UK’s Sky launches Roku-like box for just £9.99
Want a really cheap Web TV box? If you’re in the U.K., you can check out Sky’s Now TV box, which launched Friday and retails for £9.99.
BSkyB buys Telefónica UK’s fixed-line business for $300M
The deal will make Sky the UK’s second-largest fixed-line broadband and voice player. It also makes it more likely that the O2 UK mobile business will be open for a merger with one of its rivals.
Top digital exec leaves News Corp ahead of company’s split
Jon Miller, the well-respected chief digital officer of News Corp, is on the way out after presiding over the company’s sprawling digital properties. The move comes at a time that News Corp is splitting into distinct entertainment and publishing companies.
BSkyB’s Internet TV Service Will Have A New Brand – ‘Now TV’
UK pay TV platform leader BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) will take a bold step for its upcoming satellite-less, over-the-internet TV packages by launchin…
Cisco Wants To Buy News Corp’s TV Software Maker NDS For $5 Billion
Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) says it wants to buy News Corp.’s TV set-top box software maker NDS Group for $5 billion to improve its own offering and…
How Netflix’s Hastings Could Get BSkyB Off An Anti-Trust Charge
The UK inquiry in to whether Sky Movies’ exclusive first-run subscription VOD deals with six major Hollywood major studios is anti-competiti…
Telegraph Puts Mobile App In Subscription Bundle
The Telegraph and Sky News may each operate subscription iPad outlets – but, with latest revisions to their mobile offerings, the two news p…
Sky’s Internet TV Service Could Offer Pay-As-You-Go Shows
BSkyB’s upcoming over-the-top internet TV service could create a new post-subscription ecosystem for pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go TV shows…
Social TV Startup Zeebox Seeks Impact With TV Campaign
One of the nascent social TV space’s most interesting new second-screen software services will this week court mainstream users with a natio…
As Sky Growth Slows, Can Internet Defend It From Downturn And New Rivals?
BSkyB’s financials are still improving, but the company is now flaunting a range of new internet upgrades to try containing subscriber growt…