Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
26-04-2018, 08:22
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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My worries is as you and another poster pointed out is Comcast's shocking customer service because Sky customers certainly won't tolerate that and will up sticks if they get poor customer service consistently.
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The market is more competitive in the UK for broadband. In the US, it's slow ADSL or rip-off cable. This is one reason why I think Sky will provide good service whoever owns them.
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26-04-2018, 09:48
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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The market is more competitive in the UK for broadband. In the US, it's slow ADSL or rip-off cable. This is one reason why I think Sky will provide good service whoever owns them.
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Well we shall see Andrew as insincere cheap soundbites are often not the reality when it comes down to the real nitty gritty of things.
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26-04-2018, 11:22
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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The market is more competitive in the UK for broadband. In the US, it's slow ADSL or rip-off cable. This is one reason why I think Sky will provide good service whoever owns them.
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Exactly. Different markets have different expectations. I'm amazed at the lack of customer support in some other parts of Liberty Global, but apparently it's standard in those countries.
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02-05-2018, 12:07
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Eleven Sports swoops for La Liga rights in UK and Ireland.
http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/l...rts-uk-ireland
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Starting with the 2018/19 season, the global sports broadcaster will show all matches from Spanish soccer’s top flight until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
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05-06-2018, 14:15
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Culture secretary rules on Sky takeover.
https://www.theguardian.com/business...-business-live
Sky takeover
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05-06-2018, 14:31
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
It was always going to happen , the question is who'll takeover now.
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05-06-2018, 14:32
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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It was always going to happen , the question is who'll takeover now.
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Yes we could still see higher bids yet MM.
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05-06-2018, 15:46
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
At least Sky News will be out of the equation..Happy with that.
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13-06-2018, 17:07
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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Yes we could still see higher bids yet MM.
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Hope so, in fact I'm betting on there being a feeding frenzy for Sky! I've got a "few" shares.
The AT&T Time Warner merger was cleared by the American judge last night which will now set off the next wave off consolidation in the media and telecoms world. And it is expected that later today or tomorrow, Comcast is expected to make its full bid for Fox.
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At least Sky News will be out of the equation..Happy with that.
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Depends on what happens and what the government announce in the next week.
If Murdoch is told to get rid of Sky News as part of his bid for full control of Sky, then I expect he will simply back off and allow Disney to bid for Sky directly. Either way, Sky will ultimately either by owned Disney or Comcast unless a new bidder comes in.
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13-06-2018, 18:59
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
I imagine Liberty Global are happy with this outcome - VM will now be worth more and will be attractive to Comcast if it fails to acquire Fox and Sky.
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14-06-2018, 05:29
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Comcast launches $65bn bid to steal Murdoch's Fox away from Disney.
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The $65bn bid, made on Wednesday afternoon, comes in a week of seismic change for the media industry. On Tuesday, a judge threw out US government objections to AT&T’s takeover of Fox’s rival Time Warner.
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...ch-sale-disney
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20-06-2018, 14:23
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
Disney has upped it's bid for Fox:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44544802
And Disney's boss is in London today talking to Murdoch. Expect a direct bid Disney bid for Sky any day now since the government cleared the way.
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20-06-2018, 15:01
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
No surprise at another bid coming in for Sky.
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20-06-2018, 15:07
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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No surprise at another bid coming in for Sky.
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We can reveal that Media Boy HQ and Virgin Media are making an joint bid for Sky
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20-06-2018, 16:13
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Re: Merged:-Comcast makes Bid for Sky
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I'm not sure if VM and Sky would ever be allowed to join up, but if Comcast fail in their bid to grab Murdoch's companies, they'll be looking for others to buy. Comcast are desperate for international exposure, so, perhaps they might make a bid for VM in the future.
And, as the AT&T/Time Warner merger has now completed, with AT&T renaming Time Warner to WarnerMedia, who's to say that AT&T might not join the bidding party now??
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