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News Corp and Facebook Reach Agreement in Australia

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Monday, March 15, 2021
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News Corp announced today that it has reached a multi-year agreement to provide access to trusted news and information to millions of Facebook users in Australia through its Facebook News product.

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  • News Corp announced today that it has reached a multi-year agreement to provide access to trusted news and information to millions of Facebook users in Australia through its Facebook News product.
  • In parallel Sky News Australia has also reached a new agreement with Facebook which extends and significantly builds on an existing arrangement.
  • The three-year deal follows an agreement reached in October, 2019 in which News Corp publications in the United States receive payments in exchange for access to additional stories for Facebook News.
  • News Corp now has agreements with Facebook, Google and Apple to provide access to journalism and related content for a potential audience of millions around the world.

Comcast Increases Dividend by $0.08 to $1.00 Per Share on an Annualized Basis in 2021

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Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced today that it increased its dividend by $0.08 to $1.00 per share on an annualized basis, up 9% year-over-year.

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  • Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced today that it increased its dividend by $0.08 to $1.00 per share on an annualized basis, up 9% year-over-year.
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  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
  • Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights.

Comcast Announces Leadership Transition at Sky

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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Comcast Corporation today announced that Sky Group CEO Jeremy Darroch will move from his current role to become Executive Chairman of Sky and Dana Strong will succeed him as Group CEO of Sky reporting to Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts.

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  • Comcast Corporation today announced that Sky Group CEO Jeremy Darroch will move from his current role to become Executive Chairman of Sky and Dana Strong will succeed him as Group CEO of Sky reporting to Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts.
  • I would like to thank Jeremy for his exceptional leadership of Sky and his partnership since we acquired the company, said Roberts.
  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
  • Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights.

Comcast Hosts Digital Equity Summit Focused on Meeting Veterans' Needs in the Digital Age and Announces Nearly $250,000 in Donations to Support Digital Inclusion Efforts for Veterans in Connecticut, Vermont and Western Massachusetts

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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As part of the event, Comcast also announced several donations worth more than $250,000 to support digital inclusion efforts in Connecticut, Vermont and western Massachusetts.

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  • As part of the event, Comcast also announced several donations worth more than $250,000 to support digital inclusion efforts in Connecticut, Vermont and western Massachusetts.
  • Following the panel discussion, Comcast announced four grants to support digital skills training for veterans and the development or expansion of technology labs.
  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
  • Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights.

Sky News Arabia chooses Blackbird for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing

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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates and LONDON, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news content.

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  • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates and LONDON, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news content.
  • Sky News Arabia will use Blackbird to drive major video production efficiencies across a number of key workflows.
  • Blackbird will also be used by Sky News Arabia to repurpose the network's output through the editing and publishing of file-based video content.
  • Sky News Arabia Director of Technology, Suresh Kumar, said: "Sky News Arabia operates one of the most progressive newsrooms in the Middle East and Blackbird will empower our multi-site production teams to work collaboratively in the cloud with a rich suite of video editing and publishing tools.

Sky News Arabia chooses Blackbird for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing

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Thursday, July 30, 2020
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates and LONDON, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news content.

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  • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates and LONDON, July 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news content.
  • Sky News Arabia will use Blackbird to drive major video production efficiencies across a number of key workflows.
  • Blackbird will also be used by Sky News Arabia to repurpose the network's output through the editing and publishing of file-based video content.
  • Sky News Arabia Director of Technology, Suresh Kumar, said: "Sky News Arabia operates one of the most progressive newsrooms in the Middle East and Blackbird will empower our multi-site production teams to work collaboratively in the cloud with a rich suite of video editing and publishing tools.

Comcast and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announce Multi-Year Content Carriage Agreement

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Friday, July 24, 2020
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Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.

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  • Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
  • Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content through its pay television services.
  • Sky operates the Sky News broadcast network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original content, and has exclusive content rights.
  • The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net .

QiO Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite Discusses Industrial IoT and Artificial Intelligence on SKY News' Ian King Live Programme

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
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LONDON, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QiO Chairman, Rick Haythornthwaite, was a guest on Sky News' leading business programme "Ian King Live" for a wide-ranging interview on the state of industrial technology.

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  • LONDON, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- QiO Chairman, Rick Haythornthwaite, was a guest on Sky News' leading business programme "Ian King Live" for a wide-ranging interview on the state of industrial technology.
  • In fact, it's ahead of the industrial space and we're just helping the industrial space catch up."
  • The full interview with QiO Chairman, Rick Haythornthwaite, can be viewed here .
  • Ian King Live is broadcast from the SKY News studios in London, Monday to Thursday evenings, where Ian interviews the biggest names in business, finance and economics.

Sky News Uses LiveU for Royal Wedding UHD/4K Broadcast

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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Sky News wanted to bring the wedding to their Sky Q customers in the highest quality possible, opting for a live 4K broadcast.

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  • Sky News wanted to bring the wedding to their Sky Q customers in the highest quality possible, opting for a live 4K broadcast.
  • They once again turned to long-time partner LiveU to add dynamic live coverage from outside their fixed Windsor UHD OB.
  • Richard Pattison, Manager of News Technology, Sky News, said, "Because of the importance of this event and the huge interest in it, Sky decided it wanted to offer something to its Sky Q customers and broadcast the event in UHD.
  • The build-up and the wedding itself was broadcast on Sky News and simulcast on Sky One.