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Sky plc, officially known as Sky Group Limited, is a public limited company founded by Rupert Murdoch on November 2, 1990. The company is active and operates in the mass media, spectrum management, and telecommunications industries. Sky plc is headquartered in Isleworth, United Kingdom.
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange with the stock symbol SKY. Sky plc has a market capitalization of £17,499,600,000. As a B2C (business-to-consumer) organization, it is primarily focused on providing services and products directly to end-users.
Sky plc's current CEO is Dana Strong, while Simon Robson serves as CFO, and Prasanna Gopalakrishnan is the CTO. Sky plc is a subsidiary of parent organization Comcast. In the past, it was a part of 21st Century Fox.
The company owns a number of subsidiaries, including Sky Ireland, Amstrad, Acetrax, ITV Digital Channels, Sky UK, UK Online, Sky Betting & Gaming, Easynet, Sky Italia, The Cloud (company), Sky Broadband, Sky Deutschland, and Sky News.
Apart from its business operations, Sky plc is also the founder of Internet Matters, an organization aiming to help parents and carers keep their children safe online.