Sky plc Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a division of Comcast, and headquartered in London.
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12 Facts About Sky plc
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Sky plc is primarily involved in satellite television, producing and broadcasting.
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NBCUniversal, which is Sky plc Group's sister company, is a division of Comcast.
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British Sky plc Broadcasting was formed by the merger of Sky plc Television and British Satellite Broadcasting on 2 November 1990.
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British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc to reflect the European acquisitions, and the United Kingdom operations were renamed Sky UK Limited.
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Sky plc bought out the remaining minority shareholders in Sky Deutschland during 2015, using a squeeze-out procedure to obtain the remaining shares and delist Sky Deutschland on 15 September 2015.
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On 15 June 2018, the European Commission gave antitrust clearance to Comcast's offer to purchase Sky plc, citing that in terms of their current assets in Europe, there would be limited impact on competition.
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Sky plc was delisted on 7 November 2018 after Comcast acquired all remaining shares.
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Sky plc was followed by Mark Booth who was credited with leading the company through the introduction of Sky.
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Sky plc is credited with returning the company to profit and bringing subscriber numbers to new heights.
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ITV Sky plc has been the subject of a flurry of rumoured take-over and merger bids since it was formed.
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NTL stated that it had withdrawn its attempt to buy ITV Sky plc, citing that it did not believe that there was any possibility to make a deal on favourable terms.
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