Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Minutes of Evidence

Annex 2

GRANADA'S "DIGITAL DIVIDEND" FROM SATELLITE DISTRIBUTION

Digital—ITV on Dsat
£22 million pa benefit to Granada7
ITV carriage on DSat at 103
—  started 21 November
—  immediate access to Sky base for digital dividend
—  annual benefit to Granada:
—  digital dividend	£37 million*
—  transponders/uplink	£(8) million
—  C.A. service (net)	£(7) million
—  annual saving	£22 million

* estimate of digital penetration (number of homes) at 31 December 2001

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Prepared 6 March 2002