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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 800230" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>The story is available in the book SES book "High Above" which tells the entire SES story. A fascinating read - and you are 20 years out in your dates as SES didnt really get started until Astra 1A launched in 1989.</p><p></p><p>BSB failed because of UK rules - they had to build and operate their satellites as well as provide programming. And they could only run 5 channels - and to run all 5 at high power they had to have 2 satellites!</p><p></p><p>Sky just bought capacity on Astra 1A which saved them £millions in startup costs, had the capacity to provide multiple channels on cheap equipment</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now we realise Sky & the Murdochs can be heartily disliked but we wont allow anyone to grind an axe about them on this forum. If you want to blame anyone for the BSB failure blame the mid 1980s Government.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 800230, member: 176362"] The story is available in the book SES book "High Above" which tells the entire SES story. A fascinating read - and you are 20 years out in your dates as SES didnt really get started until Astra 1A launched in 1989. BSB failed because of UK rules - they had to build and operate their satellites as well as provide programming. And they could only run 5 channels - and to run all 5 at high power they had to have 2 satellites! Sky just bought capacity on Astra 1A which saved them £millions in startup costs, had the capacity to provide multiple channels on cheap equipment Now we realise Sky & the Murdochs can be heartily disliked but we wont allow anyone to grind an axe about them on this forum. If you want to blame anyone for the BSB failure blame the mid 1980s Government. [/QUOTE]
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