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Exhibit 4.4

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| |  | (TD LOGO)
| |  |           |  | The Toronto-Dominion BankIncorporated in Canada with Limited
    Liability
    Triton Court, 14/18 Finsbury Square
    London, EC2A 1DB
    T: 44 (020) 7920 0272 F: 44 (020) 7638 0006
    Telex 886142

1 November 2001

British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc

Grant Way


Isleworth


Middlesex


TW7 5QD


For the attention of: Neil Chugani, Head of
Corporate Finance and Treasury

Dear Sirs,

Amendment of £750m RCF



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|1. | We refer to the £750m Revolving Credit
    Facility Agreement dated 29th June, 1999 (as amended)
    and made between British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc as Borrower,
    British Sky Broadcasting Limited and Sky Subscribers Services
    Limited as Guarantors, Toronto Dominion Bank Europe Limited and
    Citibank, N.A. as Arrangers, the banks named therein as Banks
    and the Toronto-Dominion Bank as Agent (as amended) (the
    £750m RCF).
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|2. | Unless the context otherwise requires, words and
    expressions used in this letter have the same meanings as in the
    £750m RCF.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|3. | This letter is to record the agreement of the
    Majority Lenders to the following amendment to the
    £750m RCF:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         



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| | 3.1 | Clause 1.2 of the £750m RCF shall be
    amended so that:



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| |  | the definition of Disclosure
    Letter shall be deleted and replaced with the
    following:



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| | Disclosure Letter means the
    letter of even date written by the Borrower to the Agent and the
    Supplemental Disclosure Letter.



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| | 3.2 | The following definition shall be added in the
    correct alphabetical position:



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| | Supplemental Disclosure Letter
    means the letter dated 31 October, 2001 from the Borrower
    to the Agent.



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|4. | Except as amended by this letter, the terms of
    the £750m RCF continue in full force and effect.

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|               |  | Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority   
|               |  | Registered as a branch at Companies House, Cardiff  
|               |  | Company No. FC004422 Branch No. BR001499            
|               |  | Member of TD Bank Financial Group                   
|               |  | Head Office: P.O. Box 1, Toronto-Dominion
    Centre
|               |  | Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5K 1A2                   
|(RECYCLE LOGO) |  |                                                     



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|5. | This letter is governed by and shall be construed
    in accordance with English law.

If you agree with the above, please sign where
indicated below.

Yours faithfully

/s/ HOWARD BAKER




For and on behalf of


The Toronto-Dominion Bank


as agent


We agree to the above

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|By: /s/ M D Stewart                |  | By: /s/ M D Stewart             
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|For and on behalf of               |  | For and on behalf of            
|British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc |  | British Sky Broadcasting Limited

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| |  | By: /s/ M D Stewart     |  | 
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| |  | For and on behalf of    |  | 
| |  | Sky Subscribers Limited |  |