Sky
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Green light for Sky take-over
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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has been given the green light to buy out BSkyB’s other shareholders after agreeing to spin-off Sky news into an independent public limited company.
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Virgin Media adds Sky1 HD to HiDef offering
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ky1 HD joined Virgin Media’s line-up of High Definition channels this weekend with the cable provider promising further additions to its offerings “before year end”. The flagship Sky channel is currently airing An Idiot Abroad, featuring the escapades of Karl Pilkington as he gets dispatched on a world tour of the Seven Wonders by the…
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Virgin sells channels, gains access to Sky HD portfolio
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Pay-TV firms Sky and Virgin Media have confirmed a major new deal which sees the satellite broadcaster take control of Virgin’s channels, including Living and Bravo, and the Cable giant gain access to Sky’s HD channel portfolio.
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Sky announces iPad TV app
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As Apple’s iPad finally goes on sale here in the UK, satellite broadcaster Sky has unveiled pricing for its new Sky Mobile TV app which is available exclusively for the device.
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New live play season for Sky Arts 2
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Sky Arts 2 HD and Sky Arts 2 are to broadcast a new season of live plays from June 9th including a piece by Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues. Other playwrights to be featured are Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Frank McGuiness, Mark Ravenhill, who penned the satirical shock-fest, Shopping and F**king and Alia Bano.
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Humax and Sky announce Sky Player deal
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Sky has today announced a tie-up with set top box manufacturer Humax which will see its Sky Player service included in Humax’s new range of IP-enabled Freeview HD boxes, including the Humax HD-FOX T2. The Sky Player service, which offers access to a range of live TV channels and video on demand content, is already…