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In 1997, BSkyB formed a partnership with Carlton and Granada to bid for the right for the new digital terrestrial network. In June, it was awarded the right to start the service, ONdigital, under the condition BSkyB withdrew from the group's bid. [42] In February 2003 BSkyB wished to renegotiate its deal with MTV to reduce its payment from £20m.
The News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB was a proposed takeover of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) by News Corporation, the media conglomerate of Rupert Murdoch. The bid was launched in June 2010 but was withdrawn in July 2011 following the News International phone hacking scandal. News Corporation already owned 39.1% of BSkyB and held ...
Formed as British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in November 1990 through the merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, [3] it grew into a major media company by the end of the decade, notably owning all the television broadcasting rights for the Premier League and almost all the domestic rights of Hollywood films. [4]
LONDON -- British Sky Broadcasting (ISE: BSY.L) advanced 3.5 pence to 731 pence in early London trading this morning after Ofcom published its "fit and proper" assessment of the media group. The ...
British Sky Broadcasting (BSY) announced Friday it's snapping up Virgin Media's (VMED) television business in a £160 million ($233 million) deal. BSkyB's acquisition of Virgin Media Television ...
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On July 25, 2014, 21st Century Fox announced the sale of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland to BSkyB for $9 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. [28] Fox would use the money from the sale, along with $25 billion it received from Goldman Sachs, to attempt another bid for Time Warner. [29]
LONDON -- In its results for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, published this morning, British Sky Broadcasting Group reported adjusted operating profit up 9%, at 994 million pounds on the ...