it does not […]
Feb 1 2017
Sky and Discovery have agreed a carriage deal which means Discovery’s portfolio of 12 channels will continue to be available on Sky and Discovery and NOW TV in the UK after 31st January 2017. Susanna Dinnage, Managing Director, Discovery Networks UK, said: “We want to thank our millions of viewers and fans for their overwhelming […]
Jan 28 2017
Sky and NOW TV subscribers in the UK and Ireland could soon lose all of Discovery’s channels and programmes. Every week, more than five and a half million people watch one of their shows on Sky. Discovery say that their fans are amongst the most loyal in TV and they have invested significantly to bring […]
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
Jul 20 2017
Fox Sky bid deffered
UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has told Parliament that the government will not make a decision on 21 Century Fox’s bid to acquire the remaining shares in Sky before the parliamentary recess, but said that a decision would be announced “within weeks”. According to Bradley, she remains minded to refer elements of the deal concerning […]
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By Expat • SKY • Tags: 21 Century Fox, culture secretary