EU: BSkyB mergers pursue pay-TV empire (Competition Policy International)

The UK’s top pay-TV conglomerate BSkyB, owned by mogul Rupert Murdoch, is reportedly looking to acquire Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia in efforts to create a cross-continental pay-TV operation.

The acquisitions, reported to be worth about $13.75 billion, would push Murdoch closer to his long-held goal of consolidating his EU TV …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "EU: BSkyB mergers pursue pay-TV empire (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 12 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/eu-bskyb-mergers-pursue-pay-tv-empire-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{EU: BSkyB mergers pursue pay-TV empire (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/eu-bskyb-mergers-pursue-pay-tv-empire-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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