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Flextech plc
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 PROFILE
When UK cable viewers flip on the telly, many say "Bravo!" to Flextech. A top UK provider of subscription channels to cable and satellite services, Flextech offers 12 channels, including Bravo, Challenge TV, and Living. UKTV, its joint venture with the BBC, offers such channels as UK Gold and UK Play. Flextech is also banking on the shop-at-home impulse with stakes in Home Shopping Network Direct and TV Travel Shop. Beyond the blue glow, Flextech's interactive unit operates Web sites for its channels, as well as SceneOne, an interactive entertainment guide that offers event tickets and other merchandise. UK cable company Telewest owns Flextech.

 COMPETITION
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSY)
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (dossier)
Viacom Inc. (VIA)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 260.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 23.7%
Employees: 778
Revenue per employee: $334,447.30

 KEY PEOPLE
• Adam N. Singer
    CEO
• Mark W. Luiz
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
160 Great Portland St.
London W1N 5TB, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7299-5000
Fax: 44-20-7299-6000
Online: Web Site

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