Astra 1a 1989 -18.5mb medium quality in wma format or Astra 1a 1989 in MP4 full PAL 25fps resolution 96mb NEW!
This is one of the first Astra 1a satellite promotional videos for dealers to run in their showrooms, when direct to home analogue satellite reception was possible using a 60cm dish across most of the UK and much of Europe. This is a slightly revised version but is virtually identical to Astra's first promo video, back when Sky had 4 channels along with 3 other English channels gave the United Kingdom 7 new channels! - You won't find this very early rare video online anywhere else! (someone has posted a low quality copy of mine on YouTube complete with the missing audio at the start!!) This 12 minute clip is now available in either medium quality WMA format or full PAL resolution (704x576 /25fps) in MP4 format.

Astra 1b 1990 8.6mb
This Astra promotional video features the newly launched Astra 1b satellite and channels.

Screensport 1989 31.2mb -  The promotional video for Screensport, the European sports network that no longer broadcasts. NEW video clip in MPEG4 PAL resolution!

Lifestyle 1989 44.1mb - Lifestyle, low cost daytime programmes aimed at women (I'm not being sexist! it was 'the channel for women') NEW video clip in MPEG4 PAL resolution!

MTV 1989 8mb
This 5 minute promotional video would be aired after the 12 minute Astra promo video, as did most other channels which were on the Astra satellite system. This video clip is in glorious stereo sound for your viewing pleasure! Features Ray Cokes, Maiken Wexo, Marcel Vanthilt, Kristiana Backer and some very cool animations.

Filmnet 1989 4.7mb  Filmnet 1992 NEW! 3.31mb   Filmnet logo NEW! 3.9mb   Filmnet Nightclub NEW! 6.9mb   Filmnet Logo NEW! 2.2mb  (thanks to Gerald for these new Filmnet clips!)
This channel was not legally available in the UK but that didn't stop UK viewers from trying to receive it due to it's adult programming shown twice a week. A decoder was required to view the channel as without one the picture was almost unwatchable, although a dedicated pervert could often make out the shape of a naked body if they looked hard enough at the flickering pictures, well so I heard.

Sky 1993 multichannel 11mb medium quality wma format or Sky 1993 multichannel in MP4 full PAL 25fps 77mb NEW video clip in MPEG4 PAL resolution!
This in-store video was from December 1993 advertising the 20 Channel 'multichannel' package, back then you could get all channels except Sports and Movies for a mere £6.99 a month. 

BSB pre-launch video 13.3mb     released late 1989
BSB was a rival satellite broadcaster to Sky, there's a article over at Wikipedia. This video was sent out to retailers to try and stop potential customers from buying the already available Sky satellite system. It's remarkable that most people bought a 60cm Amstrad dustbin lid for the inferior but more popular Sky channel package in preference to a 35cm square plate flat antenna (the Squarial). At it's launch in 1990 BSB had spent £900 million before they had a single viewer, it's easy to see why they went broke within 6 months. Shame as the system offered high quality images and digital sound with widescreen capability and RGB picture quality..... that was 7 years before Sky Digital managed to do that.

BSB end transmission 6.15mb medium quality in wma format or BSB end transmission in MP4 9.14mb NEW video clip and higher resolution!
This might be the only time you'll see the onscreen menus from a Ferguson SRB1 BSB satellite receiver! this unique clip shows the final transmission from the BSB satellites along with some onscreen menus (most menu options were disabled when this final transmission screen aired). You'll see the 16/9 Widescreen, NICAM digital stereo and RGB picture menu and some other menus too. 6 months after launch, BSB went broke and 'merged' with Sky Television..... the satellite equipment continued to work for a couple of years until about 1992 (I think) when the 2 satellites were sold off to the Norwegians for about £2.50 each (the satellites, called Marcopolo 1 and 2 cost about £50 million each from new)