Formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB became the UK's largest digital subscription television company. Following BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014, its holding company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc. The United Kingdom operations also changed the company name from British Sky Broadcasting Limited to Sky UK Limited, still trading as Sky. 

Following a lengthy legal battle with the European Commission, which deemed the exclusivity of the rights to be against the interests of competition and the consumer, BSkyB's monopoly came to an end from the 2007–08 season. In May 2006, the Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages that the English FA offered to broadcasters. Sky picked up the remaining four for £1.3bn. In February 2015, Sky bid £4.2bn for a package of 120 premier league games across the three seasons from 2016. This represented an increase of 70% on the previous contract and was said to be £1bn more than the company had expected to pay. The move has been followed by staff cuts, increased subscription prices (including 9% in Sky's family package) and the dropping of the 3D channel.
What did the United Kingdom operations change the the name of British Sky Broadcasting to?
What became the UK's largest digital subscription television company?
In what year was that?
What happened in May, 2006?
How many remaining packages did Sky pick up?
In February of which year did Sky bid  £4.2bn for a package of 120 premier league games?
How much of an increase, percentage wise, was this?
What was the move followed by?
Who did the company have a lengthy battle with?
What did it deem?
What happened to BSkyB's monopoly?
From which season?
What percentage of Sky Deutschland did BSkyB acquire?
In November of what year?
Sky UK Limited
The United Kingdom operations also changed the company name from British Sky Broadcasting Limited to Sky UK Limited
BSkyB
BSkyB became the UK's largest digital subscription television company
1990
Formed in November 1990
Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages
In May 2006, the Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports was awarded two of the six Premier League packages
four
Sky picked up the remaining four
2015
 In February 2015, Sky bid £4.2bn for a package of 120 premier league games 
70%
This represented an increase of 70%
staff cuts
The move has been followed by staff cuts
European Commission
Following a lengthy legal battle with the European Commission
the exclusivity of the rights to be against the interests of competition and the consumer
the European Commission, which deemed the exclusivity of the rights to be against the interests of competition and the consumer
It came to an end
BSkyB's monopoly came to an end
2007–08
BSkyB's monopoly came to an end from the 2007–08 season
90.04%
acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland
2014
BSkyB's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04% interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014