BSkyB hails rise in original output

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BSkyB CEO Mark Booth has reported over one-fourth of Sky 1's production budget is being spent to commission original output from producers in the UK. The statistics, according to Booth, represents a significant boost in emphasis given by BSkyB to original programming compared two years ago, when original output only represented 6% of Sky 1's total budget. Booth said BSkyB will also seek to recruit additional UK on-screen talents following the success of Jimmy Hill and Barry Norman. He also noted that already 650,000 customers had expressed interest to subscribe for the company's TV satellite TV service, which is scheduled to be launched on Oct. 1, 1998.

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CEO Mark Booth says over 25% of Sky 1's prodn budget is being spent to commisson original output from producers in UK

Capital expenditures, Article

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Sky DTT plans under threat

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Television industry watchdog Ofcom is currently investigating the pricing irregularities in Sky's pay-TV service, which is expected to cause serious delay in new digital terrestrial (DTT) box plans by the company. Complete details in this context are presented.

Legal issues & crime, Commodity & service prices, Services information, Company legal issue, Services, Prices and rates, Investigations, Pay-per-view television, Company business planning, Sky Television PLC, Company pricing policy, Office of Communications (United Kingdom)

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In the shadow of Sky

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After a turbulant summer of 2000, On Digital is attempting to catch up to competitor BSkyB by developing its long-delayed pay-per-view and email services.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, BSY, On Digital

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