Sky is buying ITV's television business for £1.6bn. Their plan is to create a new media empire - second only to the BBC in reach - and critically bigger than YouTube.
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Sky is buying ITV’s television business for £1.6bn. Their plan is to create a new media empire – second only to the BBC in reach – and critically bigger than YouTube.
ITV is a shareholder in ITN which makes the news for ITV and this programme.
The deal reveals the pressure on traditional broadcasters as more viewing moves online.
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