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Date: 1 July 1991
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Some points and comments to follow up the meeting with Hutchison' and WSTV on 27 June, the record of which has already been
distributed.
2. I had a further word with Mr Irwin when he called in again alone at our invitation the next day (Miss Spencer had intended to see him too, but was not able to). First, he gave me some details of the deal with Hutchison, which he finds very satisfactory from the BBC's
point of view. Hutchison will put up front the money to cover the extra cost of providing the service for the "Star TV" news and information channel. (There will be regular world news bulletins, weather reports, financial reports and other bits and pieces.) WSTV
will have free access to Asiasat, and access to Hutchison's sales
and marketing network. Apart from this the BBC's revenue will come
from profit participation 33% while the service is in English and
Mandarin, 40% if a subscription service can be started, and a
further 2% if Cantonese is added. The point about the last figure
is that Hutchison see their profits as coming largely from
Cantonese, and will be conceding only a small extra proportion of
them. Mr Irwin also disclosed that the deadline for subscription
and Cantonese is April 1992. If they are not available by then the
BBC lose the right to the extra 9%.
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