• The Times, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:35 AM

BSkyB is pushing ahead with its plan to create a European pay television giant after winning the backing of 96 per cent of its independent shareholders yesterday. BSkyB agreed to buy Sky Italia and a controlling stake in Sky Deutschland for £4.9 billion from 21st Century Fox, in a deal that will create a pan-European broadcaster with about 20 million customers. The Rupert Murdoch-run Fox, which owns nearly 40 per cent of BSkyB, was not allowed to vote on the transaction because of stock market rules on conflicts. 

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