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.

Sky’s $2.1 billion ITV deal could reshape British advertising, combining premium TV, streaming and first-party data to create a powerful new platform for brands.

Sky, the UK-based TV, internet and mobile phone provider owned by Comcast, has agreed to buy ITV’s media and entertainment arm for up to 1.6 billion pounds, which is $2.1 billion.

The ITV Studios production arm will become a standalone business after the planned transaction.

Sky will acquire ITV's Media and Entertainment business for up to $2.1 billion, funding a payout and standalone ITV Studios.

Sky has confirmed its £1.6bn deal to takeover ITV’s broadcasting arm, in a move it says will protect ITV's role as a public service broadcaster.

Sky is to pay £1.6bn for ITV's broadcast and streaming division in what has been called a "defining moment for British media" after talks of the sale were first announced last…

Deal comes as less than a quarter of 16-24-year-olds’ in-home viewing is now of content from broadcasters

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Sky, the UK-based TV, internet and mobile phone provider owned by Comcast, has agreed to buy ITV’s media and entertainment arm for up to 1.6 billion pounds, which is $2.1 billion

Der Sender hat sich mit Sky auf einen Milliardendeal geeinigt. Nun soll aus den beiden Partnern ein britisches Gegengewicht zum Streamingriesen Netflix entstehen.

Sky television on Monday said it had agreed to buy ITV's media and entertainment business for up to £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion), creating a heavyweight in UK streaming.

Seismic deal will see ITV’s terrestrial television channels and its streaming service, ITVX, merge with Sky

Il gruppo britannico: “Dimensioni sono fondamentali per competere con colossi dello streaming e YouTube”

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LONDON, July 6 : Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain's ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a British champion with…

LONDON, July 6 : Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streaming service of Britain's ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating a British champion to…

Acquista divisione Media, stima sinergie annue per 200 mln

ITV will hand its media and entertainment division to Comcast’s Sky for up to £1.6bn, keeping the Bake Off producer and becoming a standalone studio.

ITV is the UK’s oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network

The acquisition — which will combine the U.K.'s biggest free-to-air commercial networks with its biggest pay-TV network — will see another British public service broadcaster come…