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mid-1980s, Murdoch was looking to use newly emerging direct satellite broadcasting technology, and to focus primarily on the British market. Rather than paying for the rights to beam Sky's single-channel signal to cable providers, which in turn supplied the channel's programming to subscribers, direct satellite broadcasts meant multichannel programming could be provided directly to subscribers' homes via small satellite dish and decoder. In 1984, Sky began negotiations with
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Start-up costs reached £122 million; losses for its first year of operations were £95 million. Initially, Sky Channel's programming remained much the same (children's programmes, soaps and American action series), except for a number of new game shows and a few travel documentaries. One new programme
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Despite the programming changes resulting in increased viewership across Europe (from 291,470 in December 1983 to 4,003,000 in June 1985, before reaching 9,001,905 by April 1987), Sky Channel was still considered underperforming, generating under $ 20 million per year in advertising revenue. By the
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Murdoch's failure to win an IBA UK satellite television license was the impetus for Sky's relaunch. The new multichannel environment led to a ruinous battle for customers. Sky had the advantage of launching first, and leasing transponder space meant it was in the stronger position when Sky and BSB
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collapsed at around the same time. Discussions about the venture had been taking place since November 1988, but Disney felt the 50:50 was no longer equal. Disney was supposed to start two channels, but when talks broke down, Sky initiated a lawsuit against Disney, claiming £1.5 billion in damages.
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technology could be used in Europe. Following the completion of its test programme, excess transponder capacity was leased to SATV. While governments in Britain and other European countries wrestled with the allocation of their channels, Satellite Television played a pioneering role, providing
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on screen) began regular transmissions on 26 April 1982, becoming Europe's first-ever cable and satellite channel, originally broadcasting from OTS and aimed at cable operators all over Europe. Norway and Finland were the first two countries to permit the new service's transmission via cable,
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Starting on 10 March 1983, the channel hoped to start broadcasting to the United Kingdom, aiming to prove the service could reach sufficient viewers to be profitable. However, the station struggled financially because of a limited audience, mainly due to the weak signal from OTS that made
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among cable audiences. For all of its early life, the channel was a loss-making enterprise, losing £10 million in 1987. However, Murdoch had the financial resources to sustain the operation. The other main English-language pan-European cable and satellite television channel at the time,
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merged. By contrast, BSB was only licensed to broadcast five channels, had to pay for the construction and launch of its own satellites, and used more ambitious and expensive technology. Also it had higher capital expenditure overall, such as the construction of its
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and additional cable operators, allowing it to increase its audience across Europe and gain access to British viewers. By 16 October of that year, the station unofficially started broadcasting to the United Kingdom, to anyone that had Satellite dish
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On 5 August 1983, Murdoch outlined plans which saw broadcasting hours extended to 5.50 pm to 10.30 pm daily with a mix of music, sport, news, comedy and films. Plans were also made to start broadcasting from the new European communications satellite
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direct-to-home reception of the service extremely difficult. The channel had to rely on cable audiences, and was restricted to countries where receiving the channel via cable was legal. Transmission costs were also high. That same year, on 25 March,
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of the 1960s and 1970s; however, reception of the channel required a satellite dish approximately 10 feet (3 metres) wide, and it was believed that there were fewer than 50 privately owned installations.
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In Britain (where cable television had not yet developed as much as in Central and Northern Europe), market research gave Sky a 13% audience share in cable homes, surpassing both
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By 2 November 1990, Sky and BSB were struggling under the weight of massive losses and the companies merged, with Sky taking management control. The new company was called
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followed by Malta and Switzerland, and then West Germany. Originally it did not have a UK broadcasting licence, and consequently was in a similar legal situation to the
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The suit was later settled with Disney selling its stake to Sky, and agreeing to license its movie library for a five-year period on 3 June of that year.
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of France, with a view to using the company's planned high-powered satellites for direct-to-home broadcasting. However, nothing came of the negotiations.
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In the late 1960s, planning began for an experimental satellite which to broadcast TV in Europe. The Orbital Test Satellite was launched using the
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although for a short time after the relaunch, some of Sky Channel's former pan-European programming is broadcast in the hours before
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On 16 May 1989, Sky began giving away set-top boxes and dishes in a bid to increase customer numbers. Its joint venture with
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was brought on board to manage the day-to-day operations and build the subscriber base, and the company moved into profit.
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allowed it to be used for commercial television, and broadcast to cable systems rather than directly to individual dishes.
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8 June – Having failed to become part of the BSB consortium, Murdoch announces his intention to relaunch Sky Channel as
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By renting space on the Luxembourg-based Astra satellites, Murdoch circumvented British ownership laws. Using existing
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65% of the company. Murdoch described cable and satellite television as being "the most important single advance since
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had shown interest in the project and held talks with SATV's owners about buying a substantial stake in the company.
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BSkyB made heavy losses in its early years. To turn around the company's finances, New Zealand television executive
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11 December – BSB awarded licence from the IBA and complete over £200 million funding with additional shareholders
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became the first cable system in the United Kingdom to add the channel to its service on a permanent basis. In the
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to broadcast movies for a five-year period, this agreement comes a few weeks after plans to create a
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2 December – Galaxy and Now are closed and are replaced on the Marcopolo satellite by Sky One and
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allowed the company to test the satellite for the use of commercial television, with an hour of
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On 8 June 1988, Murdoch announced plans to expand Sky's service to four channels, creating the
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On 27 June 1983, the shareholders of Satellite Television agreed a £5 million offer to give
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Murdoch bid for an IBA satellite broadcasting license on 11 December 1986, but lost out to
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subsequently steps in to replace BSkyB as joint owners when the service resumed on 22 May.
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broadcast technology, Sky Television began broadcasting four channels on 5 February 1989:
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Satellite Television Channel opens today David Hewson The Times Monday, Jan. 16, 1984 p3
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journalist; he had produced a documentary titled "What's on the Satellite Tonight?" for
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were scrapped, although a Disney-branded version eventually launched on 1 October 1995.
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2 November – As both companies have been suffering heavy losses, they merge, forming
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11 February – Sky Movies broadcasts its first special event – a boxing match between
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although arts programmes are shown for a short time as a weekend opt-out service.
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and an industry group, but their refusal resulted in him setting up SATV alone.
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November – Satellite Television Limited is set up by Brian Haynes, backed by
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headquarters in London compared to Sky's industrial estate accommodation in
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5 February – The four-channel Sky Television package launches at 6.00pm.
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which operated a nine-channel satellite television service, launched by
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suffered large financial losses, and merged on 2 November 1990 to form
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11 December – The satellite on which Sky Television was to broadcast,
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31 December – Sky stops broadcasting via the Marcopolo satellite.
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Former British satellite television company; predecessor to BSkyB
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Thursday, 9 June 1988, Page: 3 "Murdoch launches war in the air"
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29 April – BSB launches its satellite television service on the
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BSB channels (top) and their replacement by the merger (bottom)
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to permit the new service's transmission via cable followed by
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The new channel broadcast many programmes from the archives of
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On 16 January 1984, Satellite Television Limited was renamed
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Europe's first satellite-delivered cable television service.
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from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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An upgraded version of the original Sky Channel, renamed
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On 21 October 1981, SATV began test transmissions on the
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is fully encrypted, becoming Sky's first pay channel.
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16 January – Satellite Television Limited is renamed
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