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| 24.07.2026 | Sky and ITV mount defence of £1.6bn merger as regulators probe deal | Sky and ITV will argue their proposed £1.6bn merger controls only around a fifth of Britain’s advertising market as they seek to convince competition regulators to approve one of the biggest media deals in decades, City AM understands. The ... |
| 10.07.2026 | UK Media Shake-Up: Sky Acquires ITV Broadcast in Landmark £1.6 Billion Merger | Comcast's Sky is acquiring ITV's entire broadcast and streaming operations for £1.6 billion. This massive transaction redefines the British media landscape. It forges a formidable UK broadcasting champion. The goal: aggressively challenge g... |
| 06.07.2026 | ITV says ‘no guarantees’ on jobs after £1.6bn Sky deal | ITV and Sky executives have said they can make no guarantees on job cuts after the two companies announced a £1.6bn merger on Monday. Employees of ITV have been warned the tie-up between Britain’s two biggest commercial broadcasters could l... |
| 06.07.2026 | ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal | 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 compete with global players YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney.... |
| 01.07.2026 | AI disputes are turning into deals | Lawyer by day, rapper by night, Nick Eziefula has seen both sides of the coin when it comes to AI and art. He tells us how AI disputes are turning into deals in today’s Notebook Rapper or lawyer? As career choices go, the two seem like nigh... |
| 15.06.2026 | Social media ban may push children to ‘darker corners of the internet,’ lawyers warn | Sir Kier Starmer’s announcement to ban social media for under-16s on Monday morning may create privacy issues for children and encourage them to use less regulated platforms, legal experts have warned. Speaking at Downing Street on Monday, ... |
| 04.11.2025 | Court rejects Getty Images’ core claim in historic case against AI image generator | The High Court dismissed Getty Images’ core intellectual property claims against an AI image generator, but also granted it limited historic success in a landmark UK lawsuit. US giant Getty Images sued UK-based AI image generator Stability ... |
| 24.10.2025 | Sheffield Wednesday: What happens next as administrators called in? | With Sheffield Wednesday filing for administration on Friday, what happens next for the Owls? The club – who are bottom of the Championship – have received a 12-point deduction from the EFL, with the governors of England’s second league say... |
| 11.08.2025 | Crystal Palace chance of appealing CAS decision possible but slim | Crystal Palace’s legal options are limited after their loss at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but they exist, insist top lawyers after the Eagles were relegated to the Europa Conference League on Monday. Despite sending a top team, hea... |
| 16.07.2025 | Crystal Palace to step up legal fight over Europa League expulsion | Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that the club will take their bid to overturn expulsion from the Europa League to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. European governing body Uefa stripped the FA Cup winners of their spot ... |