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Sky Television plc

British satellite television company predecessor to British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)
Organization Business Q14475898

Facts

4 properties

Identity

Instance of
business

Status and dates

Inception
November 1980[3]

Location

Headquarters location
London[1]

Industry and activity

Industry
Media[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sky Television plc hu Sky Television (1984–1990) ja スカイ・テレビジョン ja スカイテレビジョン zh 天空電視 (1984年—1990年 zh 天空電視股份有限公司 zh 鈞特兄弟
🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/08v17y

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  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → business
    Freebase ID → /m/08v17y
    Industry → Media
    Headquarters location → London
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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