The Comcast bid for Sky

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