As the tidal wave of comment on phone-hacking at the News of the World gradually recedes, there is a real danger that BSkyB, the UK’s biggest television company, is left stranded on the shore. BSkyB matters. Although it does not pull its weight in commissioning original programmes, relying almost entirely on Rupert Murdoch’s “twin battering rams” of sports and movies, its economic importance is undeniable. Its annual revenues of over £6bn outstrip the combined income of the BBC and ITV. And it recently passed its bold objective of 10m subscribers.
随着围绕《世界新闻报》(News of the World)电话窃听风波的评论浪潮逐渐消退，一个切实的危险是，英国天空广播公司(BSkyB)可能会搁浅在岸上。作为英国最大的电视公司，BSkyB具有举足轻重的作用。虽然它在委托制作原创节目方面没有发挥出应有的作用，而几乎完全依赖于鲁珀特•默多克(Rupert Murdoch)的“两把板斧”，即体育和电影节目，但其manbetx20客户端下载 重要性是不容否认的。BSkyB的年收入在60亿英镑以上，超过英国广播公司(BBC)和英国独立电视台(ITV)两家之和，而且最近刚刚实现了用户突破1000万的大胆目标。