British Sky Broadcasting

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:television_channel
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BSkyB
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Sky_plc
gptkbp:broadcastLanguage English
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 2014
gptkbp:format satellite television
digital television
pay television
gptkbp:founded 1990
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Isleworth,_London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Sky Broadcasting
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
telecommunications
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Jeremy_Darroch
gptkb:Rupert_Murdoch
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:TalkTalk_Group
gptkb:BT_Group
gptkb:Virgin_Media
gptkbp:notableEvent rebranded as Sky plc in 2014
merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Sky+_HD
gptkb:NOW_TV
gptkb:Sky_Go
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 20,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:owner 21st Century Fox (formerly News Corporation)
Comcast (via Sky Group after 2018)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Sky_Group
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Satellite_Broadcasting
gptkb:Sky_Television
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:service gptkb:Sky_Movies
gptkb:Sky_Sports
gptkb:Sky_News
gptkb:Sky_TV
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:BSY
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sky_plc
gptkbp:website http://www.sky.com
gptkbp:YouTubeChannel gptkb:Sky_Living
gptkb:Sky_Movies
gptkb:Sky_Sports
gptkb:Sky_Arts
gptkb:Sky_Atlantic
gptkb:Sky_News
gptkb:Sky_One
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sky_TV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6