LL
This type of dual brand association is common in Europe. A&E already do this with Canal+ where they use dual Planéte+ branding alongside their own brands, complete with their own logos.
London Lite
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Do wonder actually if an established brand like History might actually suffer from an on screen association with Sky.
This type of dual brand association is common in Europe. A&E already do this with Canal+ where they use dual Planéte+ branding alongside their own brands, complete with their own logos.
VA
Sky Arts? Used to be Artsworld until Sky bought 50%, then the remaining 50%. Rebranded to Sky Arts two years later in 2007.
Do wonder actually if an established brand like History might actually suffer from an on screen association with Sky.
Is Living > Sky Living the only other time an existing channel has been acquired then bought under the Sky brand?
Is Living > Sky Living the only other time an existing channel has been acquired then bought under the Sky brand?
Sky Arts? Used to be Artsworld until Sky bought 50%, then the remaining 50%. Rebranded to Sky Arts two years later in 2007.
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rdd
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The surviving BSB channels would also qualify I guess, The Sports Channel became Sky Sports once it launched on Astra while the Movie Channel didn’t get Sky branding until 1993.
I suppose the difference there was that it was part of a “merger of equals” (though viewed as an acquisition of BSB by Sky by virtually everyone at the time, because the three Sky branded channels survived virtually unchanged, not to mention the continuing close association of Rupert Murdoch with the company, even though he actually had a substantially diluted shareholding).
I suppose the difference there was that it was part of a “merger of equals” (though viewed as an acquisition of BSB by Sky by virtually everyone at the time, because the three Sky branded channels survived virtually unchanged, not to mention the continuing close association of Rupert Murdoch with the company, even though he actually had a substantially diluted shareholding).
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rdd
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Lol.
The truth was that Sky shareholders (ie Murdoch) got 50% of the merged entity, and BSB shareholders got 50%, and the floatation a couple of years later diluted everyone’s shareholding down further, so that for most of the next two and a bit decades Murdoch’s shareholding was about 39%, until Comcast bought him (and all the other shareholders out). But the public perception was that Sky was the sole surviving brand (especially when “British Sky Broadcasting” disappeared from on-air usage in 1993), so Sky must have bought BSB.
The truth was that Sky shareholders (ie Murdoch) got 50% of the merged entity, and BSB shareholders got 50%, and the floatation a couple of years later diluted everyone’s shareholding down further, so that for most of the next two and a bit decades Murdoch’s shareholding was about 39%, until Comcast bought him (and all the other shareholders out). But the public perception was that Sky was the sole surviving brand (especially when “British Sky Broadcasting” disappeared from on-air usage in 1993), so Sky must have bought BSB.
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JA
That doesn't make sense. Or are Sky liars? Quote from page 29 of this thread.
"Exclusive" should mean no longer on Virgin.
It seems Sky will be the exclusive home for Love Nature content in the UK with the Love Nature channel on Virgin closing.
https://www.skymedia.co.uk/opportunities/sky-nature-channel/
https://www.skymedia.co.uk/opportunities/sky-nature-channel/
Quote:
Sky have also signed up to be the exclusive UK broadcaster for Love Nature content