All posts tagged 'Sky'

21st Century Fox’s £11 Billion Bid For Sky To Be Referred To CMA For Investigation

By Patrick Munn | September 12, 2017 - 4:31 pm | No Comments

Bad news for Rupert Murdoch, who is facing another hurdle in his years long quest to take full ownership of Sky. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has announced that she is "minded-to-refer" 21st Century Fox's £11 billion bid to take full ownership of the satcaster to the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority). The CMA is now poised launch a six month investigation into the potential take over. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is minded to make make the referral on two grounds: "media plurality" and "genuine commitment to broadcasting standards". Fox's stock price fell slightly following the announcement.

Sky & HBO Invest In Jane Tranter & Julie Gardner’s Indie Bad Wolf

By Patrick Munn | August 23, 2017 - 7:38 pm | No Comments

Some 24 hours after they landed a commission from Sky1 for A Discovery Of Witches, Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner's indie Bad Wolf has secured investment from Sky and HBO. The investment stems from Sky and HBO's multi-million pound co-production agreement.

Sky To Broadcast Grenfell Charity Football Match

By Patrick Munn | August 17, 2017 - 10:19 am | No Comments

Sky has announced plans to broadcast the Queens Park Rangers’ #Game4Grenfell charity football match, which is raising funds for those affected by the horrific fire. The satcaster will air the game on both Sky1 and freeview channel Pick as part of an afternoon of special programming.

Sky On-Demand Adds ABC’s ‘Blood & Oil’ As Box Set

By Patrick Munn | March 10, 2017 - 2:38 pm | No Comments

Sky is adding another box set to their on-demand service. The satcaster has acquired Blood & Oil, the ten episode soapy drama that was produced for ABC during the 2015-2016 broadcast season, and has now made it available via Sky Box Sets, TVWise has learned. The show has been available since March 1st.

Dispute Over: Sky & Discovery Agree New Carriage Deal

By Patrick Munn | January 31, 2017 - 8:02 pm | 2 Comments

After a public spat between the two companies that has been dragging on for the better part of a week, Sky and Discovery have reached a new multi-year carriage deal that will see their portfolio of channels remain on the satcaster's platform.

Discovery Threatens To Pull Their Channels From Sky Platform As Carriage Negotiations Break Down

By Patrick Munn | January 25, 2017 - 7:53 pm | 13 Comments

In an almost unprecedented move, Discovery Networks UK & Ireland let rip tonight in a scathing press release which revealed that negotiations with Sky have broken down and the two parties have failed to reach a new carriage agreement for their portfolio of channels.

Sky Acquires ABC Sci-Fi Series ‘The Whispers’ For On-Demand Roll Out

By Patrick Munn | December 15, 2016 - 6:23 pm | 1 Comment

The Whispers is coming to the UK. Out of an existing agreement with Disney, Sky has picked up the exclusive rights to the short-lived ABC sci-fi series for a release through their On-Demand service. The complete series will be available on Sky Box Sets from Friday January 13th.

Sky Promotes Zai Bennett To Director Of Programmes, UK & Ireland

By Patrick Munn | November 17, 2016 - 12:27 pm | 7 Comments

Zai Bennett is getting a promotion. The satcaster today announced that the Director of Sky Atlantic is being upped to Director of Programmes, Sky Entertainment UK and Ireland. In said post, he will take on overall leadership of the UK Entertainment team, effectively filling the post that was left vacant following the departure of Stuart Murphy late last year.