| Business Summary | | British
Sky
Broadcasting
Group
plc
and
its
subsidiaries
operate
a
pay
television
broadcasting
service
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
Ireland.
At
June
30,
2000,
the
Company
had
approximately
8.4
million
subscribers
to
its
services,
including
1,583,000
million
digital
DTH
subscribers,
930,000
analog
DTH
subscribers
and
3,122,000
United
Kingdom
cable
subscribers
(excluding
cable
subscribers
in
Ireland)
and
740,000
DTT
subscribers.
Currently,
the
Company
operates
and
distributes
12
Sky
Channels
in
digital
(or
22
including
multiplexed
versions
of
channels
and
interactive
channel
services)
and
nine
Sky
Channels
in
analog.
The
Company
also
markets
to
DTH
viewers
47
Sky
Distributed
Channels
in
digital
(or
53
including
multiplexed
versions
of
channels)
and
26
Sky
Distributed
Channels
in
analog.
In
addition
to
the
Sky
Distributed
Channels,
the
Company
markets
the
digital
audio
services
Music
Choice
and
Music
Choice
Extra
to
Sky
digital
subscribers. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | BSY,
through
its
subsidiaries
operates
pay
television
broadcasting
services
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
Ireland.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
6/30/01,
total
revenues
rose
25%
to
L2.31
billion.
Net
loss
totalled
L538.6
million,
up
from
L197.7
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
number
of
subscribers
to
Sky
Channels.
Higher
loss
reflects
the
inclusion
of
a
L101.1
million
amortization
of
goodwill
charge
and
a
L69.5
million
loss
on
the
sale
of
fixed
asset
investments
in
joint
ventures. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Jerome Seydoux, 64 | Chiarman
of the Board | Mark Booth, 42 | CEO,
Managing Director | Martin Stewart, 35 | CFO | Elisabeth Murdoch, 30 | Managing
Director, Sky Networks | Vic Wakeling, 55 | Managing
Director, Sky Sports |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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