Sky Television (1984–1990)
| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 16 January 1984 |
| Defunct | 2 November 1990 |
| Fate | Merged with British Satellite Broadcasting to form BSkyB |
| Successor | British Sky Broadcasting |
| Headquarters | London, England |
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| Products | Pay TV services and programming |
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Sky Television plc was a public limited company which operated a nine-channel satellite television service, launched by Rupert Murdoch's News International on 5 February 1989. Sky Television and its rival British Satellite Broadcasting suffered large financial losses, and merged on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting. A programming merger took effect on 1 December 1990.