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Sky shares soar after online announcement

Market digs Sky's plan to invest millions to build its online brands
Written by Matthew Broersma, Contributor

British Sky Broadcasting (quote: BSY) shares soared nearly 300 points after it announced its plan to sink £250m into the Internet and pursue ADSL and mobile-phone deals.

BSkyB shares closed at 1,910p, up 299.5 on the London exchange. Sky, 40 percent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., announced its Internet strategy Wednesday.

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