NTL and Telewest plan to take on BSkyB in the UK
Britain's biggest cable company NTL is to take over rival operator Telewest for about $6bn (£3.4bn).
The deal will create the UK's dominant cable TV company, enabling it to compete more effectively with market leading pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB.
source/full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4304008.stm
Britain's biggest cable company NTL is to take over rival operator Telewest for about $6bn (£3.4bn).
The deal will create the UK's dominant cable TV company, enabling it to compete more effectively with market leading pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB.
source/full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4304008.stm
