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Sparking new possibilities ✨ Every year, our internship programmes give university students the chance to get stuck into real projects at Sky, while learning from experts across the business. It’s all about gaining hands-on experience, valuable skills and an insight into life at Sky. Last week, we welcomed our newest interns for their first day at Sky. During the day, they heard from programme alumni Astrid and Seonaid, now Business & Data Analysts - as well as Sophie, our Head of Culture, Talent and Performance. It was a chance to meet the people they'll be learning alongside, explore life at Sky, and get a glimpse of the opportunities ahead. From networking to development sessions, it was the first step in what promises to be an exciting summer.

Our Game Changing report found that girls aged 11–18 miss out on 280 million hours of sport each year compared to boys, highlighting the importance of creating more opportunities that help girls get active, build confidence and develop leadership skills. That’s why we’re proud to support the expansion of Judy Murray’s Learn to Lead programme across Scotland, giving P6 and P7 girls the opportunity to lead tennis clubs that introduce younger children to the sport. By empowering girls to lead their own tennis clubs, Learn to Lead is helping break down those barriers and inspiring more girls to get active, build confidence and discover their potential through sport.

Behind every great TV programme is an incredible team, who have worked to bring it to life. If we bring Sky and ITV together, we’ll keep investing in British production, we’ll keep supporting homegrown creative talent and we’ll sustain thousands of UK jobs. All this will help one of the country’s most important creative industries to thrive. Because investing in British television also means investing in the people who make it possible. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read more via the link in the comments.

Great television demands a great viewing experience. If we bring Sky and ITV together, our business will combine free-to-air broadcasting, advertising-funded streaming and subscription television, creating a stronger commercial streaming champion for the UK. Through world-class content and market-leading streaming technology, we'll make it easier for audiences to discover and enjoy the programmes they love. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read more via the link in the comments.

Trusted news has never mattered more. If we bring Sky and ITV together, we will protect the editorial independence of ITV News and Sky News , and enable both brands to thrive. We will strengthen the long-term future for commercially-funded public service news broadcasting. Protecting the trusted news we all rely on, every day. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read more via the link in the comments.

Sport has the power to bring people together through shared moments of heartbreak and joy. If we bring Sky and ITV together, we will share more of those moments, free-to-air on ITV than ever before. We'll keep investing in the sports people love and we’ll keep investing to improve the viewing experience. Because every fan across the UK deserves nothing less. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read more via the link in the comments.

Britain’s favourite TV programmes are part of our everyday lives. If we bring Sky and ITV together, we’ll keep investing in the ITV fan favourites we all love, like Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Love Island, This Morning, Lorraine, Loose Women and more, while backing the next big thing in British drama, entertainment, comedy and factual programming. Because protecting British television means investing in its future. Our ambition is to keep telling unmissable British stories for years to come. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Read more via the link in the comments.

Today, we’re announcing that Sky has agreed to acquire ITV's UK Media and Entertainment business. This is a defining moment for British media and an opportunity to build a stronger future for two of the UK’s most recognisable brands. The way audiences discover and enjoy content has fundamentally changed. Together we will have the scale, technology and investment needed to compete in a changed market, while continuing to deliver the programming, trusted news and shared moments audiences value. ITV will remain free-to-air, with its public service broadcasting commitments continuing in full. The proposed transaction is also designed to deliver long-term investment in British programming, supporting jobs, skills and production across the whole country. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Find out more via the link in the comments.

During London Climate Action Week, we brought together creatives, industry leaders and sustainability experts to explore how television can inspire positive action, both on screen and behind the scenes. In partnership with Futerra, our From Script to Screen panel looked at how environmental storytelling can be woven naturally into programming across genres, and the role our industry can play in driving meaningful change through the content we create. Alongside this, we were proud to support the inaugural Pride in Our Planet Awards, hosted by Victoria Seabrook from Sky News alongside Head Judge Katie White OBE MP, celebrating the people and communities making a positive difference across the UK. From the stories we tell to the way we bring them to life, we're committed to playing our part in building a more sustainable future.

Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t. Through our partnership with Loughborough University, we're helping create more pathways into sports leadership for people from underrepresented backgrounds. The programme supports emerging leaders from across the sector, helping remove barriers to postgraduate study and investing in the next generation of women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. By opening up access to leadership development, we're investing in the future of sport and helping build leadership that better reflects the communities it serves. Hear why representation in sports leadership matters and how this partnership is helping create more inclusive pathways into the industry. Applications are now open. Please register your interest using the link in the comments.