According to national reports in the UK, representatives from both companies have held high-level discussions, with the telecom operator’s influence on the high-speed broadband market, in addition to its pay-TV offering for football, at the top of the agenda.
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB and Vodafone are discussing ways to integrate Sky’s sports and movie packages with a high-speed broadband service, according to sources.
Sources claim however it will be near-impossible for the two companies to build a nationwide fibre network, as such a project would cost billions of pounds.
BT has significantly increased investment in fibre in recent months, and is spending over £3 billion to roll out the service to 90% of homes by next year.
It has also spent up to £2 billion on sports broadcasting rights, according to the Sunday Times newspaper in the UK.
