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===Sky Group Ltd=== On 12 October 2018, Comcast announced it would compulsorily acquire the rest of Sky after its bid gained acceptances from 95.3% of the broadcaster's shareholders with the company being delisted by early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/6165253/Comcast-to-buy-remaining-Sky-shares-after-bid-gets-95pct-acceptance.html|title=Comcast to buy remaining Sky shares after bid gets 95% acceptance|date=12 October 2018|publisher=Stock Market Wire|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref> Sky was delisted on 7 November 2018 after Comcast acquired all remaining shares.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmcsa.com/static-files/ab8e5d23-2bf7-4929-83cf-45033c1891d6|title=Recommended mandatory superior cash offer for Sky: Compulsory acquisition of Sky shares}}</ref> In August 2021, Sky Group signed a deal with [[Paramount Global|ViacomCBS]] to launch [[Paramount+]] in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria by 2022.<ref name="Sky">{{cite web|last=Szalai|first=Georg|title=ViacomCBS Teams With Comcast's Sky to Launch Paramount+ in Europe|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/comcast-viacomcbs-international-streaming-partnership-1234989989/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> On 3 May 2022, it was announced that [[Paramount+]] will launch on 22 June 2022 for Sky customers in Ireland and the United Kingdom.<ref name="Launch">{{cite web|last=Maximillian-Moriarty|first=Michael|title= Paramount+ Sets UK Launch Date, Reveals India 2023 Plans|url= https://deadline.com/2022/05/paramount-sets-uk-launch-date-reveals-india-2023-plans-1235015127/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
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