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BSkyB could win reprieve on regulation of movie rights

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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

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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

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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

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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