Sky

Sky

Sky is one of the largest subscriber broadcasters in the world. They are a subsidiary company owned 40% by News Cooperation recently News Cooperation wanted to buy the other 60%  to have total control of Sky but due to the phone hacking scandal government and public pressure forced them to back down there offer. In 1990 British Sky Broadcasting was formed by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting. The merger of both companies saved Sky financially because in the beginning, Sky Television had very few major advertisers, acquiring British Satellite Broadcasting's healthier advertising contracts and equipment solved the companies' problems.

Financing

Sky has partnerships with Comedy Central (UK), DTV service LTD and NGC Network International LLC and NGC Network Latin America LLC.

Subsidiaries

British Sky Broadcasting Ltd Operating company for the Sky pay-television service.

Sky Subscriber Services Ltd The original Sky Television plc, now a holding company

Sports Internet Group Ltd Sports content and online betting services.

British Interactive Broadcasting Holdings Ltd Interactive television services, formerly an alliance of BSkyB, BT Group, HSBC and Matsushita.

Mykindaplace.com Being both an agency and a media owner run many successful sites. – Now defunct

Aura Sports Ltd Media Sales Agency, sells advertising on the majority of premiership football club websites, as well as other major sports. Living TV Group A British television content arm, operating a number of channels They also get income through syndication which is selling other TV shows to be shown abroad and merchandising.