Sky UK
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Sky UK Limited is a satellite television company owned by Comcast. It used to be called British Sky Broadcasting Limited, BSkyB and Sky. It offers television and broadband Internet services in the United Kingdom.
Type | Subsidiary |
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Country | |
Availability | Satellite Internet |
Founded | 2 November 1990 |
Slogan | Believe in Better |
Headquarters | Grant Way, Isleworth, TW7 5QD |
Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
Parent | Sky |
Key people | Jeremy Darroch (CEO) |
Former names | British Sky Broadcasting Limited, BSkyB and Sky |
Official website | www |
Subsidiary | Now TV |
History
Origins
The present service can trace its heritage back to 1990, when BSkyB's predecessors British Satellite Broadcasting encrypted their respective film channels – Sky Movies and The Movie Channel which required viewers to get decoding equipment and a subscription to watch the channels. After the two companies merged, subscribers could get access to both channels, and two years later, the sports channel Sky Sports also became encrypted.