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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.
The winners were a consortium of commercial partners who established a new company British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). The rivalry between Sky and BSB would power the race for satellite television in the UK.
Sky UK Limited, trading as Sky is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television, internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Sky Group and, from 2018 onwards, part of Comcast.
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) was formed by the merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting on 2 November 1990. Both companies had begun to struggle financially and were suffering financial losses as they competed against each other for viewers.
18 Sep 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
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.
1 Feb 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.
