Originally Posted by
JohnnyTheHorse
AFR is pretty reliable and the fact Sky refused to comment indicates it's pretty likely. No reason they can't be exploring options to sell the business, whilst at the same time looking for investments if they come up (as a sale isn't a certainty, so can't put life on hold). I'm sure the Mediaworks acquisition would now be a key part of the discussion if they are actually in talks with PE.
If any PE talk is serious then one would expect something imminently, taking advantage of this negative sentiment. Could be a masterstroke leak from PE to save themselves $100m (not saying this with any serious, but you never know... why would the news leak in the first place).