NBCU completes Sky Vision move

Sky Vision – the former sales and distribution arm of satcaster Sky – has officially transitioned to become part of the NBCUniversal Global Distribution team.

Jane Millichip

NBCUniversal parent Comcast acquired Sky in a major deal last year and announced Sky Vision would be absorbed by the NBCUniversal distribution business. Sky Studios was formed after the deal to become Sky’s production and deficit-finance arm and is headed up by former Sky content chief Gary Davey.

The companies had marked October 1 as the official transition date and had been optimistic the transition would happen on time and seamlessly.
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Former Sky Vision MD Jane Millichip released a statement yesterday announcing the transition. She will stay at Sky Studios as its chief commercial officer, overseeing its acquired production businesses.

“At Sky Vision, we are immensely proud of our achievements,” Millichip said in the statement.

“Between 2012 and 2019 we grew the company from its indie roots and £8m revenue-base to the global success it is today, with revenues in excess of £240m, investments in 10 production companies in the UK and US, and a content catalogue of exceptional quality and commercial appeal.”