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BSkyB to buy Amstrad for £125m
News Broadcaster BSkyB is buying Amstrad, the venerable computing name that once made up to a quarter of the European PC business — but the deal is all about set-top boxes, including the popular Sky+ digital video recorder.
[July 31, 2007, 13:15]
BSkyB to sell discounted no-frills broadband
News BT Retail looks increasingly likely to dominate the UK's consumer broadband market in the future after securing a major marketing deal with BSkyB. This agreement will ensure that Sky subscribers have access to a highly competitive offering as...
[July 31, 2002, 12:51]
BSkyB/Tiscali deal reportedly falls through
Blog According to The Grauniad, talks between BSkyB and Tiscali over the latter's UK operations being bought by the former have hit a snag over the asking price. It seems Tiscali wanted £600m, but Sky was only willing to stump up £450m.
[December 22, 2008, 11:59]
BSkyB to kill off analogue TV
News Satellite broadcaster BskyB (quote: BSY) is to switch off analogue TV in the UK in favour of digital technology nearly two years ahead of schedule. The accelerated growth of digital television technology means that BSkyB's analogue services will be...
[July 25, 2000, 14:16]
BSkyB in talks to buy Tiscali UK
Blog Tiscali is indeed in talks to sell off its UK operations, or part thereof, and the lucky suitor is BSkyB. The line sent over from Italy today: "Tiscali clarifies that it is currently holding talks with the BSkyB Group plc in relation to certain UK...
[November 4, 2008, 16:48]
BSkyB sues EDS for £709m
News Broadcaster BSkyB is suing IT services company EDS for £709m. The legal action relates to EDS's role as a supplier for BSkyB's customer relationship management (CRM) project between 2000 and 2002. This trial is happening because EDS made fraudulent...
[October 17, 2007, 13:59]
BSkyB swoops for Easynet
News BSkyB confirmed on Friday it has made a cash offer of 175p per share for Easynet — an offer that values the ISP at £211m. According to BSkyB, Easynet directors have unanimously recommended to shareholders that they accept the "fair and reasonable...
[October 21, 2005, 15:05]
BSkyB denies AOL Net TV jibes
News The deal between AOL and BskyB will see cross promotion of the two services. Despite obvious conlusions being drawn from a cross-marketing agreement with AOL, Sky spokesman, Andrew Sholl said there are no plans to bring the two mediums together in...
[February 11, 1999, 11:54]
AOL 'shortlists BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse' for UK sale
News AOL has reportedly shortlisted the potential buyers for its UK unit - BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse. Both BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse have launched their own "free" broadband products and could stand to benefit from the significant proportion of...
[August 4, 2006, 8:25]
BSkyB partner closes UK operations
News The company was to embark on a deal with BskyB to install satellite infrastructure. Australian-based Comet Satellite & Cable has been forced to retreat from the United Kingdom market, leaving 160 employees in its wake.
[May 24, 2001, 10:44]
BSkyB to splurge on the Net
News BSkyB (quote: BSY) is expected next week to announce more than £200m of investments in online projects, according to reports in the financial press. BSkyB has so far played a sideline role on the Net, focusing instead on its Open interactive...
[February 7, 2000, 12:22]
BSkyB partner closes UK operations
Talkback I was made redundant when working out of the Saltney depot near Cheser England.BSC made an unlawfull deduction of £806 out of my wages.Court action was taken against BSC and reached the high court of London.BSC was orderd to return any monies...
[December 6, 2003, 4:40]
News Burst: BSkyB and Yahoo! team up
News The partnership, which covers the UK and Ireland, is the latest in a series of pacts between Rupert Murdoch's UK broadcast interest and the US-born Web portal.
[July 7, 1999, 15:48]
Telewest to offer digital service, takes on BSkyB
News Already head to head with BT in the battle to bring broadband to UK homes, Telewest plans to launch its digital offering in November. Initial roll-out will be in the Midlands, with over 150 channels, 50 specifically for near video on demand.
[August 6, 1999, 11:37]
ISPs angered by BSkyB deal
News Oftel spokesman David Spofforth said BSkyB's deal was about free digital TV not free Web access. ISPA secretary general, Nicholas Lansman, warned that aggressive cut-price deals, such as BSkyB's, could threaten the UK Internet industry and...
[May 6, 1999, 17:22]
AOL 'shortlists BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse' for UK sale
Talkback Company Executives are crazy and should be locked away. They throw customer's money away unnecessarily. Take AOL as an example. BT and others have pulled out. The reason is simply down to the potential cost of purchase.
[August 8, 2006, 15:49]
AOL 'shortlists BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse' for UK sale
Talkback Ken learn to spell, however i like what you said. Dont waste your time buying AOL, they are dead and have been dead for many years, they think they are bigger than what they are when in fact they are quite annoying!
[August 16, 2006, 11:29]
Interactive TV is Open for business
News BSkyB today launched its first interactive television service, Open, on its digital satellite television network. The service -- a joint venture between BSkyB, BT, HSBC and Matsushita -- will be available to over one million UK households and will...
[October 12, 1999, 15:26]
BT and Sky mull deal to deliver TV via ADSL
News Speculation is mounting that BSkyB and British Telecommunications are on the verge of a deal that could see TV delivered via ADSL. For BSkyB experts suggest the deal would open up a host of interactive possibilities, including home shopping and...
[September 5, 2000, 7:46]
Sky comes down to earth for mobile TV tests
News UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB is to evaluate Qualcomm's MediaFLO digital mobile TV technology, the companies announced on Tuesday. In trials later this year, BSkyB and Qualcomm will use a vacant UHF TV channel in the Cambridge area to broadcast 10...
[May 10, 2006, 10:45]
