Sky - About the company
Sky is an acquired company based in Isleworth (United Kingdom), founded in 1990 by Rupert Murdoch. It operates as a Television and broadband internet services. The company has 204 active competitors, including 18 funded and 29 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Comcast, Quickline and Voneus.
Company Details
Sky UK Limited, formerly British Sky Broadcasting and BSkyB is a telecommunications company which serves the United Kingdom. Provides television, broadband internet services, and fixed-line telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. The company was formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting. Following BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014, its holding company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc. The United Kingdom operations also changed the company name from British Sky Broadcasting Limited to Sky UK Limited, still trading as Sky. Sky UK Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sky plc.
- Website
- www.sky.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@bskyb.com
- Registered Address
- 220 THE VALE,C/O MUALLAH WEISSBRAUN,LONDON,ENGLAND,NW11 8SR
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1990
Location
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
1st among 204 active competitors
Employee Count
35,324 as on Apr 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by RTL (Jun 26, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Sky
Sky is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SKY SUPERSTORES (SLOUGH) LIMITED CIN: 12116146 , United Kingdom, Active | Jul 21, 2019 | $1.81M (As on Jul 31, 2025) | 9 (As on Jul 31, 2024) | |
British Sky Broadcasting CIN: 9399778 , Germany, Active | - | - |
Sky's acquisition details
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Sky's funding and investors
Sky has not raised any funding rounds yet. Sky has 10 institutional investors.
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Sky's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Sky is Rupert Murdoch.
Here are the details of Sky's key team members:
- Rupert Murdoch: Co-Founder of Sky and founder of 10 other companies, including Fox Sports, Fox Networks Group and Sky. They serve on the board of 1 company.
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Sky's employee count trend
Sky has 35,324 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Sky's employee count trend over the years:
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Sky's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Sky include Comcast, Quickline and Voneus. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sky, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Sky 1990, Isleworth (United Kingdom), Acquired | Television and broadband internet services | - | 76/100 | |
2nd |  Comcast 1963, Philadelphia (United States), Public | Provider of phone, internet, and television services | - | 72/100 | |
3rd | Quickline 2006, Hessle (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of broadband services for home & business | $14.5M | - | 63/100 |
4th | Voneus 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of full fibre and wireless broadband connectivity | $152M | 60/100 | |
5th | Connexin 2006, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of wireless internet, phone and Cloud Services | $118M | 59/100 | |
6th |  Airband 2009, Worcester (United Kingdom), Acquired | Internet service provider which caters to residential and business customers | $21M | 58/100 | |
7th |  Wildanet 2017, Helston (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of wireless broadband internet services for homes and business sectors | $69.4M | 57/100 | |
8th | Vodafone UK 1982, Newbury (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Provider of fibre broadband internet, calling, and other mobile network services | - | 54/100 | |
9th |  GoFibre 2017, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of fibre & wireless broadband for homes and businesses | $237M | 51/100 | |
10th | County Broadband 2003, Aldham (United Kingdom), Series C | Wireless internet services provider | $170M | 51/100 |
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Sky's Investments and acquisitions
Sky has made 46 investments in companies including Papercup and iflix. Sky has also acquired 10 companies including Neos Insurance and Neos Insurance.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 09, 2022 | Investments | 2015 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Jun 25, 2021 | Acquisition | 2016 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Jul 22, 2019 | Investments | 2014 | Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) |
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News related to Sky
Filter this listMedia has covered Sky for a total of 58 events in the last 1 year, 36 of them have been about company updates and 11 about partnerships.
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ITV PLC in Active Talks to Sell Media & Entertainment Unit to Sky Amid Revenue GrowthShareprices•May 14, 2026•ITV, Sky
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Sky Sports Blocks Apple, Secures F1 Streaming Rights in UK and ItalyAppleInsider•May 11, 2026•Sky, Apple
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Sky claims 1.9 billion euros in damages from Tim and Dazn for Serie A rightsla Repubblica•May 06, 2026•Gruppo TIM, Dazn App, Sky, Sky and 2 others
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Sky and Warner Bros Discovery Renew Partnership: 10 Channels, Discovery+ Return to Sky and NOWIlgiornaleditalia•Apr 30, 2026•Warner Bros. Discovery, Sky
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SKY announces rebranding and plans fiber optic acquisitions in Latin AmericaMinha Operadora•Apr 29, 2026•Sky
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European Commission approves acquisition of Sky Deutschland by RTL GroupTuri2•Apr 22, 2026•Comcast, Sky, RTL Group, Vanguard
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Sky Sports and Kick It Out Renew Collaboration to Drive Diversity in FootballEuropaWire•Apr 09, 2026•Kickitout, Sky
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