Sky ties cable up in knots

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Following several complaints from U.K. cable television companies that satellite broadcaster BSkyB was placing unfair restrictions on its contracts to supply programmes to cable channels, the Office of Fair Trading began a six-month inquiry into BSkyB's trading practices and its position in the pay TV market. The row between cable channels and the satellite broadcaster centres on BSkyB's wholesale rate card which require the cable channels to take all Sky channels in order to receive worthwhile discounts. Details of the review's findings are not expected before June 1996.

Prices and rates, Direct broadcast satellite television

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Equitable deal

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CTE, wholly-owned television programme distributor of Carlton, will now be able to sell a range of programmes to cable and satellite television channels. This is due to Equity, the actors' union, agreeing to a package, whereby their members will will receive a percentage of their original payment for any repeats shown. This similar to the agreements with terrestrial television channels. Distributors will make 17% of the sales price of the programme available to participating actors.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Motion picture and tape distribution, Motion Picture and Video Distribution, Television Distribution, Management, Finance, Television programs, Distribution, Actors, Carlton Television Ltd., Royalties, Royalties (Intellectual property), CTE

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