Sky
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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.
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NOW TV is offering a streaming stick and two months access to Sky’s entertainment channels for under £20
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Normally costing £14.99 on its own, the stick is available with a range of passes including 2 months access to Sky’s entertainment channels, including Sky Atlantic, for a bundle price of £19.99
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Disney revises offer to secure future of Sky News if Fox merger goes ahead
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UK Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has accepted a series of revised undertakings from Disney which would secure the future of Sky News for at least 15 years, allowing the remainder of Sky to be bought up by 21st Century Fox.
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England’s One Day Internationals and Twenty20 to air in Ultra HD on Sky Q boxes
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Sky has announced that England’s One Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches will be shown exclusively in Ultra HD on its next-generation Sky Q boxes.