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ITV LON: ITV said its planned sale of its Media & Entertainment business to Sky represents a “transformative moment” for the group, unlocking value for shareholders while leaving ITV Studios as a standalone global content production business.

marketbeat.com - 2026-07-09 17:07:02

ITV's long-awaited deal to sell its broadcasting business to pay-TV ‌company Sky for up to £1.6 billion ($2.14 billion) has dented its shares as analysts focus on separation costs, ongoing expenses and regulatory delays.

reuters.com - 2026-07-09 12:40:31

ITV's long-awaited deal to sell its broadcasting business to pay-TV company Sky for up to £1.6 billion has dented its shares ​as analysts focus on separation costs, ongoing expenses and regulatory delays.

reuters.com - 2026-07-09 10:40:07

ITV plc (ITVPY) M&A Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-07-06 17:12:26

Sky has agreed to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment—the ITV channels, the ITVX streaming service and the advertising business that funds them—for up to £1.6 billion. The deal, announced Monday, would fold the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster into the UK's biggest pay-TV operator.

forbes.com - 2026-07-06 14:35:08

Sky has agreed to acquire the broadcast channels and streaming service of ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion), creating one of the largest media businesses in the UK as traditional broadcasters seek greater scale to compete with global streaming platforms. The transaction, announced on Monday.

invezz.com - 2026-07-06 07:41:34

There have been plenty of mergers in broadcasting over the years. Few have had the potential to reshape how brands communicate with consumers quite like this one.

forbes.com - 2026-07-06 05:40:08

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.

techxplore.com - 2026-07-06 04:04:51

Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy ITV's media and entertainment business in a deal that will see ITV spin ITV Studios off into a separate London-listed business.

wsj.com - 2026-07-06 02:53:00

ITV PLC (LSE:ITV) has agreed to sell its media and entertainment division to Sky for up to £1.6 billion, in a deal that breaks up the broadcaster and hands shareholders a cash return of around £950 million.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-07-06 02:33:10

British broadcaster ITV said on Monday it had agreed to sell its media and entertainment ​division to Comcast's Sky for £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion).

reuters.com - 2026-07-06 02:20:34

Sky, the Comcast -owned British pay TV group, has agreed on terms to ​buy ITV's broadcast and streaming unit, two people familiar ‌with the matter said, with ITV acquiring "The Great British Bake Off" producer Love Productions as part of the deal.

reuters.com - 2026-06-24 17:54:56

Shares in ITV PLC (LSE:ITV) were up marginally on Thursday as a mixed trading quarter was offset by news that the broadcaster remains in active discussions with Sky over a possible sale of its Media & Entertainment (M&E) business. The update on the potential £1.6 billion deal had been closely watched by investors amid concerns that talks had hit the buffers.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-05-14 04:31:38

ITV PLC (LSE:ITV), the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, expects its Studios division to deliver margins at the lower end of its 13% to 15% target range this year, reflecting a shift in revenue mix even as the unit posts good top-line growth. The company said revenue, margin and profit at ITV Studios would be weighted to the second half, driven by the phasing of large scripted deliveries and high-margin licensing deals.

proactiveinvestors.co.uk - 2026-05-14 02:28:03

Comcast -owned Sky is ‌advancing towards a deal to acquire ITV's Media and Entertainment unit in a transaction that will include a payout dependent on the British broadcaster's performance, three people familiar with the matter said.

reuters.com - 2026-05-13 18:20:02

The FTSE 100 Index remained in a narrow range this week as traders watched the developments in the Middle East, where odds of a deal between the US and Iran rose. It also wavered because of the weak HSBC earnings.

invezz.com - 2026-05-08 04:25:59