Sky UK

High school (ages 12+)
Everyday Life

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sky-uk

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the incorporation year?1990 (as British Sky Broadcasting Limited)
2. What is the parent company?Sky Group (owned by Comcast)
3. How did Sky UK start?It began in 1990 when Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting joined together to become British Sky Broadcasting, later called Sky UK.
4. Why does Sky UK show football games?Sky UK has exclusive rights to Premier League football, so it can show many live matches that many fans love.

Telecommunications: The transmission of information over distances via various technologies, including internet and phone lines.
Broadcaster: An entity that transmits television or radio programs to the public.
IPTV (Internet Protocol Television): A system for delivering television content using the Internet Protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as a LAN or the Internet.
Subsidiary: A company controlled by a holding company.