SEC Antifraud and Registration Violations (Unrelated Entity) (critical) The SEC filed a complaint charging 'Sky Group and Betancourt' with violations of the registration and antifraud provisions of federal securities laws. While likely referring to an unrelated entity due to the nature of Comcast's Sky Group, the identical name presents a significant regulatory association risk.. Substantial Damages Paid for Defamation/False Reporting (high) Sky (Sky News) settled a High Court claim, agreeing to pay 'substantial damages' and legal costs to retired Metropolitan Police officer Simon Crick. Sky falsely reported in April 2024 that Crick used taxpayer money to facilitate sexual encounters with female colleagues, forcing him into early retirement. Sky apologized and acknowledged the allegations were false.. GDPR Fine for Telemarketing Violations (Sky Italia) (high) Sky Italia was fined €800,000 (or €842,062) by the Italian data protection authority (Garante) for systemic GDPR violations related to telemarketing. Issues included relying on older, non-compliant consents, failing to maintain traceability (storing consent in editable formats), and using bundled permissions.. Antitrust Investigation into Sports Broadcasting (high) The UK’s competition watchdog launched an investigation into TV broadcasters and production firms, including Sky, ITV, and BT, over potential antitrust violations concerning the purchase and supply of sports content rights.. Regulatory Investigation into Auto-Renewal Notifications (Sky Ireland) (medium) ComReg (Irish regulator) filed a High Court case against Sky, seeking to ensure the company informs customers of auto-renewals a month in advance. Sky is disputing ComReg's interpretation of the regulation.. Ofcom Investigation into Customer Complaints (medium) The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, announced investigations into Sky and Virgin Media following a sharp increase in customer complaints regarding their broadband and media services.. Supreme Court Ruling on 'Bad Faith' Trademark Registration (medium) The Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Appeal was wrong to overturn the High Court’s findings of 'bad faith' registration by Sky in the long-running trademark dispute against SkyKick.