Category:BSB Galaxy Programmes
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British Satellite Broadcasting is one of the more notorious failures in British TV history. The story in a nutshell is that BSB was the official UK satellite television provider, backed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, but launched late into a marketplace already dominated by the unofficial provider, Sky Television. There just wasn't room in the marketplace for both, and after just eight months on air all of BSB's channels were closed, and the business was forced into an ignominious merger with its former rival. | British Satellite Broadcasting is one of the more notorious failures in British TV history. The story in a nutshell is that BSB was the official UK satellite television provider, backed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, but launched late into a marketplace already dominated by the unofficial provider, Sky Television. There just wasn't room in the marketplace for both, and after just eight months on air all of BSB's channels were closed, and the business was forced into an ignominious merger with its former rival. | ||
| - | Further reading: ''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dished-Rise-British-Satellite-Broadcasting/dp/0671711237/ Dished! The Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting]'' by Peter Chippindale and Suzanne Franks. | + | Further reading: ''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dished-Rise-British-Satellite-Broadcasting/dp/0671711237/labyrinthgames Dished! The Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting]'' by Peter Chippindale and Suzanne Franks. |
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Shows which aired on the short-lived BSB Galaxy Channel.
British Satellite Broadcasting is one of the more notorious failures in British TV history. The story in a nutshell is that BSB was the official UK satellite television provider, backed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, but launched late into a marketplace already dominated by the unofficial provider, Sky Television. There just wasn't room in the marketplace for both, and after just eight months on air all of BSB's channels were closed, and the business was forced into an ignominious merger with its former rival.
Further reading: Dished! The Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting by Peter Chippindale and Suzanne Franks.
Pages in category "BSB Galaxy Programmes"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
