And Sky has launched pay-as-you-go internet TV service Now TV to help it compete with the likes of Netflix and LoveFilm.
However, they could not come to an agreement on a date and site for the fight because of conflicting schedules between RTL, the German network that features Wladimir Klitschko's fights, and Sky, the British subscription network that televises Haye's bouts on Sky Box Office pay-per-view.
The American media conglomerate also owns Sky Italia, Italy's biggest pay-television provider, which has over four million subscribers.
It has also forced the company to abandon its bid to take full control of pay-TV company British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC.
We agreed on all the points, but the major issue was Sky was not willing to do a second pay-per-view in April.
After a three-year inquiry, Ofcom ruled in 2010 that, to ensure competition in the pay-TV retail market, Sky should be forced to sell its main sports channels at prices set by the regulator.
The agreement spans the first subscription pay TV and pay-per-view windows, enabling Sky Movies to show releases from Entertainment Film Distributors across its On Demand service and channels, and on a rental basis via Sky Store and Sky Movies Box Office.
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Hundreds of sky lanterns were released by a community in Derby to pay tribute to a seven-year-old boy who died from a rare form of cancer.
Those who clear their goods late pay double or treble the usual duties (plus interest, at sky-high Russian rates, from the moment the shipment entered Russia).
Virgin Media is suing BSkyB for damages over the spat, alleging that the satellite broadcaster abused its "dominant position in pay-TV" when it asked for more money to allow Virgin to broadcast the Sky One, Sky News and Sky Sports News stations.
Its newish pay-TV business, Mediaset Premium, which it built on the cheap to defend against Sky Italia, is losing money.
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