41.   Murdoch said last week that most of the programming for the new digital satellite service will come from existing Japanese television broadcasters.

42.   Nevertheless, there are some differences, and what you value most will determine whether you choose digital satellite, digital cable or plain old analog cable.

43.   Next April, another digital satellite broadcaster, JSkyB, is set to begin broadcasting.

44.   On the other hand, if digital satellite radio fails to take off, the number of businesses that feel the loss will be small.

45.   Optional extras might include a laser-disc player, a digital satellite system and, of course, a popcorn machine.

46.   PerfecTV is the only Japanese digital satellite company currently broadcasting.

47.   Satellite companies including Kirch Group of Germany, Canal Plus of France and Telepiu of Italy have begun selling digital satellite services to consumers in Europe.

48.   Seriously think about buying a digital satellite dish, laser-disc player or good VCR so you can see movies at their best.

49.   Should JSkyB and PerfecTV merge, the only competitor in the digital satellite TV field would be DirecTV.

50.   Softbank Corp. and News Corp. will broaden their recent joint venture agreement to include digital satellite broadcasting, seeking content from Japanese programmers and broadcasters, Softbank said.