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British Sky Broadcasting - Origins.
By 1990 both Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television and the BSB alliance were beginning to struggle with the burden of massive losses. The collapse of BSB in November 1990 led to a merger, which was in effect a takeover by Sky - quality programming and superior technical quality had been no match for shrewd, aggressive marketing and pragmatic capital expenditure.
The new company was called British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) but marketed as Sky, Marco Polo House was sold, BSB's ch ...
See also:British Sky Broadcasting, British Sky Broadcasting - Organisation, British Sky Broadcasting - Direct subsidiaries, British Sky Broadcasting - Joint ventures, British Sky Broadcasting - History, British Sky Broadcasting - Origins, British Sky Broadcasting - Football rights, British Sky Broadcasting - Improving technology, British Sky Broadcasting - Terrestrial competition, British Sky Broadcasting - Timeline, British Sky Broadcasting - Future, British Sky Broadcasting - Technology and conditional access, British Sky Broadcasting - Management, British Sky Broadcasting - Sky and cable television Read more here: » British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - British Sky Broadcasting - History |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - British Sky Broadcasting - History See Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting for pre-merger history.
British Sky Broadcasting - Origins.
By 1990 both Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television and the BSB alliance were beginning to struggle with the burden of massive losses. The collapse of BSB in November 1990 led to a merger, which was in effect a takeover by Sky - quality programming and superior technical quality had been no match for shrewd, agg ...
See also:British Sky Broadcasting, British Sky Broadcasting - Organisation, British Sky Broadcasting - Direct subsidiaries, British Sky Broadcasting - Joint ventures, British Sky Broadcasting - History, British Sky Broadcasting - Origins, British Sky Broadcasting - Football rights, British Sky Broadcasting - Improving technology, British Sky Broadcasting - Terrestrial competition, British Sky Broadcasting - Timeline, British Sky Broadcasting - Future, British Sky Broadcasting - Technology and conditional access, British Sky Broadcasting - Management, British Sky Broadcasting - Sky and cable television Read more here: » British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - British Sky Broadcasting - History |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - EPG All channels are pay-tv channels on Sky's "6 Mix + Sports + Movies" package, unless stated. A major reshuffle of the Sky Electronic Programming guide is scheduled for January and February of 2006, with many channels changing numbers to fit in with their new version of Sky Guide.
Sky Digital UK - Entertainment.
Channel 101 BBC One (FTA) (RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland)
Channel 102 BBC Two (FTA) (RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland)
Channel 103 ITV1 ...
See also:Sky Digital UK, Sky Digital UK - History, Sky Digital UK - Technical information, Sky Digital UK - Channels, Sky Digital UK - EPG, Sky Digital UK - Entertainment, Sky Digital UK - Movies, Sky Digital UK - Sport, Sky Digital UK - Music, Sky Digital UK - News, Sky Digital UK - Educational, Sky Digital UK - Kids, Sky Digital UK - Shopping, Sky Digital UK - Religious, Sky Digital UK - Specialist, Sky Digital UK - Box Office, Sky Digital UK - Shopping overflow, Sky Digital UK - International, Sky Digital UK - Radio Channels, Sky Digital UK - Other, Sky Digital UK - Adult all premium all disabled on child-friendly EPG, Sky Digital UK - Sky Information Read more here: » Sky Digital UK: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - EPG |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Origins The channel grew out of Britain's first satellite TV channel, named Satellite Television Limited, launched independently in the summer of 1982 and distributed on a small number of British and European cable television systems. In 1984 the channel was bought by Rupert Murdoch's company and renamed Sky Channel. Most of the programming in these early years consisted of cheap syndicated American programming, mostly taken from 16mm film copies, which was interrupted by frequent commercials in a variety of languages.
See also: B ...
See also:Sky One, Sky One - Origins, Sky One - Sky Television, Sky One - Premiere screenings, Sky One - Home grown programmes, Sky One - Recent history, Sky One - Censorship Read more here: » Sky One: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Origins |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Recent history A companion channel, Sky 2, launched on September 1, 1996 but was not a success and closed after just one year, on August 31, 1997. More recently, Sky One Mix (since renamed Sky Mix and then Sky Two in October 2005) was launched as a "catch-up" channel, screening repeats of key Sky One programmes later in the same week. A second sister channel, Sky Three, launched on 31st October 2005.
In 2000, a dedicated feed of Sky One for the Republic of Ireland was launched. For most of this Irish feed's existence, the only difference between it ...
See also:Sky One, Sky One - Origins, Sky One - Sky Television, Sky One - Premiere screenings, Sky One - Home grown programmes, Sky One - Recent history, Sky One - Censorship Read more here: » Sky One: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Recent history |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Recent history A companion channel, Sky 2, launched on September 1, 1996 but was not a success and closed after just one year, on August 31, 1997. More recently, Sky One Mix (since renamed Sky Mix and then Sky Two in October 2005) was launched as a "catch-up" channel, screening repeats of key Sky One programmes later in the same week. A second sister channel, Sky Three, launched on 31st October 2005.
In 2000, a dedicated feed of Sky One for the Republic of Ireland was launched. To date, the only difference between this and the main UK feed has been ...
See also:Sky One, Sky One - Origins, Sky One - Sky Television, Sky One - Premiere screenings, Sky One - Home grown programmes, Sky One - Recent history Read more here: » Sky One: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Recent history |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - History Sky Digital was officially launched on 1 October 1998, although small-scale tests were carried out before then. For the first time, BSkyB used the newly-launched Astra 2 satellites, which have since come to broadcast exclusively to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. At this time the use of the Sky Digital brand made an important distinction between the new service and Sky's analogue services. Key selling points were the improvement in picture and sound quality, increased number of channels and an interactive service branded Open.... Sky Digital competed ...
See also:Sky Digital UK, Sky Digital UK - History, Sky Digital UK - Technical information, Sky Digital UK - Channels, Sky Digital UK - EPG, Sky Digital UK - Entertainment, Sky Digital UK - Movies, Sky Digital UK - Sport, Sky Digital UK - Music, Sky Digital UK - News, Sky Digital UK - Educational, Sky Digital UK - Kids, Sky Digital UK - Shopping, Sky Digital UK - Religious, Sky Digital UK - Specialist, Sky Digital UK - Box Office, Sky Digital UK - Shopping overflow, Sky Digital UK - International, Sky Digital UK - Radio Channels, Sky Digital UK - Other, Sky Digital UK - Adult all premium all disabled on child-friendly EPG, Sky Digital UK - Sky Information Read more here: » Sky Digital UK: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - History |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - Technical information Sky Digital's broadcasts are in DVB-compliant MPEG-2, with the Sky Movies and Sky Box Office channels including optional Dolby Digital soundtracks for recent films, although these are only accessible with a Sky+ box. Interactive services and 7-day EPG use the proprietary OpenTV system, with set-top boxes including modems for a return path. Sky News, amongst other channels, provides a pseudo-video on demand in ...
See also:Sky Digital UK, Sky Digital UK - History, Sky Digital UK - Technical information, Sky Digital UK - Channels, Sky Digital UK - EPG, Sky Digital UK - Entertainment, Sky Digital UK - Movies, Sky Digital UK - Sport, Sky Digital UK - Music, Sky Digital UK - News, Sky Digital UK - Educational, Sky Digital UK - Kids, Sky Digital UK - Shopping, Sky Digital UK - Religious, Sky Digital UK - Specialist, Sky Digital UK - Box Office, Sky Digital UK - Shopping overflow, Sky Digital UK - International, Sky Digital UK - Radio Channels, Sky Digital UK - Other, Sky Digital UK - Adult all premium all disabled on child-friendly EPG, Sky Digital UK - Sky Information Read more here: » Sky Digital UK: Encyclopedia II - Sky Digital UK - Technical information |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia - Bouquet Bouquet can refer to:
An arrangement of cut flowers - see nosegay.
A fragrance of something, e.g., of an aged wine.
Bouquet, a commune of the Gard département, in France
Carole Bouquet, a French actress
A group of television channels owned by the same company, e.g. British Sky Broadcasting or Turner Broadcasting
Other related archivesBritish Sky Broadcasting, Carole Bouquet, France, Gard, Turner Broadcasting, actress, dép Read more here: » Bouquet: Encyclopedia - Bouquet |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Censorship Sky is often criticised for imposing more censorship than people feel is necessary on its programming. Recent examples include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but the most notable is arguably the broadcaster's treatment of The Simpsons, which would frequently be edited for the tamest of sexual and drug references, as well as swear words ("crap" was even routinely removed at one point). This editing style was also imposed on Family Guy when it premiered in the United Kingdom and was so excessive that many thought the programme was no longer enjoyable, as that particular show features a large amount of ...
See also:Sky One, Sky One - Origins, Sky One - Sky Television, Sky One - Premiere screenings, Sky One - Home grown programmes, Sky One - Recent history, Sky One - Censorship Read more here: » Sky One: Encyclopedia II - Sky One - Censorship |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Postcode - UK Postcodes UK postcodes are alphanumeric. These codes were introduced by the Royal Mail over a fifteen year period from 1959 to 1974. They have been widely adopted not just for their original purpose of automating the sorting of mail but for many other purposes — see Postcode lottery below.
However, as the format of the codes does not achieve its objective of primarily identifying the main sorting office and sub-office they have been supplemented by a newer system of five digit codes called Mailsort. Mail users who can deliver mail to the post office sorted by mailsort code receive discounts, whilst deliver ...
See also:Postcode, Postcode - UK Postcodes, Postcode - Format, Postcode - London postcodes, Postcode - Postcode lottery, Postcode - Other cities' postcodes, Postcode - Validation, Postcode - Application, Postcode - Northern Ireland, Postcode - Crown Dependencies, Postcode - Overseas Territories, Postcode - Postcode history, Postcode - Australian Postcodes, Postcode - South African Postcodes Read more here: » Postcode: Encyclopedia II - Postcode - UK Postcodes |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Rupert Murdoch - Start of business career After his father's sudden death in 1952, Rupert returned to Australia to take over the running of his father's business. Although he had expected to inherit a considerable fortune and a prominent position, he was left with a relatively modest inheritance—after death duties and taxes, the main legacy was ownership of the Adelaide News (which gave its name to his company). His early publishing career was notable for his campaign ...
See also:Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch - Early life, Rupert Murdoch - Start of business career, Rupert Murdoch - Acquisitions in Britain, Rupert Murdoch - Moving into the United States, Rupert Murdoch - Personal life, Rupert Murdoch - Recent activities, Rupert Murdoch - Murdoch and politics Read more here: » Rupert Murdoch: Encyclopedia II - Rupert Murdoch - Start of business career |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - NTL Ireland - History
NTL Ireland - RTÉ / Telecom ownership.
The company began operations in 1970 as RTÉ Relays, a subsidiary of Radio Telefís Éireann. It carried four channels - RTÉ Television, BBC One, BBC Two, and Ulster Television. In 1984, the company merged with Dublin Cable Systems, itself the product of a merger of Marlin Cable with Phoenix Relays. In 1986, the Irish Government began to allow Irish cable companies to carry non-terrestrial (ie satellite) services. In the same year, RTÉ merged all of its cable operations (including two other cable companies, Galway Cablevision and Waterford Cablevi ...
See also:NTL Ireland, NTL Ireland - Services, NTL Ireland - History, NTL Ireland - RTÉ / Telecom ownership, NTL Ireland - Sale to NTL, NTL Ireland - Sale to Morgan Stanley, NTL Ireland - External link Read more here: » NTL Ireland: Encyclopedia II - NTL Ireland - History |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - 1990 in television - Television shows
1990 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
1990 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
Guiding Light (1952-present).
The Today Show (1952-present).
Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
Face the Nation (1954-present).
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny ...
See also:1990 in television, 1990 in television - Events, 1990 in television - Debuts, 1990 in television - Television shows, 1990 in television - 1940s, 1990 in television - 1950s, 1990 in television - 1960s, 1990 in television - 1970s, 1990 in television - 1980s, 1990 in television - Ending this year, 1990 in television - Cancelled but eventually to return on air, 1990 in television - Births, 1990 in television - Deaths Read more here: » 1990 in television: Encyclopedia II - 1990 in television - Television shows |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Nickelodeon UK - History Originally launched on September 1, 1993, and aired from 6am-7pm, Nickelodeon shown both cartoons and live action shows for children. The channel originally had a transponder to itself on the Astra satellite, and whilst off-air would show testcards (which usually had schedule information), or NickText, the channel's teletext service. On cable, it was up to the operator which channel it would timeshare with, which caused problem ...
See also:Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon UK - History, Nickelodeon UK - Ownership, Nickelodeon UK - Other channels, Nickelodeon UK - Shows shown on Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon UK - Cartoons, Nickelodeon UK - Gameshows, Nickelodeon UK - Live Action, Nickelodeon UK - Nickelodeon: Outta Control Read more here: » Nickelodeon UK: Encyclopedia II - Nickelodeon UK - History |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - QVC - Corporate history QVC was founded on June 13, 1986. The first live broadcast took place at 7:30 ET on November 24 of that year. Hosts Kathy Levine and Bob Bowersox featured a shower radio for $11.49. Initially running live for 16 hours a day, the channel extended its broadcast hours to 24 at the beginning of 1987. The corporation set a new record for first full-year fiscal sales for a new public company of $112 million.
In 1993, QVC, Inc. formed a deal with British Sky Broadcasting to create a UK version of the channel. QVC—The Shopping Channe ...
See also:QVC, QVC - Corporate history, QVC - Operations, QVC - QVC US, QVC - QVC UK, QVC - QVC Germany, QVC - QVC Japan, QVC - Products, QVC - Competitors, QVC - Trivia Read more here: » QVC: Encyclopedia II - QVC - Corporate history |
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| | | | British Sky Broadcasting: Encyclopedia II - Radio Caroline - 1964-1968
Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline opens.
Radio Caroline was founded in 1964 by Irish music industry businessman Ronan O'Rahilly. It began broadcasting on 28 March 1964 from the ex-passenger ferry MV Fredericia, anchored in international waters three miles off the coast of Essex, southeast England. The station took its name from Caroline Kennedy, daughter of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
O'Rahilly has said in interviews that when he flew to Dallas, Texas to buy the transmitters for the radio station, he was ...
See also:Radio Caroline, Radio Caroline - History, Radio Caroline - 1964-1968, Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline opens, Radio Caroline - Creation of Radio Caroline North and South, Radio Caroline - The Mi Amigo runs aground, Radio Caroline - The Radio City death, Radio Caroline - The 1967 Marine Offences Act, Radio Caroline - 1969-1971, Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline International, Radio Caroline - Caroline Television, Radio Caroline - 1972-1980, Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline returns, Radio Caroline - Radio Atlantis and Radio Seagull, Radio Caroline - Radio Mi Amigo, Radio Caroline - Loving Awareness, Radio Caroline - Dutch Marine Broadcasting Act, Radio Caroline - 1983-1988, Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline's return from the Ross Revenge, Radio Caroline - Radio Monique, Radio Caroline - The mast collapses, Radio Caroline - 1989 Joint Anglo-Dutch Raid, Radio Caroline - 1990-1991 After the Raid, Radio Caroline - 1991-present day, Radio Caroline - The RSL broadcasts, Radio Caroline - Satellite Caroline, Radio Caroline - Dutch Caroline and Caroline South, Radio Caroline - 2004, Radio Caroline - Footnotes Read more here: » Radio Caroline: Encyclopedia II - Radio Caroline - 1964-1968 |
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