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BSkyB could win reprieve on regulation of movie rights
The Competition Commission has decided against regulating to reduce BSkyB’s grip on the UK pay TV movies market, according to a report in the Mail… Read more
BSkyB names Sky Ireland chief
Pay TV operator BSkyB has named JD Buckley as managing director of its operations in the Republic of Ireland. Buckley, who will report to Sky’s… Read more
Sky News referred to UK Crown Prosecution Service
UK-based news channel Sky News has been referred to the UK Crown Prosecution Service, which decides whether criminal charges should be brought in potential criminal… Read more
UK government under scrutiny over News’ BSkyB bid
An opposition Member of Parliament has said that a criminal offence might have been committed if News Corp was given information about its bid for… Read more
Former News Corp employee to complain about football rights deal
Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of News Corp-owned newspaper The Sun and a former managing director of News-backed pay TV platform BSkyB, plans to complain about… Read more
Negative parliamentary report won’t hit News Corp’s credit rating
Moody’s says that it will not change its rating on News Corp, in the wake of a UK parliamentary report this week that was highly… Read more
BSkyB eclipses Virgin Media as UK’s top triple-play provider
UK pay TV group BSkyB reported strong results this morning, adding 15,000 TV subs and has 10.3 million TV customers. The company was keen to… Read more
Murphy promoted to entertainment channels boss at Sky
BSkyB has promoted Stuart Murphy to director of its entertainment channels. Murphy was previously director of Sky’s flagship entertainment channel Sky 1. In his new… Read more
Formula 1 expected to boost Sky HD growth
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is expected to report around 10,000 new pay television subscribers and 140,000 new high definition customers when it announces its… Read more
Ofcom warns Competition Commission not to overstate Netflix impact on Sky
UK media regulator Ofcom has urged the Competition Commission not to overestimate the impact of Netflix and Lovefilm on the pay TV market in the… Read more





