British Satellite Broadcasting

British Satellite Broadcasting plc
IndustryMedia
Founded11 December 1986; 37 years ago (1986-12-11)
Defunct2 November 1990; 34 years ago (2 November 1990)
FateMerged with Sky Television to form BSkyB[1][2][3]
SuccessorBritish Sky Broadcasting
HeadquartersMarco Polo House, London, England
ProductsPay TV services and programming

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.[4] The company was merged with Sky Television plc on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ a b "Maggie Brown on the early years of Sky Television". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "Life Before Kallisto – The Birth of BSB". thevervoid.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.