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ITV Stake: BSkyB Out, Who’s In? Endemol Vaguely Interested - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 14 Jul 2008 09:23 AM PST

In which universe would a production company buy the TV network that airs its shows? Thrown a hypothetical on buying an ITV (LSE: ITV) stake, Endemol CEO Ynon Kreiz told…

M&A Watch: RBI Tempts With Loan, BSkyB Eyes Spain - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 04 Jul 2008 03:22 AM PST

-- Reed Business Information: Times says Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) will offer a loan to suitors for its on-the-block RBI B2B publisher - an indication the financial markets are not…

I’m Fired: Sir Alan Leaves His Amstrad Boardroom - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 03 Jul 2008 12:24 AM PST

Forty years after founding the company, Apprentice lynchpin Sir Alan Sugar is stepping down as chairman of his Amstrad company after completing the task of selling it to BSkyB (NYSE:…

Sky.com/News Taps Pluck, Daylife For New Beta Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 01 Jul 2008 12:52 AM PST

Sky News has relaunched its Sky.com/News site following a beta test, to include more video, more community features and more personalisation. The news network has added features from the Daylife…

News Corp Taking DRM Firm NDS Private In $3.6 Billion Deal - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 28 Jun 2008 12:51 PM PST

NDS, the UK-based DRM and conditional access firm which is majority owned by News Corp, is now being taken private: News Corp (NYSE: NWS). is teaming up with Permira Advisers,…

PVRs May Be Liable For EU Levy On Recording Devices - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 23 Jun 2008 02:29 AM PST

This has the potential to de-rail the rise of VOD TV as typified by personal video recorders. FT.com reports the European Commission is reclassifying pay-TV hard drive- or Ethernet-enabled set-top…

Industry Moves: BSkyB, ITV, LinkedIn Tool Up For Ads; More Emap/Bauer Departures - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 28 May 2008 05:41 AM PST

-- BSkyB: BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is adding Times Media digital commercial director Giles Ivey, who joined the newspaper group in October, to head portal sales, with existing director Paul Wright…

Sky Player Over Broadband; iPlayer Growth Slowing? - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 19 May 2008 12:36 AM PST

BSkyB’s (NYSE: BSY) dilemma is this - how does it transition to a VoD world when its satellite infrastructure is unable to cope with the demands of on-demand? It started…

BSkyB VoD Rebadged ‘Sky Player’ - Rhymes With ‘iPlayer’ - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 15 May 2008 01:44 PM PST

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is unveiling its second major update to its Sky Anytime VoD platform inside the last six months - an enhanced version of Sky Anytime that includes live…

Carphone Warehouse Fails To Make Tiscali Shortlist - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 13 May 2008 04:50 AM PST

Carphone Warehouse is out of the running to acquire Italian broadband provider Tiscali, reports FT.com. Tiscali rejected the British mobile phone retailer and broadband provider from its shortlist after the…

Broadband Content Bits: MSN Messenger TV, BBC Video Up, Times/Sky News - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 12 May 2008 12:26 AM PST

-- MSN: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has added Messenger TV to its Windows Live Messenger in 20 countries, including this one, allowing IM users to simultaneously watch and share programming from…

Earnings: BSkyB Confirms Tiscali Interest; Revs Up 10 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 30 Apr 2008 02:01 AM PST

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) released third quarter results today, showing that the pay TV group had a nine-month adjusted operating profit of £521 million with revenues up 10 percent at £3.71…

Murdoch vs BBC Round Two: iPlayer ‘Is Anti-Competitive’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 25 Apr 2008 01:10 AM PST

James Murdoch may no longer be BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) CEO but, as CEO of his daddy’s wider News Corp (NYSE: NWS). he’s still disgruntled with the BBC’s catch-up TV service.…

Sony/BSkyB Name PSP VOD ‘Go!View’; Where’s The Wireless? - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 24 Apr 2008 03:48 AM PST

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) and Sony (NYSE: SNE) have unveiled the name and launch date for their forthcoming PSP TV collaboration. Adding to the Go! brand that already includes the Go!Cam…

Multiple Suitors for BSkyB’s Stake in ITV; Includes RTL and Saban - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 19 Apr 2008 08:45 PM PST

The controversial 17.9 percent stake that BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) holds in ITV (LSE: ITV) has been up for sale, and multiple suitors have expressed interest. Among them, European broadcaster RTL…

As News Corp. Increases Its Stake In Premiere, Additional Board Seats Are Sought - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 14 Apr 2008 08:46 PM PST

Earlier this month, News Corp (NYSE: NWS). announced it was upping its 22.7 percent stake in Munich-based subscription TV network Premiere. Reports estimated that News Corp. was looking to hold…

BSkyB Moves: Danny Rimer Joins Board; Griffith Upped To CFO - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 07 Apr 2008 02:57 AM PST

Index Ventures partner Danny Rimer has added BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) to the growing number of board tables around which he sits. Rimer, who opened Index in London in 2002 and…

BBC And ITV Seek Legal Advice Against Listings Aggregator TVguide.co.uk - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 27 Mar 2008 06:23 AM PST

The BBC and ITV (LSE: ITV) have sought the advice of lawyers to determine whether the deep-linking that online TV listings site TVguide.co.uk does to their online video streaming is…

UK Bits: Virgin Appeals BSkyB; Disney Traffic Up - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 25 Feb 2008 10:13 AM PST

- Virgin appeals BSkyB: Now both BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) and Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED) are appealing the Competition Commission’s ruling the satellite broadcaster should slim its 17.9 percent ITV (LSE:…

BSkyB To Appeal ITV Share Ruling Tomorrow - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 21 Feb 2008 07:13 AM PST

As expected, BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) will challenge the Competition Commission’s ruling it must drop most of its ITV (LSE: ITV) share in an appeal to the Competition Appeals Tribunal tomorrow.…

Industry Moves: MyKindaPlace Founder Redmayne To Head HarperCollins Digital - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 20 Feb 2008 08:57 AM PST

Charlie Redmayne, MD of BSkyB’s (NYSE: BSY) teen girl portal MyKindaPlace, is leaving to head up HarperCollins’ digital publishing efforts. Redmayne, who has latterly been head of Sky’s commercial partnerships…

BSkyB To Appeal ITV Ruling - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 18 Feb 2008 03:51 AM PST

British Sky Broadcasting plans to appeal this week Business Secretary John Hutton’s recent decision ordering the satellite broadcaster to unload most of its stake in ITV (LSE: ITV). BSkyB (NYSE:…

Pay TV Sports Broadcaster Setanta Sports Seeking Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Mon 11 Feb 2008 03:06 AM PST

Irish-owned broadcaster Setanta Sports is gauging the interest for a potential sale of the company after finding a float too tricky an option in the current market. Timesonline.co.uk reports the…

Earnings: BSkyB Income Down A Quarter On Broadband, ITV, Legal Costs - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 06 Feb 2008 01:20 AM PST

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) committed a full £103 million to its broadband rollout in the second half of 2007 - and saw its customer base grow 260,000 to 1.199 million. The…

Round-Up: BSkyB Ad-Funded VOD, Virgin Moves - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 05 Feb 2008 06:36 AM PST

- BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) Lost: Sky is catching up with Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED) in the on-demand stakes, offering Lost episodes for free via its Sky Anytime PC app for…