Sky profits climb by 10%

Hit shows like Game of Thrones and Riviera have helped Sky deliver a 10% rise in first-half earnings, underscoring the appeal of the European pay-TV group to the US media companies trying to buy it, writes Paul Sandle.

The results come two days after the UK’s competition regulatory ruled that Fox’s bid to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own was not in the public interest.