Based in Philadelphia, it is the biggest cable company in the US and one of the world’s largest TV, film and entertainment businesses
£17.28
a share offer
values Sky at
£30bn
$175bn
Comcast’s value
NBCUniversal
Sky
NBC
23m
Xfinity
Digital cable TV, internet and home phone company
Number of Sky pay-TV subscribers in Europe
52m
With Sky, Comcast would provide TV services to 52 million customers in the US, UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria
$500m
Comcast estimates Sky will create $500m in cost savings, partly through selling Sky content in the US and NBC programming in Europe
Based in Philadelphia, it is the biggest cable company in the US and one of the world’s largest TV, film and entertainment businesses
£17.28
a share offer
values Sky at
£30bn
$175bn
Comcast’s value
NBCUniversal
Sky
NBC
23m
Xfinity
Digital cable TV, internet and home phone company
Number of Sky pay-TV subscribers in Europe
52m
With Sky, Comcast would provide TV services to 52 million customers in the US, UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Austria
$500m
Comcast estimates Sky will create $500m in cost savings, partly through selling Sky content in the US and NBC programming in Europe