Sky asked to dispose of ITV stake
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British Sky Broadcasting PLC should dispose of most of its stake in ITV, Britain's Competition Commission recommended Thursday.
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Expensive mistake BSkyB has been told to sell off most of its stake in rival broadcaster ITV.â¦
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The government ruled on Tuesday that media giant BSkyB must cut its holding in independent television broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent, as recommended by competition authorities.
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By Franklin Paul and Kenneth Li NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. on Monday said it will sell its stake in Sky LatinAmerica to its DirecTV Group  for $579 million, creatingsatellite broadcast monopolies in a region where profits havebeen elusive.
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Haves and have-nots A group of broadcasting industry firms has criticised Ofcom's plans for high definition TV on the Freeview platform, warning they are built to fail and risk undermining the future of terrestrial TV.â¦
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By Simon Fluendy, Financial Mail on Sunday, London  Feb. 25--Trade Secretary Alistair Darling faces growing political  pressure this week over the purchase by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB of a 17.9 per  cent stake in ITV.
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The government today faced calls to review the list of &quot;crown jewel&quot; sporting events after Sky bought the rights to England&#39;s home Test matches, sounding the death knell for live cricket on terrestrial TV after nearly 70 years.
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Broadcaster ITV has rejected a 4.74-billion-pound merger proposal from US cable operator NTL, arguing that it &quot;materially undervalues&quot; the company.
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Minister gets involved Trade and Industry minister Alastair Darling has asked Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9 per cent stake in ITV. He wants the regulator to provide him with advice on whether the deal has public interest implications by 27 April. Ofcom said is also looking at the possible impact on programming.â¦
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.  will sell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV Group , another company which it controls, for &#36;579 million in order to consolidate operations of the two satellite broadcasters, the companies said on Monday.
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A group representing UK media companies calls on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts on its international websites.
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Virgin not lying down Virgin Media isn't going to take Sky's withdrawal of its basic channels lying down, and has threatened legal action for abuse of a dominant position if Sky doesn't agree to independent arbitration within 30 days.â¦
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The name of Court TV is getting disbarred.
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CABLE TV customers threatened to quit the Virgin service yesterday after a number of Sky channels were switched off in a dispute between the companies.   The blackout  which happened in the middle of a programme  came after a midnight deadline to resolve the row passed without an agreement.
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The government rules that BSkyB must reduce its share holding in ITV from 17.9% to below 7.5%.
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Media & professional: Virgin Media plays down suggestions that channel was knee-jerk reaction to losing Sky One access.
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Trade unions at ITV have threatened to strike over plans to close the company's final salary pension scheme