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ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
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Investing.com
· Jul 6, 2026
ITV and Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
ITV and Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
The Week
· Jul 6, 2026
Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television
Sky’s purchase of ITV: a new dawn for British television
ArcaMax
· Jul 6, 2026
Comcast's Sky to buy Britain's ITV in $2.1 billion deal
In a bid to become Britain's largest commercial broadcaster, Comcast's Sky pay-TV business on Monday unveiled a 2.1 billion deal to buy ITV Media and Entertainment. ITV is a television powerhouse in Britain, with Love Island, Midsomer Murders...
JOE.co.uk
· Jul 6, 2026
Sky buys ITV for £1.6bn to take control of broadcasting arm
A big change Sky has agreed to buy the broadcasting arm of ITV for an eye-watering £1.6bn to become the UK’s largest broadcaster. The deal will see Sky acquire the media and entertainment division of ITV, including ITVX and all of its free-to-air channels. The takeover has been a long time coming, with details first []
South China Morning Post
· Jul 6, 2026
ITV and Comcast’s Sky reshape British TV landscape with US$2.1 billion deal
Comcast’s Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain’s ITV for £1.6 billion (US2.13 billion), creating a British champion to compete with global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney. Sky CEO Dana Strong said the deal, announced on Monday and confirming a Reuters story, was a “defining moment” in British broadcasting. The combination of Britain’s biggest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, home of Coronation Street, and subscription television company...
The Next Web
· Jul 6, 2026
ITV sells its broadcasting arm to Comcast’s Sky for up to £1.6bn
ITV has agreed to sell its media and entertainment division to Sky, the Comcast-owned broadcaster, in a deal worth up to £1.6bn that redraws the map of British television. The transaction hands Sky the ITV channels and the ITVX streaming service, and leaves the seller as a pure production business, a split that arrives as [] This story continues at The Next Web
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