British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
News and overview for British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
British Sky Broadcasting Group 1st Quarter Results [Press Release]
MarketWire | 29 days 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Middlesex, UK -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/09 --
TMT Summit: BSkyB Can Grow Earnings, Cash Flow - CEO Darroch
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 days 3 hours 47 minutes ago
BARCELONA (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch said Wednesday that the U.K. pay television company can grow earnings and cash flow.
British Sky Broadcasting Adds 0.025p To Interim Dividend
Wall Street Journal, The | 7 days 21 hours 35 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Friday the board had resolved to pay to shareholders an interim dividend of 7.125 pence, instead of the 7.1 pence previously announced.
BSkyB To Control Ad Sales For MTV
Wall Street Journal, The | 5 days 21 hours 54 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) has taken over the sales duties for Viacom Inc.'s (VIAB) MTV channels in a further consolidation of broadcasters' television ad sales houses.
PIRC Recommends Opposing Re-Election Of Some BSkyB Non-Execs
Wall Street Journal, The | 36 days 21 hours 47 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting PLC (BSY.LN) shareholders should oppose the re-election of a number of non-executive board members because the company's board doesn't have enough independent representation, and they should also vote against the company's remuneration report because of concerns over salary increases and bonuses, advisory group Pension Investment Research Consultants said Thursday.
UPDATE: PIRC Opposing Re-Election Of Some BSkyB Non-Execs
Wall Street Journal, The | 36 days 21 hours 42 minutes ago
(Adds detail.) By Steve McGrath Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting PLC (BSY.LN) shareholders should oppose the re-election of a number of non-executive board members because the company's board doesn't have enough independent representation, and they should also vote against the company's remuneration report because of concerns over salary increases and bonuses, advisory group Pension Investment Research Consultants said Thursday.
BSkyB CEO: Sky Has Brought Competition To TV Industry
Wall Street Journal, The | 25 days 17 hours 45 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch said Friday the group's Sky pay television service has brought competition to the television industry following businessman Richard Branson's attack on the group's dominance in pay TV.
BSkyB Profit Climbs After Adding Subscribers for High-Definition Programs
Bloomberg | 28 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, the U.K.'s biggest pay-television provider, said new subscribers and demand for high-definition programs boosted first-quarter profit, sending its stock to the biggest gain in three months.
Virgin Media 3Q Results Beat Views, Average Rev Per User Up
Wall Street Journal, The | 23 days 4 hours 45 minutes ago
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) Thursday posted better-than-expected third quarter results on strong consumer demand for its Internet broadband, pay-television and mobile services, echoing rival British Sky Broadcasting PLC's (BSY) recent strong performance.
BSkyB Launches Appeal Against ITV Stake Cut
Wall Street Journal, The | 22 days 19 hours 42 minutes ago
LONDON (Dow Jones)--British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY) Thursday launched its appeal against a U.K. government tribunal order that it must cut its 17.9% stake in television broadcaster ITV PLC (ITV.LN).
CORRECT: Virgin Media 3Q Beats Views, Consumer Demand Strong
Wall Street Journal, The | 23 days 2 hours 47 minutes ago
("=UPDATE: Virgin Media 3Q Beats Views, Consumer Demand Strong," at 0848 GMT, misstated the net debt figures in the tenth paragraph. The correct version follows:) By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) Thursday posted better-than-expected third quarter results on strong consumer demand for its Internet broadband, pay-television and mobile services, echoing rival British Sky Broadcasting PLC's (BSY) recent solid performance.
Virgin Media CFO focuses on reducing costs
Total Telecom Magazine (U.K.) | 2 days 21 hours 34 minutes ago
U.K. cableco's new finance chief says company also keen to lift ARPU, subs numbers.
BSkyB's Net Profit Soars as More Britons Stay Home
Wall Street Journal, The | 29 days 4 hours 45 minutes ago
LONDON -- Strong consumer demand for pay-television, Internet and phone services helped British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC deliver better-than-expected results in the fiscal first quarter.
BSkyB 1Q Results Beats Views, Signs Up 94,000 New Customers
Wall Street Journal, The | 25 days 17 hours 45 minutes ago
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Strong consumer demand for pay-television, Internet and phone services helped British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) deliver better-than-expected first-quarter results despite the economic downturn, with no signs of demand abating.
BUSINESS OCTOBER 23, 2009, 3:44 A.M. ET BSkyB's Net Profit Soars as More Britons Stay Home
Barron's (subscription required) | 29 days 4 hours 21 minutes ago
LONDON -- Strong consumer demand for pay-television, Internet and phone services helped British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC deliver better-than-expected results in the fiscal first quarter.
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Company Overview
| Company: | British Sky Broadcasting Group plc |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Direct Broadcast Services Providers |
| Website: | http://www.sky.com |
The lofty British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) is the UK's #1 pay-TV provider. BSkyB distributes entertainment, news, and sports programming to nearly 9 million subscribers in the UK and Ireland via its digital direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service, primarily through its Sky Digital brand. It also licenses some channels to cable operators including Virgin Media. In addition, BSkyB provides broadband Internet services through Sky Broadband to about 1 million customers and it resells residential telephony service to another 1 million subscribers. The company provides broadband Internet and data services, primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, through subsidiary Easynet. News Corp. owns 39% of BSkyB.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 8,850.9 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -10.4 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 427.8 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 14,922 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 5.5 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | June |
