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To: don page who started this subject	7/26/2000 10:53:53 AM
From: Larry Kagan	Read Replies (2) of 1045

The future WILL be bright for Digital STBs. Check this news on leading indicator, BskyB: biz.yahoo.com "BSkyB, ... said heavy subscriber acquisition costs paid off with a rise in digital sales to 3.8 million, with 3.6 million already installed, taking its total subscriber base to 4.5 million. The strong subscriber growth -- which beat analyst forecasts by about 200,000 -- prompted BSkyB to set an ambitious target of seven million users by the end of 2003 and the broadcaster is on track to reach five million by this year end. BSkyB, Britain's largest and Europe's second-biggest pay-TV operator, said it had decided to switch off its old analogue service at an earlier than expected date next year as a result of the strong digital growth -- a move which will save on costs. ``These are excellent numbers and are well ahead of what I was looking for. The subscribers numbers are driven by new customers to digital rather than transitions from analogue which is encouraging,'' said Paul Richards, analyst at WestLB Panmure.

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