Why Sky wants to buy ITV’s television business

ITV has confirmed it is in preliminary discussions with Sky, owned by US media giant Comcast, regarding a potential £1.6 ...

Comcast’s Sky in Talks to Acquire U.K. TV Giant ITV’s Media Unit in Deal Valuing it at $2.1 Billion

Comcast’s European pay-TV business Sky is in talks to acquire U.K. TV giant ITV’s media and entertainment (M&E) unit. In a ...

ITV in 'preliminary' talks over £1.6bn sale of media and entertainment arm to Sky

Sky News understands the main aim of the talks is the creation of a UK-focused streaming giant, as the TV advertising market continues to stutter.

Britain's ITV in talks with Comcast's Sky on $2.15 billion TV sale

Britain's ITV is in preliminary talks to sell its television business to Comcast-owned Sky for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.15 billion) as both look to compete with Netflix, Amazon and Disney. A combination ...