Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV

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US telecom giant Comcast, which owns Sky, has announced a £1.6 billion takeover of ITV's broadcasting and streaming services in a deal which would create the UK's biggest commercial TV broadcaster. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Sky CEO Dana Strong said it was a "defining moment for British media" and urged the regulators to approve it. The owner of Sky News will get half of ITV's 40% stake in ITN, which makes this programme as well as ITV News, Good Morning Britain and Channel 5 News. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/

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