By The Drum Reporters

In the latest installment of our New Year Honors series, we relive some of the biggest shock stories of 2018, from Sorrell standing down to viral publishing’s ‘Ladministration’, and reflect on some of the year’s best quotes.

Shocks

Comcast conquers Sky

In 2018, US media behemoth Comcast succeeded in an airborne invasion of the British Isles as it emerged victorious from a multi-sided bidding war for pay-TV company Sky.

For much of the last decade Britain’s biggest pay-TV provider has been at the center of the ambitions of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, with the tabloid magnate’s efforts to acquire a majority stake Read full story ›

Source: The Drum