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	British Sky Broadcasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		BSkyB has faced competition from terrestrial such as the ONdigital digital terrestrial television service (later renamed ITV Digital).
		Sky Travel is to be replaced by Sky Three on October 31, 2005, to air BSkyB exclusive licenced content with delays of between 12-18 months from their original air dates on Sky One.
		BSkyB initially charged additional subscription fees for using a Sky+ PVR with their service; however, early in 2004, this additional £10 charge was quashed (albeit only to subscribers whose package includes two or more premium channels) to encourage existing owners to upgrade seamlessly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BSkyB (1538 words)

	BSkyB
		BSkyB is to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading due to concerns that the new Competition Act may have been breached in the supply of wholesale pay-TV to rival companies.
		BSkyB has announced it is on track to launch a digital TV service in the second quarter of the year, despite talk of a shortage of set-top boxes.
		BSkyB is ending its digital satellite joint venture with Kirch of Germany, which was intended to give it access to the German pay TV market, due to failure to agree on a number of issues.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /bskybaaa.htm (3966 words)

	BSkyB v. Customs Commissioners 23/2/2001
		BSkyB therefore does not dispute that the Commissioners had correctly applied that law when they caused VAT to be payable on the whole of the subscription as from June 1998.
		BSkyB's case, in essence, is that there was no justifiable basis on which it ought to have been required to make VAT payments on its magazine earlier than these competing companies who, according to BSkyB, were in a similar position.
		BSkyB further submits that the only way in which there can be proper and equitable treatment, given the Sheldon principle, is for the court to order repayment of the sum which BSkyB has paid over to the Commissioners in respect of the 14 month period during which the discrimination continued.
	www.ucc.ie /law/restitution/archive/englcases/bskyb.htm (7274 words)

	BSkyB takes helm at Open - Jul. 17, 2000
		BSkyB, Europe's No. 2 pay-TV operator, is raising its stake in Open to 80.1 percent from 32.5 percent by buying a 20 percent stake from international bank HSBC Holdings and a 15 percent slice owned by Japanese electronics maker Matsushita, while it will also buy newly created shares.
		BSkyB agreed it would invest as much as £250 million in Open until its operations break even, which is expected within two years.
		BSkyB said it was buying a combined 35 percent stake from HSBC and Matsushita for £394 million in new BSkyB shares, and would pay them another £131 million in BSkyB stock if Open met certain performance targets.
	money.cnn.com /2000/07/17/europe/bskyb (548 words)

	CNN.com - Murdoch's BSkyB says loss narrows - May 10, 2002
		BSkyB (BSY), which is 36 percent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, said on Friday it made a loss of £30.8 million ($44 million), or 1.6 pence a share in the three months to March 31, compared with a £111.1 million loss, or 6p a share, a year ago.
		Murdoch's BSkyB has said it expects to lose about £22 million from the closure of rival digital platform ITV Digital, which paid money to carry its channels.
		BSkyB said marketing rose to £308 million, up 6 percent on the comparable period a year ago, while programming costs increased by £215 million to £1 billion, principally as a result of a new Premier League football contract.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/05/10/bskyb.earnings (454 words)

	BSkyB joins the digital TV wars - PC Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BSkyB maintains that consumers are going to be as excited about digital TV as they were about compact disks.
		BSkyB?s Digital's launch comes a month and a half ahead of the 15 November start-up of a rival 30-channel digital terrestrial TV service by ONdigital, which is owned by commercial ITV companies Carlton and Granada.
		BSkyB rocked the football world recently by clinching a $1 billion buyout of Manchester United, in a perceived move to tighten its grip on sports rights for the digital TV explosion.
	www.pcmag.co.uk /vnunet/news/2101379/bskyb-joins-digital-tv-wars (620 words)

	BSkyB records 92% profit increase for Q4
		BSkyB has introduced a portable wireless device, Sky Gnome, for users to listen to the audio from television or radio channels throughout their home.
		The percentage of subscribers that leave the company each year, was an annualized 10.5 per cent in the fourth quarter and 10.3 per cent for the full year against a target of 10 per cent.
		BSkyB is now re-purchasing 5 per cent of the issued share capital of the company and is planning to seek investors' permission to buy back another 5 per cent.
	www.abcmoney.co.uk /news/032005607.htm (414 words)

	Scotsman.com News - BSkyB
		SATELLITE TV company BSkyB is thought to have raised just over £1 billion yesterday by selling a three-part bond in its first visit to the debt markets since 1999, sources said.
		BSKYB chief executive James Murdoch was awarded a £1.2 million bonus for his first full year at...
		BSKYB, Rupert Murdoch's satellite broadcaster, is part of a consortium that has made an approach...
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=807 (409 words)

	BSkyB Forces Kirch to the Wall
		A statement from BSkyB acknowledged that, in view of Kirch's difficulties, it was "unlikely to receive a significant amount as a result".
		BSkyB bought into KirchPayTV on condition that, unless the company was floated, it would be able to sell back its stake to the Kirch group's holding company, Taurus Holdings.
		Valued by BSkyB at 1.3bn, this "put option" is the debt-laden Kirch group's biggest single liability, long regarded as the loose stone whose removal could bring down the edifice.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/5-14-2002-18380.asp (428 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Subscriber slowdown hammers BSkyB
		BSkyB shares dropped 19% to 488p after the firm said it had gained just 81,000 new viewers from April to June.
		BSkyB needs to sign up an average of 100,000 new subscribers every quarter in order to hit its target of 8 million viewers by the end of 2005.
		BSkyB's quarterly subscriber growth has slowed dramatically from a peak of 244,000 in the final three months of 2002, although the latest figure is up on the 66,000 increase registered between January and March this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/3533872.stm (601 words)

	Variety.com - BSkyB sues Carlton
		Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
		The situation is complicated by the fact that BSkyB was originally an equal partner with Carlton and Granada in BDB, but was forced to drop its equity stake in the venture by the European Commission on antitrust grounds.
		BSkyB is currently negotiating with the Hollywood studios and sports organizations to buy up these rights, but Carlton believes that BSkyB is not making sufficient progress, particularly in its talks with the Premier League.
	www.variety.com /article/VR1117467364?categoryid=18&cs=1 (712 words)

	BECTU News - Ballot rules agreed with BSkyB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BECTU and BSkyB management have agreed to ground rules for the ballot, which identify the staff at the Livingston call centre who will vote, and lay out a procedure for union and employer to put their respective points of view to the workforce.
		Although BSkyB declined an invitation to recognise BECTU voluntarily, the union and management have mutually agreed to the ballot procedure without having to refer back to the government-appointed Central Arbitration Council (CAC), which oversees cases where employers contest claims for union recognition.
		Instead, BSkyB and BECTU have agreed that Livingston sales staff represent a bargaining unit, and, once the date for a secret ballot has been fixed, there will be a formula for union and management to have access to the staff involved in the vote.
	www.bectu.org.uk /news/ib/ni0113.html (283 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - BSkyB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BSKYB, the satellite broadcaster, is to introduce a new segmented pricing structure as it looks to...
		BSKYB is to revamp its pricing structure, in a move which will push the cost of the firm's premium...
		BSkyB has questioned the economic case for the mass outsourcing of call centre jobs, as the pay TV...
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=807&page=2 (317 words)

	Murdoch defends appointment of son James to BSkyB - Business - smh.com.au
		Mr Murdoch, BSkyB's chairman, dismissed the debate over his son's appointment to the chief executive's job, saying the company's corporate governance should be a "model to everybody".
		Mr Murdoch said it was "nonsense" that the debate over his son's appointment had damaged BSkyB, noting that the National Association of Pension Funds in Britain, a previous critic of James taking on the top job, had today come out and supported his son.
		James Murdoch, 30, was appointed to the top job at BSkyB on Monday, angering many shareholders some of whom claimed his appointment smacks of nepotism and argued he does not have enough experience for the job.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/06/1068013317439.html?from=storyrhs (854 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| BSkyB subscribers beat forecasts
		BSkyB added 62,000 digital satellite customers in the three months to 30 September, beating the forecasts of analysts by up to a third.
		BSkyB launched a new advertising campaign at the start of October to boost take-up which has slowed in the past year.
		Speaking at the meeting BSkyB chairman Rupert Murdoch said the company was well placed to exploit the growth of pay television to an additional ten million homes across the UK.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4005571.stm (639 words)

	BSkyB recruits heavyweight non-execs
		BSkyB is preparing to recruit three new heavyweight independent non-executive directors in a move that could lead to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation being outvoted on major board decisions for the first time since he founded the company in 1989.
		BSkyB said in its last annual report that it was working with an executive recruitment firm to increase the number of independent directors on its board.
		Mr Thornton led the flotation of the satellite broadcaster in 1994 and is a long-term adviser to Mr Murdoch.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/10-8-2002-27815.asp (451 words)

	Manchester Utd and BSkyB shares fall
		MANCHESTER United shares fell 9pc to 219p yesterday after The Telegraph reported that the Monopolies Commission has ruled that BSkyB's £623m bid for the famous football club is not in the public interest.
		Shares of BSkyB, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, closed 7.25 lower at 542.5p, in line with falls in other media companies, although at one stage in early trade the satellite broadcaster's shares dropped to 525p.
		The Monopolies Commission examined BSkyB's bid for Manchester United for five months and its conclusions are contained in a report given to the trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers last Friday.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/03/18/cnutd18.html (262 words)

	BSkyB takes online gamble - May 10, 2000
		It is now in the throes of a battle with cable and other media companies to retain the rights to broadcast English Premiership soccer, and is expected to bid about £1 billion for a three-year contract to show matches.
		BSkyB (BSY) is offering 0.5622 new BSkyB share for each Sports Internet (SRT) share, valuing the online betting Web site at 850 pence a share.
		BSkyB said it had 3.4 million digital customers to date, and a total of 4.1 million satellite customers.
	money.cnn.com /2000/05/10/europe/bskyb (561 words)

	Variety.com - BSkyB, Kirch ax digital sat alliance
		BSkyB is also unhappy that Kirch has not managed to secure carriage for DF1 on Germany's main cable networks controlled by Deutsche Telekom.
		BSkyB had previously been in a joint venture with Bertelsmann and Canal Plus to develop digital TV in Germany, but switched sides because that partnership was failing to make fast enough progress.
		The fall-out between BSkyB and Kirch now leaves the British satcaster, which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., with nowhere else to go in Germany, and few other options in continental Europe.
	www.variety.com /vstory/VR1117342732?categoryid=38&cs=1 (468 words)

	CNN.com - Murdoch remortgages BSkyB stake - Mar. 18, 2003
		Shares in BSkyB fell on Tuesday after media baron Rupert Murdoch effectively remortgaged part of his stake in the UK broadcaster, in what analysts saw as a move to help fund a bid for U.S. satellite TV firm DirectTV.
		Media analysts said the terms of the offer were unclear and it was difficult to estimate the impact on BSkyB stock, but they reckoned that as many as 40 million to 50 million shares could be issued to note-holders upon conversion.
		At 0930 GMT BSkyB shares were down 3.7 percent at 610-1/2 pence, the weakest performer in the FTSE 100.
	cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/03/18/murdoch.reut (315 words)

	Digital Media Europe: Related stories: BSkyB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BSkyB is developing a system that will deliver movie and sport downloads, with an average-length film taking about two hours to download.
		BSkyB and record label EMI are offering five tracks off the Chemical Brothers' new album for free via the red button as part of a promotion of the record via digital television.
		BSkyB is suing EDS for an alleged breach of a contract to deliver an improved customer service IT system for its call centres.
	www.dmeurope.com /?par=morecomp&ArticleID=6484&comp=BSkyB (439 words)

	BSkyB reports colossal profit rise - Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News
		BSkyB chief executive James Murdoch was quoted in a media report saying, "Sky continues to deliver improvement in its financial performance, and remains on track to hit all operational and financial targets.
		BSkyB has signed up new pay-television subscribers at the slowest pace in more than two years in its third quarter, but its profit increased anyway because it sold its 20 per cent stake in a home shopping channel to QVC, generating a gain of about £49 million.
		Murdoch is being granted 450,000 BSkyB shares, though 70 per cent of the entitlement will be subject to performance.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/may/may98.htm (374 words)

	CNN.com - BSkyB loss widens, revenue grows - May 9, 2001
		BSkyB, which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS: Research, Estimates), said on Wednesday fiscal third-quarter losses widened to £106.7 million ($153.4 million) from £22.4 million.
		BSkyB said it signed up 5.4 million digital clients to May 8, adding 252,000 subscribers in the quarter to March 1.
		Among other financial numbers, BSkyB said its operating loss for the nine months to March 31 rose about 27 percent to £748 million from £588 million.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/05/09/sky (285 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| BSkyB non-execs decide Murdoch's fate
		BSkyB is expected to choose its new chief executive today amid warnings from shareholder pressure groups that selecting front runner James Murdoch, the son of chairman Rupert Murdoch, will deepen the corporate governance row engulfing the company.
		BSkyB's articles of association, which set out the rules for running the company, state that "a director shall not vote at a meeting of the directors...
		It was reported at the weekend that BSkyB may appoint an independent deputy chairman to placate dissidents, but News Corp has ruled out Mr Murdoch stepping down from the board as a conciliatory gesture.
	www.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,3604,1076349,00.html (777 words)

	BSkyB runs into hurdles in race for digital TV
		BSKYB's plan to launch 200 channels of digital TV by June faces big technical and regulatory hurdles, and a full launch may not be possible until October.
		BSkyB, whose shares are down 6pc this week, may have to drop BT from its British Interactive Broadcasting joint venture, which includes Midland Bank and Panasonic, to get EU approval.
		BSKyB hinted at this on Monday when it said it will launch in June but will not have real volumes of set-top boxes until at least October.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/01/16/cbsb16.html (446 words)

	Scotsman.com News - BSkyB - BSkyB faces £200m fine from OFT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		BSKYB may face a fine of up to £200 million after the Office of Fair Trading said it plans to rule that the dominant satellite TV operator has breached competition laws in the prices it charges rivals for Sky premium sports and film channels.
		The OFT says BSkyB may be charging third party distributors, such as ITV Digital, too much, compared with charges to its own subscribers, making it unprofitable for rivals to sell the channels on to their subscribers.
		BSkyB said it had not infringed the Competition Act and "welcomes its first opportunity to put its case to the OFT".
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=807&id=1698962001 (615 words)

	CNN/SI - World Soccer - Britain: BSkyB buys nine-percent stake in Leeds - Tuesday August 31, 1999 05:08 PM
		BSkyB, 40 percent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, tried to buy European champions Manchester United but the move was blocked by the British government in April.
		BSkyB still owns a stake of more than 11 percent in Manchester United, but a BSkyB spokesman said this would be brought back under 10 percent.
		BSkyB will appoint a non-executive to the Leeds board once the deal is in place.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1999/08/31/british_roundup (1686 words)

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