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James
Murdoch
Chief Executive
British Sky Broadcasting
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| April 2006 |
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WS:
How would you like to broaden the content offering to try
and attract even more subscribers?
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| WS:
Sky is focusing on customer retention rather than churn
prevention. Can you explain that?
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WS:
Sports are a huge driver of pay TV. But in the U.K. there’s
a strong publicly funded broadcaster, the BBC, which is part of
the European Broadcasting Union and can jointly bid on certain big
events. Has that made it any more difficult for Sky to acquire sports
rights? How are you dealing with the escalating costs of sports?
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WS:
You’ve been a main driver of PVRs in the market.
Are you working with advertisers to find alternatives to the traditional
30-second spot, if those spots are being zapped through rather quickly
by the PVR?
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WS:
When you joined Sky, you became the youngest chief executive
of an FTSE 100 company. Despite your experience at STAR, many felt
you were too young and inexperienced to take on Sky. Can you tell
us about those early days at Sky, what challenges you faced back
then, and how you feel about being at the helm of Sky today?
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| WS:
If you hadn’t been born into the family you were
born into, would you still be working in media?
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