Tagged: BSkyB & News
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Sky buys Telefónica’s UK broadband business for stg£200m News
01.03.2013 BSkyB has acquired Telefónica’s broadband business in the UK for stg£200m in a deal that will make Sky the second biggest broadband player in the UK. The acquisition includes... -
Netflix adds more than 20 Irish films to its offering, partners with Freesat in UK News
03.09.2012 Through an agreement with Element Pictures Distribution, Netflix has now added more than 20 Irish films to its library of content for subscribers in Ireland and the UK, bringing... -
'Excellent results' for Sky as it gains 426,000 customers News
29.07.2011 British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) grew revenues and profits in its full financial year as it drew more than 426,000 customers to its television and broadband offerings.Tags: BSkyB, Broadcasting, TV, Broadband, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Revenue, Profits, Earnings, -
The digital business week News
18.07.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Web, Operating Systems, Media, Internet, Financial Services, Financial Results, Digital BusinessTags: Online Banking, European Commission, MasterCard, WikiLeaks, Android, Sony Ericsson, Google, BSkyB, -
News Corp withdraws BSkyB bid News
13.07.2011 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has withdrawn its bid to takeover the 61pc of BSkyB it doesn't already own. -
UK Govt under fire over Murdoch BSkyB deal News
14.03.2011 The British government has been criticised by media groups after it gave its lukewarm backing to the proposed takeover of BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. -
UK (sort of) backs News Corp's buyout of BSkyB News
03.03.2011 The British government accepted today News Corp's plans to buy full control of British Sky Broadcasting, on one condition: that it spin off its Sky News channel as an... -
The digital business week News
31.01.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Murdoch’s BSkyB buys Wi-Fi operator The Cloud News
27.01.2011 A UK Wi-Fi operator co-founded by Irish entrepreneur Norman Crowley has been bought for close to stg£50m by BSkyB, it emerged today. -
BSkyB takeover decision on hold News
25.01.2011 Jeremy Hunt, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, said this morning he intends to refer News Corp’s bid to take control of BSkyB to the Competition... -
Weekend news roundup News
24.01.2011 A quick glance at some of the technology stories breaking in the weekend papers, from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' caretaker CEO Tim Cook to people selling their smartphones for cash... -
Microsoft planning a new take on interactive TV? News
30.11.2010 Microsoft is understood to be planning a new digital television strategy that will see it create subscription-based services possibly using the Xbox 360 as a hub and aimed at... -
Media groups look to halt News Corp expansion News
12.10.2010 The BBC, Channel Four and The Guardian are among the rival media groups who have come together to try to block Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to take full control of BSkyB. -
Sony and Sky bring 3D to Ryder Cup News
01.10.2010 Sony Professional is working with BSkyB to bring live 3D coverage of the 2010 Ryder Cup, which begins today. -
Deals done this past week News
26.07.2010 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector, including Google’s deal with NextEra Energy Resources to power data centres, and Irish firm Azotel’s expansion...Categories: Renewable Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Green, Digital Media, Deals Done, CommunicationsTags: Google, Energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines, Linux, Broadband, S3 Group, BSkyB, High Defintion, Set Top Boxes, Sky, Electricity -
Chip firm S3 in set top box R&D deal with BSkyB News
20.07.2010 Irish chip design firm S3 Group has revealed it has been collaborating with Sky and electronics giant Broadcom on the development of Sky's latest high-definition (HD) low-power... -
HP settles outsourcing case with BSKyB for £318m sterling News
09.06.2010 Technology giant HP has agreed to pay £318m sterling to BSkyB over a failed IT system that EDS sold the broadcaster over 10 years ago. -
Deals done this past week News
14.06.2010 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector, including Novosco’s appointment to delploy a Cisco-based virtualised data centre infrastructure at Queen’s... -
BSkyB to launch Sky 3D on 3 April News
19.03.2010 Europe’s first 3D TV channel Sky 3D will launch on Saturday 3 April with the Manchester United and Chelsea Premier League match as the first show broadcast.Categories: -
Deals done this past week News
24.05.2010 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector, including internet search giant Google’s acquisition of Global IP Solutions, and Facebook and Zynga’s five-year...Categories: Business, Mergers & Acquisitions