21.   British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc has teamed with Kirch Group of Germany to launch digital pay-TV services in Europe.

22.   Broadcasters say they would surrender their existing licenses as soon as most viewers switched to digital service.

23.   British Telecommunications Plc and British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc said they will delay the start of planned digital interactive TV services in the U.K. by at least six months.

24.   Broadcasters want to offer digital services because cable TV is moving to digital format and satellite TV services are already digital, which allows higher picture quality.

25.   BSkyB confirmed it withdrew from the four-way pact, which planned to sell digital pay-TV services across Europe --including Germany.

26.   BSkyB confirmed it has withdrawn from the four-way pact which planned to sell digital pay-TV services across Europe, including Germany.

27.   BSkyB also has a joint venture with British Telecommunications Plc, called British Interactive Broadcasting, to sell digital interactive services.

28.   BSkyB last month formed a joint venture with Canal Plus, Havas SA of France and Bertelsmann AG of Germany to sell digital TV services across Europe.

29.   But many broadcasters acknowledge that they are uncertain about the demand for digital services and are unclear about their own intentions.

30.   But telephone companies are also preparing to offer faster digital services.