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UK pay-TV group Sky set to cut around 600 jobs
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Sky, owned by Comcast, will cut 600 jobs as it transitions to digital services, focusing on customer experience and internet-based platforms.
LONDON (Reuters) -Sky, the British pay-TV group owned by Comcast, will cut around 600 jobs as the company completes a three-year period of investment in its product and platforms, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The company will now focus on making its services faster, simpler and more reliable, the person said.
"As we look ahead, we are shifting our approach to bring customers the next generation of experience by investing in digital-first service, unbeatable content, and even better performance from our products," a spokesperson for Sky said in an emailed statement.
Sky, which employs about 23,000 workers in Britain, now sells more than 90% of its TV subscriptions on its internet-based platforms, such as Sky Stream and its connected TV product Sky Glass, rather than its satellite service.
Around 900 roles will be impacted by the changes, with around 600 people leaving the company, the person said.
That represents about 2.5% of the workforce.
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru and Paul Sandle in London; Editing by Shreya Biswas, Kirsten Donovan)
A workforce reduction refers to the process where a company decreases its number of employees, often due to financial constraints or restructuring efforts.
Digital-first service is an approach where companies prioritize digital channels and technologies to enhance customer experience and streamline operations.
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