BSkyB, now (again) re-named Sky, has had a remarkable quarter-century – and not only with its pioneering and innovative coverage of British football. It owns and operates the UK’s largest portfolio of pay TV channels across entertainment, sports, movies – and also news. For the full blog read Flashes&Flames
According to the FT today ITV has intensified its calls for BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay millions of pounds to carry its channels, saying that this type of payment model had helped to create a “golden age” of US television. For the full story read FT.com
European media companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to investing in digital start-ups, as they look for ways to diversify away from stalling growth in their core businesses
BSkyB has agreed to pay up to £7.4bn to acquire its European sister companies, opening the way to the biggest transformation in its 25-year history. The move will create one of Europe’s largest pay-TV providers, with the ability to invest more in internet technology and potentially to bid for sports and entertainment rights on a […]
ohn Malone bought a stake in ITV deepening his foray into TV programs and production
BSkyB has admitted that it has initiated preliminary discussions with 21st Century Fox for acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia
The sale of Channel 5 could be the next flashpoint in the battle between BT and BSkyB, with the strategic importance of the terrestrial broadcaster expected to spark the interest of the pay-TV rivals
UBM replaces Pearson in Goldman Sachs’s media sector ‘conviction buy list’. Heavyweight broker Goldman Sachs reckons the quality of media assets is improving, but that has not stopped it downgrading sector behemoths Pearson (LON:PSON) and Informa (LON:INF)
