Granada plc another since 1935. It was awarded the North of England ITV franchise in 1954, broadcasting as Granada Television. The company also established a chain of television rental shops from 1959 onwards. Granada entered the publishing business in the 1960s: it combined its operations into the publisher Hart-Davis, MacGibbon in 1972. William Collins, Sons acquired Granada Publishing in 1983. During the 1980s, Granada became involved in the British Satellite Broadcasting satellite television company. This went on air in March 1990, but merged with Sky Television plc in November 1990, to form British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), in which Granada had a minority
Satellite television by region owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Arab Middle East for The most important sporting events. in a year 2009 advertise incorporation Between Orbit and Showtime ArabiaTo become under the name OSN In the same year rise beIN Sports Buying ART sport channels Which it had owned the rights fifa world cup ,The news sparked uproar in the Arab countries, ART has sold broadcast channels remained to OSN, To announce the death of ART Network In Israel, Satellite TV services were introduced by YES! company, using Israeli based Amos. Satellite television by region Satellite television varies in the different regions