BSkyB profits rise as HD takeup soars

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BSkyB profits rise as HD takeup soars
Company adds 429,000 new HD subscribers in second quarter, as broadband operation hits profitability for first time The World Cup helped to attract more than 400,000 new subscribers to BSkyB’s HD service in the second quarter, as the company’s broadband operation reached profitability for the first time. BSkyB, which also today announced a £150m deal with HBO and will launch Europe’s first 3D TV …
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Conroy backs NBN opt-out model
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appears to have backed a so-called ‘opt-out’ model for the National Broadband Network where Australians would be required to choose not to have fibre internet connected to their premises — as opposed to the current model where they must opt-in. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appears to have backed a so-called ‘opt-out’ model for the National …
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FCC, safety officials lock horns over broadband plan
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, delaying the construction of what everyone agrees is an urgently needed system.
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