Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
22-09-2018, 19:27
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
The result of the auction should be announced around 7.30 tonight.
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22-09-2018, 19:33
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
l expect Rupert Murdoch's Fox to win.
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22-09-2018, 20:14
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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22-09-2018, 20:24
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Never listen to my predictions then. 
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22-09-2018, 20:26
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Originally Posted by denphone
l expect Rupert Murdoch's Fox to win.
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Oh dear den. Disappointed?
Comcast were always the front runners IMHO even though Fox had Disney's backing.
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22-09-2018, 20:44
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Originally Posted by denphone
Never listen to my predictions then. |
I didn't think the House of Mouse would lose either, but as they bid so much for Fox, they couldn't go mad on Sky.
Now the UK has two cable companies... I wonder what John Malone's reaction will be especially as Liberty has indicated it now wants to return cash to shareholders.
Could the unthinkable happen and Sky and VM merge?
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22-09-2018, 21:14
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Oh dear den. Disappointed?
Comcast were always the front runners IMHO even though Fox had Disney's backing.
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Yes l am disappointed as l believe Fox would do a better job then Comcast to put it simply.
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I didn't think the House of Mouse would lose either, but as they bid so much for Fox, they couldn't go mad on Sky.
Now the UK has two cable companies... I wonder what John Malone's reaction will be especially as Liberty has indicated it now wants to return cash to shareholders.
Could the unthinkable happen and Sky and VM merge?
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Not sure that would ever be allowed as it would basically be a monopoly if that was allowed to happen.
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22-09-2018, 21:35
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Doesn't VM have a cable monopoly now? I don't know of any SKY cabled areas.
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22-09-2018, 21:35
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
sky board recommend to accept comcast bid breaking news on sky news
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22-09-2018, 21:46
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Doesn't VM have a cable monopoly now? I don't know of any SKY cabled areas.
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Sorry my fault as what l meant pip is Sky and Virgin would have over 90% of the Pay TV market and there is no chance of the two companies merging IMO as it won't even get off the ground.
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22-09-2018, 21:46
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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sky board recommend to accept comcast bid breaking news on sky news
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Surely they agreed to the auction to begin with and the acceptance is merely procedural. Why have an auction otherwise?
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22-09-2018, 21:50
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Surely they agreed to the auction to begin with and the acceptance is merely procedural. Why have an auction otherwise?
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yes it be accepted as they won
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22-09-2018, 22:03
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Sorry my fault as what l meant pip is Sky and Virgin would have over 90% of the Pay TV market and there is no chance of the two companies merging IMO as it won't even get off the ground.
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Like it or not Pay TV is the future. You could say it already exists with the TVL on linear.
VM's biggest revenue is from internet supply not Pay TV, Sky's is both (though I suggest Pay TV is the largest part) as they also supply VM with their channels.
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23-09-2018, 00:16
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Sorry my fault as what l meant pip is Sky and Virgin would have over 90% of the Pay TV market and there is no chance of the two companies merging IMO as it won't even get off the ground.
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But with Netflix and other streamers encroaching on their pay tv profits, it may not be as crazy as it sounds.
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23-09-2018, 00:31
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Hurray!
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