1.   In addition to maintaining its current programming, Sinclair said it plans to sell subscription channels such as those available on cable.

2.   At the moment, subscription channels may show such events along with terrestrial TV companies, including the British Broadcasting Corp. and independent TV companies.

3.   Because HBO is a subscription channel dependent on monthly fees, the prime consideration is selling people on the channel in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

4.   Meanwhile, satellite broadcaster BSkyB emphasizes that it applies copy protection only to pay-per-view movies, and that subscription channels can be taped.

5.   The second is to manage UK Gold, the second-most popular subscription channel in the U.K. after Sky One, run by British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc.

6.   Leo Kirch, a German media mogul, has a stake in several private television stations and a subscription channel, plus new per-per-view outlets.

7.   M-Net, a subscription pay channel, and the MultiChoice pay satellite service round out the choices.

8.   Subscription channels steadily gained a bigger share, denying the public ever more free sports on television.

9.   The BBC cashed in on the publicity Monday to hastily schedule a rerun of her series on a subscription channel.

10.   The bid also allows Europe TV to continue to broadcast the weekly Serie A and Serie B night matches on its Telepiu subscription channel.