A. We offer 150 channels of the best music, news and sports around.
The deal would have created a service, called Sky, which could offer 500 channels, including local broadcast stations.
Some providers offer channels owned by the same company in a single package.
This free service offers fewer channels and less choice in programming than paid services offer.
This led the company in 2004 to be the first satellite TV service to offer local channels to all 50 states.
And since the party was principally an election machine, it did not offer channels for new young talent.
Most sign up for digital cable because it offers many more channels and various interactive services.
It already offers 75 channels, including both standard cable and pay-per-view service.
The company initially offered 40 channels from content providers worldwide.
Cable operators, who offer channels in packages, hate this idea.
