Sky (satellite television)

E356478

broadcasting company pay television service satellite television provider

Sky (satellite television) is a major British pay-TV and broadcasting service offering a wide range of channels, on-demand content, and subscription packages via satellite.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sky1	8
Sky (satellite television) canonical	1
Sky network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3440481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sky (satellite television)
Context triple: [Sky Arts, availableOn, Sky (satellite television)]

A. Sky Q
Sky Q is a premium television and entertainment platform from Sky that offers multi-room viewing, on-demand content, and integrated streaming services.
B. SIRIUS
SIRIUS is a Siemens modular system of industrial control and protection devices used for motor control, switching, and circuit protection in automation and power distribution applications.
C. Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television service in the United Kingdom offering a wide range of TV and radio channels without subscription.
D. DirecTV
DirecTV is a major American direct broadcast satellite television service provider offering a wide range of channels and packages to residential and commercial customers.
E. Yahsat
Yahsat is a United Arab Emirates-based satellite communications company providing broadband, broadcast, and government services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sky (satellite television)
Target entity description: Sky (satellite television) is a major British pay-TV and broadcasting service offering a wide range of channels, on-demand content, and subscription packages via satellite.

A. Sky Q
Sky Q is a premium television and entertainment platform from Sky that offers multi-room viewing, on-demand content, and integrated streaming services.
B. SIRIUS
SIRIUS is a Siemens modular system of industrial control and protection devices used for motor control, switching, and circuit protection in automation and power distribution applications.
C. Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television service in the United Kingdom offering a wide range of TV and radio channels without subscription.
D. DirecTV
DirecTV is a major American direct broadcast satellite television service provider offering a wide range of channels and packages to residential and commercial customers.
E. Yahsat
Yahsat is a United Arab Emirates-based satellite communications company providing broadband, broadcast, and government services across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadcasting company ⓘ pay television service ⓘ satellite television provider ⓘ
brand	Sky Arts ⓘ Sky Atlantic ⓘ Sky Cinema ⓘ Sky Max ⓘ Sky News ⓘ Sky One (former) ⓘ surface form: Sky One Sky Sports ⓘ Sky Witness ⓘ
businessModel	subscription-based ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distributionPlatform	IPTV ⓘ internet streaming ⓘ satellite ⓘ
formerOwner	21st Century Fox ⓘ News Corporation ⓘ
foundedAs	Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ surface form: Sky Television plc
hasGenreFocus	drama series ⓘ film broadcasting ⓘ news broadcasting ⓘ sports broadcasting ⓘ
hasOriginalProgramming	Sky Originals ⓘ
hasService	NOW (streaming service) ⓘ Sky Go ⓘ Sky Store ⓘ
headquartersCity	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Isleworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry	pay television ⓘ satellite television ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mergedWith	Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ surface form: British Satellite Broadcasting
offers	entertainment channels ⓘ high-definition television ⓘ kids channels ⓘ movie channels ⓘ news channels ⓘ pay-per-view events ⓘ sports channels ⓘ ultra high-definition television ⓘ
offersBundle	TV and broadband packages ⓘ TV and telephone packages ⓘ
operatesIn	Austria ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
owner	Comcast ⓘ
parentCompany	Sky Group ⓘ
product	Sky Glass ⓘ Sky Q ⓘ Sky Stream ⓘ Sky TV ⓘ Sky+ HD ⓘ
resultedIn	Sky Digital ⓘ surface form: BSkyB
serviceType	over-the-top media service ⓘ subscription television ⓘ video on demand ⓘ
targetMarket	pay-TV subscribers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sky Arts → availableOn → Sky (satellite television) ⓘ

Sky One (former) → partOf → Sky (satellite television) ⓘ

subject surface form: Sky One

this entity surface form: Sky network

An Idiot Abroad → originalNetwork → Sky (satellite television) ⓘ