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Sky Group

Sky Group is a European mass media company that is owned by American telecommunications giant Comcast. The company operates three satellite television services — Sky UK, Sky Italia (Italy) and Sky Deutschland (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) — as well as the Now TV streaming service in the United Kingdom.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Comcast’s Sky launches camera for Sky Glass TVs

June 22, 2023

The Sky Live camera costs £280, though it can be purchased on installment, and works only with Sky Glass TV sets.

The Devonport Arms, a pub in Paignton, UK. (Photo via Google Street View)

British pub fined for illegally showcasing Sky Sports

June 20, 2023

The owners of a British sports bar must pay thousands for illegally offering live access to Sky Sports programming.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Satellite engineers among planned layoffs at Comcast’s Sky

May 30, 2023

The shift toward streaming means fewer satellite support positions are needed at the European pay TV business.

Sky News audio simulcast returns to TuneIn

May 24, 2023

Listeners in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States now have access to a free audio simulcast of the London-based news channel.

Sky apologizes for glitch during Game of Thrones airing

December 20, 2022

Sky says a software glitch allowed a profane episode of “Game of Thrones” to be accessible without a PIN in August.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

French media firm evaluates play for Sky Deutschland

December 19, 2022

A French pay television company is considering a bid for Comcast’s satellite television unit Sky Deutschland.

Comcast to charge Sky customers for skipping commercials

December 2, 2022

Comcast is introducing a new feature that will allow some Sky TV customers to skip advertisements for an extra fee.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Comcast explores sale of Sky satellite business in Germany

October 28, 2022

Comcast is considering selling off its Sky Deutschland satellite TV business, according to a new report.

Comcast to close E! Entertainment in some European countries

October 5, 2022

Comcast will close a German-language variant of its E! Entertainment cable network in several European countries.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Comcast shifting more services to Sky streaming boxes

September 30, 2022

Comcast’s Sky says it will shift more services to its streaming set-top boxes, but will still support satellites for a few more years.

Comcast to release X1-powered Sky Stream box in UK

April 13, 2022

Comcast will release a standalone Sky Stream device for pay television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland later this year.

AT&T pulling global CNN feed from UK cable systems

August 26, 2021

CNN International will no longer be available on British cable television systems starting next month.

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