BDB's opening bid kicks off price war

Article Abstract:

British Digital Broadcasting launches a direct competition with BSkyB due to its plans to charge less than GBP10 every month for its digital terrestrial television services in the middle Britain region. British Digital Broadcasting is also projected to launch in the autumn of 1998 a new discounted-rate package that aims to boost its base of take-up subscribers. BSkyB and British Digital Broadcasting are both targeting the market for digital television services in the middle region of the United Kingdom, with BSkyB also preparing its service rates for its service, which is scheduled to be introduced in the autumn of 1998.

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Launches direct competition w/ BSkyB w/ plans to charge less than GBP10 a month for its digital terrestrial TV svcs in middle UK

Television Broadcasting, Marketing procedures, Television broadcasting industry, British Digital Broadcasting

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CWC hails higher than expected take-up rates in PPV experiment

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Cable and Wireless Communications achieved a 110% increase in its profits prior to taxes to GBP151 million during a one-year period ended on Mar. 31, 1998. Cable and Wireless Communications' improved profits before taxes was primarily attributed to the company's reduced costs since its creation in April 1997 through the merger of cable operators Videotron, Nynex CableComms and Bell Cablemedia and telecommunications company Mercury. The company also noted that it secured positive results from the experiments it conducted on pay-per-view television services.

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Achieves a 110% increase in its profits prior to taxes to GBP151 mil during a one-year period ended on 3/31/98

Sales, profits & dividends, Cable & Wireless Communications PLC

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Living pips Sky to UK Jerry Springer rights

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Flextech beats Sky 1 in securing from Universal International Television the indefinite rights for The Jerry Springer Show. The Jerry Springer Show will be carried by the Living channel of Flextech. The agreement between Flextech and Universal International Television is also inclusive of a deal enabling Flextech to promote the show and to carry out a finite set of marketing initiatives in support of the said program. Flextech's Living channel also managed to secure the license to air The New Maury Povich Show.

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Awards Flextech the indefinite rights for The Jerry Springer Show

Strategic alliances, Motion Picture and Video Distribution, Television Program Syndication, Television syndication, Flextech Television Ltd., Sky 1, Universal International Television

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