At the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, Dana Strong also addressed the Comcast company's European expansion plans, content business ambitions and deal mentality.
Asked about a possible privatization of Britain’s Channel 4 that the U.K. government has been suggestion and Sky’s potential interest in a deal, Strong quipped that she was out of time. “It’s really a matter for government,” she then said. “It’s premature to speculate on it until we get more information.” But she lauded the team at Channel 4 and called it a “great partner.”
Addressing Comcast’s M&A past, Strong said chairman and CEO Brian Roberts “has had a good and interesting track record, but he is very, very selective.” She added: “He is quite surgical and quite refined in his taste, so yes, acquisitions have been important to accelerate the growth, but it’s not a scatter shot.”
Strong succeeded Jeremy Darroch as Sky group CEO early this year after he decided to step down and serve as executive chairman of the business through 2021. Strong previously served as president, consumer services for Comcast Cable and reports to Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts. With more than 25 years of
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