BSkyB is to scrap the word “British” from its branding after almost 25 years as the company completes an ambitious transformation into a pan-European pay TV giant following the £6.88bn buyout of its sister companies in Germany and Italy. The … Continue reading →
Cardsharing is an method of sharing one subscription to multiple satellite receivers via the internet. As pay TV companies increase their subscriptions, these systems have become more and more popular. Cardsharing on the Costa Blanca and Spain is rife, with … Continue reading →
Sky Europe…? Will BSKyB merge with Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland An interesting article in the Guardian today on the prospect of a merger between the Sky operations in Europe to form one broadcasting giant. The question, as 21st … Continue reading →
Further to our post this morning : https://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2014/05/bskyb-combine-sky-italia-sky-deutschland/ BSkyB confirms talks to buy Sky Germany and Sky Italy – Sky Europe? BSkyB has confirmed it is in discussion with Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox over the potential acquisition of its … Continue reading →
Rupert Murdoch is reportedly looking to combine British Sky Broadcasting Group with Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland. Bloomberg broke the news about a possible combination of the three main European Sky platforms quoting anonymous sources. The transaction that would transform … Continue reading →
Telefónica / Movistar has made a €725 million bid for 56% of the Spanish pay-TV operation Digital Plus. Digital+ is the satellite TV service for Spain. The Telefónica / Movistar bid is somewhat less than the €1,000 million sought by … Continue reading →
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell. Full details are not known, but Discovery is thought to have a 70% share of the deal with BSkyB … Continue reading →
BT and BSkyB have agreed to share the broadcast rights for the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup competitions. These events start in the 2014/15 season and replace the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Cup. Under … Continue reading →
The chief executive of Discovery has held talks with potential partners about launching joint bids for premium sports such as the Premier League TV rights. The owner of the Discovery factual channel, the new majority shareholder in Eurosport, is aggressively … Continue reading →
BSkyB has signed a five-year deal for the exclusive rights to the entire HBO TV catalogue, which includes top American shows such as Girls and Game of Thrones, in a move that heads off a threat from arch-rival BT to … Continue reading →