Dec 1 2012
It has been announced that Sky News will join the Freesat platform on Monday 3rd December, finally putting an end to the question whether BSkyB would take the decision to put the channel on freesat, despite being a rival platform. Sky News, available on Freesat channel 202, was the UK’s first dedicated 24-hour news channel. […]
Mar 3 2011
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has approved a plan from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to sell off Sky News, paving the way for the company’s proposed bid to take full control of Sky to be approved. Under the deal, the loss-making rolling news broadcaster will be “spun off” as a new publicly-listed company called Newco, with […]
Jan 25 2011
Sky has repeated its threat to close Sky News if the government refuses to let News Corp’s takeover go ahead. News Corp wants to take 100 per cent control of Sky, adding it to its stable of newspapers and publishing. And it’s warned that it might not want to keep Sky News going if it […]
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
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Feb 20 2018
10 Year pledge by 21st Century Fox for Sky News
21st Century Fox has increased its assurance over the future of Sky News and the channels independence. The company has doubled the period of time it is prepared to continue running the loss-making news channel, from five to ten years, as long as it is allowed to take over control of Sky. A takeover of […]
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By Expat • NEWS, SKY, UK Media News • Tags: 21st Century Fox, Competition and Markets Authority, Sky News