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Hasn't this been reported previously and not happened but they seem more certain now.


What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04yx44xq19o




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On 05/07/2026 08:07, JMB99 wrote:

Hasn't this been reported previously and not happened but they seem more certain now.

What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04yx44xq19o

Yeah - read that earlier. But it looks like nothing (much) will happen
until 2034. By then I probably won't care...
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2026 08:07:21 +0100, JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

Hasn't this been reported previously and not happened but they seem more >certain now.

What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows >https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04yx44xq19o

What would this mean for STV?
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On 05/07/2026 20:51, Scott wrote:

What would this mean for STV?

I was not listening very carefully but I thought they guarantee regional
news until some date?



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JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

On 05/07/2026 20:51, Scott wrote:

What would this mean for STV?

I was not listening very carefully but I thought they guarantee regional news until some date?

ItrCOs not just the regional news, but the network access agreements. I
suspect STV will be toast in the not too distant future. STVrCOs value is around -u50 million and falling. ITV being sold for -u1.6 billion.

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On 06/07/2026 10:16, Tweed wrote:

JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

On 05/07/2026 20:51, Scott wrote:

What would this mean for STV?

I was not listening very carefully but I thought they guarantee regional
news until some date?

ItrCOs not just the regional news, but the network access agreements. I suspect STV will be toast in the not too distant future. STVrCOs value is around -u50 million and falling. ITV being sold for -u1.6 billion.

Has been sold...
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wwgeg041o>
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Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 06/07/2026 10:16, Tweed wrote:

JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

On 05/07/2026 20:51, Scott wrote:

What would this mean for STV?

I was not listening very carefully but I thought they guarantee regional >>> news until some date?

ItrCOs not just the regional news, but the network access agreements. I
suspect STV will be toast in the not too distant future. STVrCOs value is
around -u50 million and falling. ITV being sold for -u1.6 billion.

Has been sold...
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wwgeg041o>

Not yet. Still subject to regulatory approval.

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On Mon, 6 Jul 2026 10:05:40 +0100, JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

On 05/07/2026 20:51, Scott wrote:

What would this mean for STV?

I was not listening very carefully but I thought they guarantee regional >news until some date?

That's right. However, I was more wondering about STV plc which is not
of course a part of ITV plc.
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