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14.12.25 - 09:24
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′The UK needs some media free of US control′: Comcast′s move for ITV starts to focus minds (The Guardian)
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With public service broadcasters starting to look like 'endangered species', many want Channel 4 and BBC to work more closelyThe prospect of Comcast taking over ITV has prompted concerns about the impact on British public service broadcasting, a fact that Channel 4's new chief executive, moving from a senior post at Sky, will be all too well aware.Sky's advertising chief, Priya Dogra, will now be expected to lead the charge to block her former employer's takeover plan to protect Channel 4. Continue reading......
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10.12.25 - 07:24
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Channel 4 poaches new chief executive Priya Dogra from Sky (The Guardian)
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Head of advertising and data at Sky will lead C4's response to threatened Comcast takeover of ITVChannel 4 has raided Sky for its new chief executive as the broadcaster faces the prospect of a takeover of ITV by Comcast that would pose the biggest threat in its four-decade history.Its board is understood to have agreed the appointment of Priya Dogra, the head of Sky's advertising, data and new revenue, as its new chief executive. Continue reading......
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07.11.25 - 18:30
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Three big problems with ITV′s talks to sell television business to Sky: price, politics and regulation | Nils Pratley (The Guardian)
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On price, is £1.6bn the most the media and entertainment arm could fetch? The other hurdles look just as immenseITV shares soar as it holds talks to sell television business to SkyDo a sum-of-the-parts analysis on ITV, City analysts have been saying for years, and you can come up with valuations way above the depressed share price. It's just a question of someone making a decent offer for one of the two halves of the corporate entity – either ITV Studios, the production side that makes programmes such as Coronation Street, or the division that actually broadcasts the content and sells the advertising slots.Now someone has turned up: Sky, which was bought by the US giant Comcast for £30bn in 2018, has made a £1.6bn approach for the broadcasting operation. ITV's share price gained 16% on Friday but, at 78p, it still stands way below some of the misty-eyed theoretical valuations. Why? Continue reading......
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07.11.25 - 18:30
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ITV shares soar as it holds talks to sell television business to Sky (The Guardian)
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US telecom firm Comcast aims to buy media and entertainment arm for £1.6bn but analysts question valuation, potential job cuts and regulatory concernsThree big problems with ITV's talks with Sky: price, politics and regulationITV has said it is in preliminary talks to sell its broadcasting arm to the parent company of Sky in a £1.6bn deal, sending shares soaring.Comcast, the US telecoms company that own Sky and NBCUniversal, hopes to snap up ITV's media and entertainment operations, which include its free-to-air TV channels in the UK and ITVX streaming platform. Continue reading......
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07.11.25 - 15:01
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Tesla Investors Approve Musk Pay Package, Comcast′s Sky in Talks to Buy ITV | The Opening Trade 11/7 (Bloomberg)
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Tesla shareholders approved a potential $1 trillion compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, the largest payout ever awarded to a corporate leader. Musk would have to meet certain goals to get the full payout.
Comcast Corp., owner of the European pay-television service Sky, is in talks to buy ITV's media and entertainment unit in a deal that would dramatically shake up the UK broadcasting landscape.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Guy Johnson and Kriti Gupta. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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