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===Sky=== [[File:Adam Boulton Andrew Neil Benedicte Paviot.jpg|thumb|right|Neil (centre) with Sky News anchor [[Adam Boulton]] (left) and [[Bénédicte Paviot]] (second from right) in 2013]] In 1988 he became founding chairman of [[Sky Television (1984–1990)|Sky TV]], also part of Murdoch's [[News Corporation]]. Neil was instrumental in the company's launch, overseeing the transformation of a downmarket, single-channel satellite service into a four-channel network in less than a year. Neil and Murdoch stood side by side at Sky's new headquarters in [[Isleworth]] on 5 February 1989 to witness the launch of the service. Sky was not an instant success; the uncertainty caused by the competition provided by [[British Satellite Broadcasting]] (BSB) and the initial shortage of satellite dishes were early problems. The failure of BSB in November 1990 led to a merger, but a few programmes acquired by BSB were screened on [[Sky One]] and BSB's satellites were sold. The new company was called [[British Sky Broadcasting]] (BSkyB). The merger may have saved Sky financially; despite its popularity, Sky had very few major advertisers to begin with, and it was beginning to suffer from embarrassing breakdowns. Acquiring BSB's healthier advertising contracts and equipment apparently solved the problems. BSkyB would not make a profit for a decade but by July 2010, it was one of the most profitable television companies in Europe.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
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