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Sky Sports to launch dedicated horse racing channel
New HD channel will replace At The Races next year
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Comcast makes formal £22 billion bid for Sky
Sky's Independent Committee "withdraws its recommendation" of offer from 21st Century Fox
Business
ITV, Channel 4, Sky collaborate to prove value of VoD
Companies join forces with Thinkbox to unveil study into broadcasting video on demand
Business
Sky Q reaches 2.5 million homes across UK, Ireland and Italy
Spotify will launch on the STB next week
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Sky Deutschland adds Sky Q from May
Service will launch through a software update rather than a new set-top box
Business
BT again tops list of pay-TV complaints
Number of complaints about the service rose in Q4 of 2017
Business
Regulator tells Disney it must bid for Sky after Fox deal
The UK Takeover Panel ruled Disney must make a mandatory offer to Sky shareholders within 28 days of its purchase of 21st Century Fox's...
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Sky expands Spanish OTT offering with fresh Sony deal
AXN will immediately join Sky’s OTT platform as part of the deal, with AXN White launching later this month
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Sky Deutschland secures UHD rights for 2018 World Cup
Broadcaster will show 25 matches of the tournament in Ultra HD
Business
Fox offers to sell Sky News to Disney in order to meet CMA requirements
21st Century Fox has proposed two new offers in hopes of completing £11.7 billion deal
Business
Analyst: Comcast’s Sky bid could depend on stock price drop
MoffettNathanson suggests Comcast's price drop could scupper planned bid
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Sky to broadcast world first PPV UHD boxing match
Anthony Joshua's fight will be available in UHD on SkyQ
Business
Comcast’s Sky bid could lead to a global OTT service
Analyst suggests Comcast is more interested in OTT possibilities than satellite
Business
Comcast sees Sky as more than a satellite operator
Comcast's CFO says Sky is an "enabling technology"
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Sky debuts new Swiss streaming service
Sky Show aims to take on the likes of Amazon and Netflix
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Sky and Netflix agree partnership
Full Netflix service available on Sky Q "in the coming year"
Business
Comcast makes £22 billion bid for Sky
Bid is a 16 per cent increase in value over the current deal with 21st Century Fox
Business
Fox extends commitment to Sky News in latest CMA submission
Will increase its commitment from five to ten years
Business
Fox commits to independent Sky News in order to secure deal
Company says it would look to establish independent board for the channel
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Vodafone, Unitymedia set for Sky UHD upgrade
Sky UHD has so far been limited to Tele Columbus, Primacom and Deutsche Telekom across Germany
Business
Sky takes aim at Netflix, Amazon with new smart stick and download service
Broadcaster also announced rise in revenue and move into film production
Business
Fox’s takeover of Sky ruled “not in public interest”
Competitions and Mergers Authority announced provisional conclusion
Business
Bradley departure could delay Sky sale
The deal was initially expected to be completed in June 2018
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Sky partners with Jaunt for immersive VR delivery
Agreement marks the launch of the Jaunt XR platform
Business
Comcast ‘wants full control of Sky’
NBCUniversal owner is in race with Disney for Fox's assets
Business
Disney ‘renews interest in Fox’
Murdochs expected to decide by the end of the year if sale will move forward
Business
Public Service Broadcasting ‘more important than ever’ argues Bazalgette
ITV chairman delivers speech on PSBs in digital age
Business
Sky chief blasts “tsunami of harms” from lack of online regulation
Jeremy Darroch wants regulators to take action against a 'largely lawless landscape'
Business
Comcast ‘interested in acquiring Fox assets’
Comes a week after reports of talks between Fox and Disney
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ITV to close linear Encore channel
Brand will continue as a VoD-only service, and will no longer be exclusive to Sky
Opinion
The Golden Age of television
Sky's Gary Davey looks at the threats and the opportunities of the British television industry
Business
Ex-Sky exec to join ITV drama team
BBC Radio 4's Huw Kennair-Jones will make the switch in December
Opinion
Putting a stop to Kodi piracy
GeoGuard's David Briggs looks the prevalence of Kodi throughout 2017, and how we can protect our content in the future
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Sky to revise audience measurement
Current system means broadcasters and pay-TV companies are 'underselling themselves'
Business
Sky announces women in STEM scholarships
The year-long scheme will offer three women a £25,000 bursary