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thenry

07-11-2025 08:15

Sky in talks to buy ITV

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ITV has revealed talks with Sky, the owner of Sky News, over the possible sale of its media and entertainment (M&E) division in a deal worth £1.6bn.

https://news.sky.com/story/itv-in-pr...o-sky-13465599

ITV boxing was appealing at one point

Carth

07-11-2025 10:32

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

I had a quick read of that on the BBC website

No surprise (to me) that it came across more about Advertising Revenue than the quality of programs . . two mentioned were I'm a Celebrity and Love Island . . definitely top quality FFS :D

Mind numbing garbage for the (already) brain dead masses, where the 10 minute advert breaks (every 15 minutes) allow them to catch up on the latest facebook posts. :rofl:

Dingbat

07-11-2025 14:30

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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Originally Posted by Carth (Post 36205985)

Mind numbing garbage for the (already) brain dead masses, where the 10 minute advert breaks (every 15 minutes) allow them to catch up on the latest facebook posts. :rofl:

Trying their best to compete with Channel Five, then.

Paul	07-11-2025 15:45

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

ITV (and BBC) produce almost nothing I watch anymore.
In fact looking at my current list of shows, none of them are made by either.

noel43

08-11-2025 14:18

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36205980)

ITV boxing was appealing at one point

Not sky, in talks with comcast, owners of sky.

thenry

08-11-2025 15:28

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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Originally Posted by noel43 (Post 36206056)

Not sky, in talks with comcast, owners of sky.

That's not how Sky are reporting it. May be ITV will be eaten up by Sky.

carravetta

11-11-2025 11:29

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

Interesting period for Comcast as they are also looking to purchase WBD

Halcyon

11-11-2025 12:17

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

Yet another good reason to ditch TV and the license fee.

Carth

11-11-2025 12:19

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

Is nobody going to spare a thought for all those out of work AI characters :D

thenry

06-07-2026 11:51

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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ITV has agreed a £1.6bn deal with Sky, the owner of Sky News, for its media and entertainment arm following months of talks.

The combined Sky and ITV entity will spend at least £2.1bn from 2028 to 2032.

https://news.sky.com/story/sky-to-pa...ision-13531722

:erm: taking on netflix? I think not sensible :no: is this just more content on sky streamer?

Horizon

06-07-2026 15:54

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36219027)

:erm: taking on netflix? I think not sensible :no: is this just more content on sky streamer?

I agree, nothing to do with taking on Netflix and perhaps more to do with Freeview, as I said in the linear tv thread.

jfman

06-07-2026 16:47

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

Clever, and inevitable, that Sky would snap up a terrestrial player and gaining all the prominence that comes with it, until at least 2034 and in all likelihood 2044. As the government intervenes to regulate the television over IP market to maintain prominence for our public service broadcasters Sky will be right there, next to the BBC, when you switch on your TV set for decades to come.

Horizon

06-07-2026 20:54

Re: Sky in talks to buy ITV

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36219060)

I don't see it likely, but if the BBC has to start sharing the licence fee with other PSBs, then Sky would get a slice of that.

That would make Murdoch laugh. The British establishment funding the company he set up and controlled for all those years.

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