Sky
Data Centre
European TV subscriptions get the cut
Sky had a net loss of subscribers for the first time
TVBEverywhere
Disney ‘pulls half its TV box sets from Sky’s streaming service’
Shows from Disney-owned ABC dropped by half from April to October
Media Consumption
Sky News ‘lobbying to be allowed to provide local news’
Said to be lobbying Ofcom for regulation reform
News
Business
Sky, BritBox deal “highly unlikely”
Sky said the platform would not offer significant additional value for its customers
Production & Post
Sky to develop new Elstree studio, complete with ‘cutting edge tech’
New development is backed by Sky, Comcast and NBCUniversal
TVBEverywhere
Sky exec calls for broadcast regulation overhaul
"Commercial public service broadcasters do seem a bit of an anachronism"
TVBEverywhere
UK broadcasters compete for Champions League rights
UEFA could reveal winners by the end of today
TVBEverywhere
BBC, Sky agree technology partnership
In "early stage exploration" of BBC using Sky's personalised content targeting technology
TVBEverywhere
STV Player launches on Sky
"Now universally available across all platforms in Scotland for the first time"
TVBEverywhere
Sky launches Brexit-free news channel
"Gives people the option to take a break from Brexit"
News
Business
Sky, Channel 4 announce broader strategic partnership
Includes confirmation that British Grand Prix will remain on free-to-air TV
TVBEverywhere
Channel 4 ‘in talks to join AdSmart’
Close to signing a deal with Sky's ad-targeting platform
Business
Sky ‘looking to invest in Liberty Global fibre venture’
Investment could help Sky with the continued growth of NOW TV
TVBEverywhere
Sky’s Cristina Gomila is first female recipient of SMPTE’s Progress Medal
Highest honour awarded by SMPTE
Media Consumption
Sky announces new Crime and Comedy channels
Will launch in October 2019 and February 2020 respectively
Data Centre
Targeted advertising “halves rate of channel switching”
Viewers 10 per cent more likely to remember a targeted advert
TVBEverywhere
Sky launches new Sky Go app
Available this summer on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire devices and Amazon app store
TVBEverywhere
Sky: iPlayer changes pose “real risk” to competition
BBC makes "no attempt to quantify costs"
Business
EFL to review TV negotiation process
Report commissioned following EFL's controversial Sky deal
Business
EBS announces UKTV EPG deal
Provides EPG services for UKTV operations on Sky, Freeview and Freesat
Business
Comcast CEO discusses possible European Sky expansion
Brian Roberts tells investors: "We bought Sky to try to grow it"
Content
Game of Thrones finale breaks Sky audience records
Cumulative audience per episode averaged 6.081 million
Data Centre
Netflix and Amazon streaming revenues “double those of UK broadcasters”
Streaming giants made £1.1bn in UK revenues last year
TVBEverywhere
STV launches first regionalised HD service on Sky
Forms part of five-year strategic partnership between STV and Sky
Business
Comcast plans NBC-Sky news channel
Comcast's revenues boosted by Sky acquisition in late 2018
News
Business
Sky, Virgin to launch AdSmart in July
AdSmart will allow advertisers to target a potential audience over time of more than 30 million viewers
TVBEverywhere
Is Comcast about to announce a smart-home hub?
Company is set to announce 'something' on Thursday
Data Centre
Nine in ten European TV execs call for change in advertising metrics
Report conducted by Adobe Advertising Cloud, Sky, TV Beat and Alphonso
Content
Sky and BBC Studios partner to bring classic boxsets to NOW TV
Classic shows will be available via UKTV's Gold and Alibi