British Satellite Broadcasting

==1986–1988==
1958.png|Galaxy (general entertainment)
1953.png|Now (24 hour news service provided by ITN)
BSBScreen.jpg|Screen (subscription movies)
BSBZigZag.jpg|Zig Zag (children's programming, shared frequency with Screen)
British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) won the Direct Broadcasting by Satellite franchise for fifteen years on 11 December 1986. The channel line up was originally to comprise of Galaxy, Now, Screen and ZigZag. Of these only Galaxy and Now formed part of the eventual launch line up.
==1988–1990==
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TheComputerChannel2.png|The Computer Channel|link=The Computer Channel
BSBGalaxy.png|Galaxy|link=Galaxy (UK TV channel)
BSBTheMovieChannel.png|The Movie Channel|link=Sky Movies Premier
BSBNow.png|Now|link=Now (TV channel)
BSBThePowerStation.png|The Power Station|link=The Power Station
BSBTheSportsChannel.png|The Sports Channel|link=Sky Sports Main Event
Following delays caused by issues with the manufacture of signal receivers, BSB eventually launched on 26 March 1990 with six channels; Galaxy (general entertainment), The Movie Channel (subscription movies), Now (news and current affairs), The Power Station (music), The Sports Channel (subscription-free sports) and The Computer Channel which was only promoted for business viewers and shared frequency with The Sports Channel. These logos were made by Lambie-Nairn.
In November 1990, BSB merged with its former competitor Sky Television plc, forming British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). BSB branding was removed from the remaining channels (The Movie Channel, The Power Station and The Sports Channel) on 2 November 1990. Productions for these channels remained credited and copyrighted to BSB until 8 April 1991.
Category:Defunct
Category:Television platforms
Category:Television broadcasters
Category:Media companies in the United Kingdom
Category:United Kingdom
Category:Sky Group
Category:British Satellite Broadcasting
Category:1986