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ITV agrees sale of media and entertainment business to Sky for £1.6bnITV is selling its media and entertainment business to Comcast-owned Sky for up to £1.6bn, following months of talks. The deal – subject to adjustment for cash, debt and net working capital – comprises of £1.2 billion in cash, Sky’s...
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Italy Forum 2026: Navigating remote production under growing budget pressureDuring the Italy Forum 2026, organised by SVG Europe in association with Sky Italia, Luciano Consigli, head of production engineering at Sky, moderated a panel entitled 'Transforming OB: Navigating remote production under growing budget pressure'. The panel featured contributions from...
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Sky Sports to show Final Stage of inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions CupSky and FIFA have agreed an exclusive new partnership which will see the Final Stage of the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland on 28 January and 1 February. The tournament unites the six continental champions, who compete for the title in seasons where the FIFA Women’s Club...
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Sky extends partnership with the Ladies European Tour for a landmark 30th yearSky and the Ladies European Tour (LET) have announced an extension to their long-standing partnership meaning Sky Sports and Now remain the exclusive home of the tour, including the next three editions of the Solheim Cup, until the end of...
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Sky Sports extends partnership with Baller League UK for season twoSky Sports and Baller League UK have extended their partnership into a second season of the six-a-side competition, ensuring Sky Sports and Now remain its exclusive home on linear. Starting on 27 October, every match from the second season will...
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Live from Dublin: Sky Sports keeps it compact for NFL Dublin game coverageThe Croke Park encounter between the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday (29 September) was the first regular-season NFL game in Dublin. The Irish government committed to providing almost €10 million in public money, including city activation, transport,...
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Sky Sports secures five-year broadcast extension with the USGA until 2030Sky and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have announced a five-year broadcast extension that will see Sky Sports and Now remain the exclusive home of the US Open Championship in the UK and Ireland until the end of 2030. The...
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Football Summit 2025: Sustainable football production and broadcasting reaches turning point“The biggest hotspots are crew travel and power,” said Jennie Blackmore, Sky Sports head of production at last month’s Production Workshop on Sustainable Football Coverage, sponsored by EMG / Gravity Media and held as part of Football Summit 2025. And...
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BT, IMG, ITV and BBC fined £4.2m for colluding on freelancer ratesBT, IMG, ITV and BBC have agreed to pay fines totalling £4,240,356 after they admitted to breaking the law by colluding on rates of pay for freelancers. An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found sports broadcast and...
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Racing TV and Sky Business extend agreement for broadcast of horseracing in pubs and clubsRacecourse Media Group has extended its partnership with Sky Business, allowing the latter to continue to be the exclusive provider of Racing TV for the hospitality sector. Racecourse Media Group is the parent company of Racing TV, which airs British...
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Stepping Stones: Freelance sound assistant Hazel DeAyr talks following the music and sounding out opportunities in audioHazel DeAyr, freelance sound assistant, is based in Glasgow, Scotland. She has navigated her way from music production to hitting the road as an audio assistant on OBs, and has great ambitions for her future career in sound. Her story...
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Stepping Stones: Unit manager at NEP UK Floor Wouters on challenging the old boys club with tenacity and enduranceFloor Wouters is a unit manager at NEP UK. Her career has taken her from social work in inner-city London to sports broadcasting OBs, and she has witnessed a lot along the way. We take a look at how she...
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Sky and Channel 4 extend partnership so that Formula 1 highlights and the British GP remain free to air until 2026Sky and Channel 4 have extended their long-standing partnership ensuring motorsport fans across the UK will continue to enjoy free-to-air Formula 1 coverage through to 2026. Highlights of all Formula 1 qualifying, sprint and Grand Prix races will be available...
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Women in Streaming Media and SMPTE announce London event to look at OTT technologies and educational pathways in streaming mediaWomen in Streaming Media and SMPTE have teamed up to hold a joint event looking at the progression of over the top (OTT) technologies, as well as educational pathways in streaming media. Taking place at BT Tower in London on...
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