TO IMMEDIATE FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
TELNO 2270
OF 120605Z JUNE 87
TO
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
MUIR'S TELELETTER OF 23 APREL BRITISH TELEVISION NEWS SERVICE PROSPECTS
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT LOCAL COMMERCIAL TV STATIONS WILL WANT TO USE THE PROPOSED BBC NEWS SERVICE ON THEIR MAIN NEWS PROGRAMMES BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS (E.G. TO BROADCAST THE NEWS SERVICE UNEDITED)
MPOSED BY THE BBC AND THE SUCCESS OF THE NEWS PROGRAMMES BEING BROADCAST. THERE MIGHT BE INTEREST IN SHOWING THE PROGRAMMES OUTSIDE PRIME TAME VIEWING HOURS BUT THE PRINCE THE TV STATIONS WOULD PAY FOR THE PROGRAMMES MS LIKELY TO BE VERY LOW.
2. FOREIGN TV SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE NEW RECEIVABLE IN HONG KONG EATHER TERRESTRIALLY OR FROM SATELLITES
INCLUDE:
TERRESTRIAL TV SERVICES
SHENZHEN TV
HKD 306/1
**
GUANGZHOU TV
ZHUHAÐ TV
MACAU TV
SATELLITE TV SERVICES
CABLE NEWS NETWORK (CNN)
AUSTRALIAN BROADCAST COMPANY
U.S. ARMED FORCES NETWORK
CENTRAL TV OF PRC
RUSSIA TV
INDONESIAN TV
THAILAND TV
PHILIPPINES TV
MALAYSƐNAN TV
:
1 5 JUN 1987
FICER
PA
REGISTRY
Action Taken
mek
1910
3. RECEPTION IS LIMITED TO THOSE WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO RECEIVE THESE
SERVICES. NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON WHETHER THESE SERVICES
SERVED THE HINTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY HIN WHICH THEY HAVE ORIGINATED.
WILSON
YYYY
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