FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2010
12 May 2010
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
(Name of Registrant)
Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5QD England
(Address of principal executive offices)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
EXHIBIT NO. 1 Press release of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc announcing 'Experian & BSkyB form database marketing business' released on 12 May 2010
Experian and BSkyB form database marketing business
- Experian, the global information services company, announces that it has reached agreement to divest part of its UK database marketing activities to a newly formed business venture with British Sky Broadcasting (Sky). The transaction is expected to complete on 30 June 2010.
The new company, in which Sky will hold a majority stake, will provide consumer and media insight services and customer management capabilities to a number of large hosted database clients, including Sky. The company will operate under a new brand, which will be announced in due course.
Over the past few years, Experian has been repositioning its global Marketing Services business to focus increasingly on digital marketing capabilities. By injecting part of its UK hosted database solutions into this new entity, Experian will further tighten the strategic focus of its Marketing Services portfolio on core data and analytics.
Gross assets for Experian's UK database marketing business subject to this transaction at 31 March 2009 were £8.6m.
Nadia Ridout-Jamieson Director of Investor Relations +44 (0)20 3042 4215
James Russell PR Director
Rollo Head +44 (0)20 7251 3801
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Francesca Pierce, Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)20 7705 3337
Stephen Gaynor, Head of Communications, Commercial +44 (0)20 7705 3446
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
Date: 12 May, 2010 By: /s/ Dave Gormley
Dave Gormley
Company Secretary
