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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Why does Sky want to buy ITV’s television business?

ITV is holding talks over a potential deal to sell its television business to Sky (Bradley Collyer/PA) - (PA Wire)

ITV has said it is in talks over a roughly £1.6 billion deal to sell its television business to Sky.

A deal would make Sky the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster.

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