Rory Gooderick, Senior Analyst, Ampere Analysis, explained why News Corp is considering the sale of its Australian pay TV subsidiary. Potential buyers include Optus, Nine Entertainment, Telstra, and Comcast.
The competing offer for the home of Paramount Pictures, the CBS broadcast network and cable networks such as MTV threatens to undo a planned acquisition by tech scion David Ellison and his firm Skydance Media.
Play customers will have the opportunity to subscribe to SkyShowtime’s Standard Plus plan (without ads). Additionally, Play will provide customers with access to two brand new linear channels - SkyShowtime 1 and SkyShowtime 2.