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Laura Owen Jul 26, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

UK’s Sky launches Roku-like box for just £9.99

Want a really cheap Web TV box? If you're in the U.K., you can check out Sky's Now TV box, which launched Friday and retails for £9.99.…

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Europe, Media, Technology, Video
David Meyer Mar 1, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB buys Telefónica UK’s fixed-line business for $300M

The deal will make Sky the UK's second-largest fixed-line broadband and voice player. It also makes it more likely that the O2 UK mobile business will be open for a merger with one of its rivals.…

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Europe, Mobile, Technology
Jeff Roberts Aug 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Top digital exec leaves News Corp ahead of company’s split

Jon Miller, the well-respected chief digital officer of News Corp, is on the way out after presiding over the company's sprawling digital properties. The move comes at a time that News Corp is splitting into distinct entertainment and publishing companies.…

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Media, Technology
Robert Andrews Mar 21, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB's Internet TV Service Will Have A New Brand – 'Now TV'

UK pay TV platform leader BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) will take a bold step for its upcoming satellite-less, over-the-internet TV packages by launchin……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Mar 15, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Cisco Wants To Buy News Corp's TV Software Maker NDS For $5 Billion

Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) says it wants to buy News Corp.'s TV set-top box software maker NDS Group for $5 billion to improve its own offering and……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Mar 14, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

How Netflix's Hastings Could Get BSkyB Off An Anti-Trust Charge

The UK inquiry in to whether Sky Movies' exclusive first-run subscription VOD deals with six major Hollywood major studios is anti-competiti……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Mar 13, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Telegraph Puts Mobile App In Subscription Bundle

The Telegraph and Sky News may each operate subscription iPad outlets - but, with latest revisions to their mobile offerings, the two news p……

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Europe, Media, Mobile
Robert Andrews Mar 7, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sky's Internet TV Service Could Offer Pay-As-You-Go Shows

BSkyB's upcoming over-the-top internet TV service could create a new post-subscription ecosystem for pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go TV shows……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Feb 27, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Social TV Startup Zeebox Seeks Impact With TV Campaign

One of the nascent social TV space's most interesting new second-screen software services will this week court mainstream users with a natio……

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Europe, Media, Mobile
Robert Andrews Jan 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

As Sky Growth Slows, Can Internet Defend It From Downturn And New Rivals?

BSkyB's financials are still improving, but the company is now flaunting a range of new internet upgrades to try containing subscriber growt……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jan 31, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sky Will De-Couple Pay-TV Content From Satellite For IPTV Era

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is acting to head off rising City concerns about the threat from over-the-top connected TV services, by announcing it will……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jan 30, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sky Adding Broadcaster-Branded VOD Services From BBC And ITV

The UK's leading pay-TV provider BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is taking a significant step to improve its PVR box's new IP on-demand TV service by addi……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jan 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Hollywood Lambasts Sky Movies Ruling, But Open Access Gains Favour

Six Hollywood studios have urged the UK's competition watchdog to throw out its assertion their Sky Movies deals are anti-competitive. But s……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jan 9, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Interview Part 1: Netflix's Hastings Aims To Challenge BSkyB

Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) fancies bidding against News Corp-controlled BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) for Hollywood movies and TV shows, even though internati……

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Europe, Media
Ingrid Lunden Jan 9, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Univision Launches 'Noticias' Spanish-Language News App For iPhone, Android

Hispanics, according to Nielsen, have the second-highest penetration of smartphone usage among U.S. ethnic groups, and today brings news of……

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Media, Mobile
Robert Andrews Jan 8, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB Buys Stake In Social TV Start-Up Zeebox

News Corp-controlled pay-TV firm BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is buying itself a foothold in the looming social TV field by acquiring 10 percent of the……

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Europe, Media, Mobile, Video
Ingrid Lunden Jan 5, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Sky Sports News Relaunches iPad App, With Fee For Non-Pay TV Subs

When the News Corporation-controlled UK satellite broadcaster Sky launched a free iPad app for its Sky Sports News channel in September 2010……

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Europe, Media, Mobile, Video
Robert Andrews Dec 14, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Al Jazeera, Apple Could Drive Up Sky Sports' Soccer Costs

Cash-rich pay-TV service Al Jazeera Sports could force Sky Sports to bid 25 percent more for 2013-16 Premier League rights when negotiations……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Dec 6, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB 'Perplexed' By On-Demand Movie Judgement

"We confess ourselves slightly perplexed," BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) finance chief Andrew Griffith told Wall Street investors, when asked about the……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Dec 5, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB Could Be Forced To Host On-Demand Movie Rivals

BSkyB's set-top boxes may have to offer services like Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), Lovefilm and Blinkbox alongside its own Sky Movies, under new pr……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Nov 30, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Industry Moves: Sony Music's Hesse, Sky's Jonesco, Capgemini, RBI, O2

-- Bertelsmann: Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music's global digital head Thomas Hesse is leaving to join Bertelsmann in February, tasked with its digita……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Nov 29, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB Retains James Murdoch As Chair

James Murdoch has been re-elected chairman of BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) at the pay-TV and telco company's annual general meeting, with 81.24 percent……

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Europe, Media
Mark Sweney, MediaGuardian Nov 18, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB Names New Independent Directors Ahead Of AGM

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is to appoint Matthieu Pigasse, controlling shareholder of Le Monde and the French edition of Huffington Post, and Aberdee……

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Europe, Media
MediaGuardian, © Guardian News & Media Ltd. Nov 11, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BSkyB Board's Letter Defending James Murdoch – The Full Text

BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) deputy chairman Nick Ferguson's letter to investors explaining why James Murdoch should remain chairman of the broadcaster……

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Europe, Media

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