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unusual facts about British Satellite Broadcasting



Charlie Chuck

In the late 1980s, he turned to solo stand-up comedy as the surreally manic 'Charlie Chuck' and, in 1990, he was talent-spotted by the comedian Malcolm Hardee who arranged for him to appear on Jools Holland's The Happening, a Sky TV series produced by Noel Gay Television.

Direct-broadcast satellite

In Europe, prior to the launch of Astra 1A in 1988, the term DBS was commonly used to describe the nationally commissioned satellites planned and launched to provide TV broadcasts to the home within several European countries (e.g. BSB in the UK, TV-Sat in Germany).

Gerry Harrison

He freelanced for BSB in its early days - covering the 1990 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Crystal Palace among other matches - and also covered matches for British Aerospace Sportscast.

Remy Blumenfeld

He later moved to WWOR-TV before returning to the UK where he presented 31 West, a daily magazine show on BSB.


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