Sky
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Sky and O2 extend Sky Mobile MVNO deal
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The broadcaster says the deal “underlines Sky’s commitment to Sky Mobile and is the first step in Sky’s fixed and wireless convergence strategy, enabling Sky to keep customers connected to more of what they love wherever they are.”
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Sky Sports Racing to become exclusive UK and Irish home of the Kentucky Derby
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The channel, the successor to At The Races, has also extended its current multi-year agreement for network coverage of the other two legs of the fabled US Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
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Tim Minchin to co-write and star in new Sky comedy drama
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Tim Minchin and newcomer Milly Alcock have been cast in a new eight-part a eight-part comedy drama about a pair of misfits, thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, who forge the unlikeliest of bonds in their quest to get a precious piano from one side of the country to the…
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Comcast boosts Sky bid to £26bn, topping Fox’s offer and winning endorsement of Sky’s Independent Directors
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The company entered the bidding for control of Sky back in April with a £22bn bid, higher than the £18bn offered by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox for the 61% of Sky it doesn’t already own.
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21st Century Fox increases Sky bid in wake of Comcast’s offer
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21st Century Fox has boosted its offer for Sky to £24.5bn in the wake of rival Comcast’s £22bn offer. The latest offer is up significantly on Fox’s original £18bn bid and shows the company is firmly committed to acquiring the 61% of Sky it doesn’t already own.
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Sky Sports Racing grabs rights to Ascot
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Other rights held by the channel include Boodles Chester May Festival, William Hill St Leger, Coral Welsh Grand National as well as the Breeders’ Cup, US Triple Crown, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.