Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Technology › Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate...
Technology

Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business

The Guardian UK Monday 29 June 2026, 11:24 UTC By Mark Sweney 1 min read
Key Points

Entertainment arm split from mobile and broadband in move that raises questions over future of Sky NewsBusiness live – latest updatesComcast is to spin off its media operation, which includes the Hollywood film studio, TV and theme park business NBCUniversal and Sky, into a separately publicly listed company. The move comes eight years after the US group, which said the separation will take a year to complete, acquired Sky’s European operations for £31bn.

Entertainment arm split from mobile and broadband in move that raises questions over future of Sky News

Comcast is to spin off its media operation, which includes the Hollywood film studio, TV and theme park business NBCUniversal and Sky, into a separately publicly listed company.

The move comes eight years after the US group, which said the separation will take a year to complete, acquired Sky’s European operations for £31bn.

Continue reading...
Comcast (ORG) Sky NewsBusiness (LOCATION) Hollywood (LOCATION) Sky (PERSON) US (LOCATION) European (ORG)
Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →

Related Stories

Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media

The transaction would unwind a yearslong marriage between one of the world’s largest cable and internet providers and a renowned TV and film company.

New York Times 26m ago

78 arrested as Hong Kong police bust HK$5 million online shopping scams

78 arrested as Hong Kong police bust HK$5 million online shopping scams 60 per cent of 165 cases linked to seven local suspects, one victim loses HK$1.2 million while seeking cheaper medicine Hong Kong police have arrested 78 people in a citywide crackdown on online shopping fraud, solving 165 cases involving more than HK$5 million (US$904,825) in losses, including one victim who was cheated out of HK$1.2 million while seeking cheaper medicine. Officers arrested 59 men and 19 women aged...

South China Morning Post 45m ago

Millennium Builds AI Lab in Push for Cutting-Edge Products

Investing Millennium Builds AI Lab in Push for Cutting-Edge Products Millennium Management is setting up an artificial intelligence laboratory to expand the development and application of cutting-edge technologies at the firm. The new lab will become operational over the next few weeks, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News. It will focus on accelerating early access and assessment of AI products, the memo said, as well as collaborating with AI firms on projects and attracting top AI...

Bloomberg Technology 48m ago

Once, cyber-attacks required great skill. AI is changing that | Bruce Schneier

Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We’ll need to harness AI for defense, tooEarlier this week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes – that’s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club – jointly released a statement warning of the increasing cyber risks of AI models: in particular, their ability to autonomously hack into systems and networks. The statement was more measured than some of the breathless headlines about it,...

The Guardian UK 1h ago