Sky Television (UK predecessor)

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pay television service satellite television broadcaster

Sky Television (UK predecessor) was a British satellite television broadcaster that served as the foundation for what later became Sky, one of the UK’s largest pay-TV networks.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
British Sky Broadcasting	10
Sky TV	8
Sky Television plc	3
BSkyB	1
British Satellite Broadcasting	1
British Sky Broadcasting Limited	1
Sky Television (UK predecessor) canonical	1
Sky Television network	1
Sky television channel	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	pay television service ⓘ satellite television broadcaster ⓘ
brandFamily	Sky ⓘ
broadcastArea	Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
broadcastMedium	satellite ⓘ
businessModel	subscription-based ⓘ
category	Defunct satellite television provider ⓘ Defunct television company of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distributionPlatform	satellite dishes ⓘ
foundationRole	foundation for Sky UK pay-TV network ⓘ predecessor of Sky ⓘ
industry	satellite television ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
marketSegment	pay television in the United Kingdom ⓘ
notableFor	being an early UK satellite TV operator ⓘ laying groundwork for Sky pay-TV network ⓘ
operatedIn	United Kingdom ⓘ
serviceOffered	entertainment channels ⓘ movie channels ⓘ multichannel television ⓘ news channels ⓘ sports channels ⓘ
serviceType	direct broadcast satellite television ⓘ subscription television ⓘ
successor	Sky Television (UK predecessor) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: British Sky Broadcasting Sky ⓘ
targetAudience	UK television households ⓘ
technologyUsed	direct-to-home satellite broadcasting ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rupert Murdoch → founded → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

Sky (UK and Ireland) → brand → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky (UK and Ireland) → formerName → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Television (UK predecessor) → successor → Sky Television (UK predecessor) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Elisabeth Murdoch (née Greene) → employer → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

subject surface form: Elisabeth Murdoch

this entity surface form: BSkyB

Sky UK Limited → formerName → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting Limited

Sky Broadband → associatedWith → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky Max → availableOn → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky Kids → relatedTo → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky Nature → payTelevisionPlatform → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky Comedy → hasCategory → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky television channel

Sky Glass → integratesService → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky Group → brand → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

NTL → competitor → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Witness → availableOnService → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky TV

Sky → formerName → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Digital → operator → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Artsworld → ownedBy → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky (satellite television) → foundedAs → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky Television plc

Sky (satellite television) → mergedWith → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Satellite Broadcasting

Sky Player → operator → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Anytime on PC → operator → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

NTL Incorporated → majorCompetitor → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Living → owner → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Sky Broadcasting

Sky Channel → owner → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky Television plc

Sky Channel → partOf → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky Television network

Sky Channel → operatedBy → Sky Television (UK predecessor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sky Television plc