British Sky Broadcasting

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  Sky Sports bags Indian Premier League broadcast rights from 2015-17 in Europe

  British Sky Broadcasting Ltd has been awarded the telecast, internet and mobile rights for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons of the IPL, for the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and the European territories.

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  Microsoft to rename SkyDrive as OneDrive, retain logo

  Microsoft settled the dispute last July for undisclosed financial terms after British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC won an initial case in a British court.

• In China, TV reporter broadcasts live from police van

  A broadcast from Beijing's Tiananmen Square has turned into a bizarre television experience for British viewers after a Sky News reporter and his camera operator were detained by Chinese authorities on live television.

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  Cricket Australia, Sky Sports extend TV pact

  British broadcaster Sky Sports and Cricket Australia have extended their television contract by four years through to 2016, including the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia.

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  James Bond getting 24 hours movie channel

  British broadcaster Sky will launch a new channel in October to mark 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise.

• News Corp Q3 beats Street despite probe costs

  Net income in the three months to March 31 rose to $937 million, or 38 cents per share.

• Murdoch drops bid for British Sky Broadcasting

  In a stunning retreat, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire dropped its bid Wednesday to take over full control of British Sky Broadcasting amid a political and legal firestorm over phone hacking at one of its British newspapers. Murdoch stepped back from making potentially his biggest, most lucrative acquisition, accepting that he coul...

• British Sky Broadcasting rebuffs buyout offer from News Corp

  Directors of British Sky Broadcasting have rebuffed a buyout offer from News Corp., the broadcaster's biggest shareholder. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. now controls BSkyB by virtue of its 39 percent stake. Independent directors announced Tuesday that they believed News Corp.'s informal offer of 700 pence per share — which values BSk...

• UK looters feel no remorse for the riots

  Despite the crackdown by British Prime Minister David Cameron, some of the looters seem be unfazed. In an interview with UK broadcaster Sky News, a group of young men, who claim they were involved in the rioting and looting, said they felt no remorse for their actions. On the contrary, they point the finger at the British government for ignoring th...

• Murdochs defy parliament in phone hack inquiry

  Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal:Media titan Rupert Murdoch and his son James refused Thursday to appear in public next week before a parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking and bribery by employees of their British media empire, whose chief executive said that she would address the committee.

• Murdoch's BSkyB take-over bid teeters after scandal

  Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal: Shares in British Sky Broadcasting dropped sharply on Monday on growing doubts over News Corp's bid to take control of the satellite broadcaster. BSkyB shares fell 7.3 percent at 695 pence ($11.12) in early trading on the London Stock Exchange. A week ago they were trading as 850 pence.