Comcast may try to distribute its Flex box to non-customers
A Comcast executive hinted this week that the cable company may distribute its streaming TV hardware beyond its customer base.
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 Comcast executive hinted this week that the cable company may distribute its streaming TV hardware beyond its customer base.
Dana Strong has been promoted to the role of CEO of Comcast’s Sky satellite business in Europe, the company announced.
Comcast will soon open retail Sky television stores to sell TV and other services directly to customers.
Comcast has halted plans to launch a new global news channel co-branded with its NBC News and Sky satellite properties, according to a source.
Satellite broadcaster Sky has struck a non-exclusive agreement with the Walt Disney Company to bring the new streaming service Disney Plus to Sky Q set-top boxes later this month.
BSkyB confirmed on Monday that it has entered into “preliminary discussions” with 21st Century Fox about a possible acquisition of sister services Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia.