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British Satellite Broadcasting plc (BSB) was a television company, based in London, that provided direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom. It started broadcasting on 25 March 1990. The company was merged with Sky Television plc on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting.
Aug 30, 2022 · Satellite television promised to revolutionise viewing, but in the cut-throat world of 1980s business the clash of technology and commerce prompted a battle for broadcast from space.
Sky Television plc was a public limited company which operated a nine-channel satellite television service, launched by Rupert Murdoch 's News International on 5 February 1989. Sky Television and its rival British Satellite Broadcasting suffered large financial losses, and merged on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting.
With nearly 17 million viewers, digital satellite television operator British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, better known as BSkyB, stands as the United Kingdom's top pay television provider. The company shuttered its analog service in 2001, making it the world's first digital-only service provider.
Feb 1, 2019 · That year there was a merger between Sky and their rivals British Satellite Broadcasting – remember the “squarial”, their distinctive on-the-wall receiver? – to form BSkyB. But the game-changer...
Feb 22, 2023 · BSB, or British Satellite Broadcasting, offered people in the U.K. direct broadcast satellite television. While the idea wasn’t a bad one and many people were excited about it, BSB didn’t succeed in the long-run. The company went defunct in 1990 when it merged with Sky Television.
Jul 4, 2002 · In the mid-1980s the Independent Broadcasting Authority offered franchises to run the frequencies and the winning company, in 1986, was British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). BSB knew of the...
Sep 18, 2021 · Story of the business war between Sky and BSB in their race to control the Satellite Television marketplace. Though entertaining and often humourous, "Dished!" is also a commentary on the debate about the future of television in the UK
If BSB is remembered at all, over a quarter of a century on, it's as a cautionary tale of one of the biggest disasters in British business history.
British Satellite Broadcasting launched in March 1990 on cable and in April 1990 as a direct-to-home satellite service via the Marco Polo Satellite. It was doomed from the start, as it had been beaten by Sky’s launch in 1989.
