SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
JUNE 24, 2003 (JUNE 23, 2003)
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NTL INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-22616 52-1822078
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212) 906-8440
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. PAGE
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Exhibits
99.1 Media release, dated June 23, 2003
The full text of the Media Release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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On June 23, 2003, NTL Incorporated and BSkyB issued a media release announcing
that they had concluded an agreement for the supply of nine BSkyB channels to
NTL. The deal is effective immediately and runs until the end of 2006.
SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NTL INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Barclay Knapp
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Name: Barclay Knapp
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: June 24, 2003
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
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99.1 Media Release issued June 23, 2003
Exhibit 99.1
23 June 2003
BSKYB AND NTL CONCLUDE LONG TERM AGREEMENT
FOR BASIC CHANNELS CARRIAGE
BSkyB and NTL Incorporated (NASDAQ: NTLI) announced today that they had
concluded an agreement for the supply of nine BSkyB channels to NTL. The deal is
effective immediately and runs until the end of 2006.
Under the deal, Sky One and Sky News will continue to be carried on NTL's
analogue and digital TV services. Sky Sports News will continue to be carried on
NTL's digital cable TV network.
By the end of July 2003, NTL's digital cable TV service will also carry, for the
first time, a further six Sky channels. These are Sky One Mix, Sky Travel, Sky
Travel Extra, and the recently launched channels from Sky Music: The Amp, Flaunt
and Scuzz.
Aizad Hussain, Managing Director of NTL Home, said: "We are delighted to have
secured this long term agreement, adding further momentum to our programme of
product enhancement. This is more good news for NTL customers."
Martin Goswami, Commercial Director, BSkyB, said: "This agreement is a further
step towards broadening the distribution and reach of Sky channels. We are
delighted to secure carriage of those channels throughout the whole of NTL's UK
networks and we look forward to bringing six new channels to NTL customers for
the first time."
NTL has 2.04m TV customers in the UK of which 1.25m have digital TV.
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Notes for Editors:
For further information please contact:
At BSkyB
Press and media:
Julian Eccles on 0207 705 3267 or Robert Fraser on 0207 705 3036
Investors:
Neil Chugani on 020 7705 3837 or Andrew Griffith on 0207 707 3118
At NTL
Press and media:
Justine Parrish on 0207 746 4096 / 07966 421 991
or Malcolm Padley on 0207 746 4094 / 07788 978 199
Investor Relations:
In the US:
Tamar Gerber, Director - Investor Relations
Tel: (+1) 212 906 8451, or via e-mail at investor_relations@ntli.com
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In the UK:
Virginia Ramsden, +44 (0) 207 746 6826, or via e-mail
at investorrelations@ntl.com
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About NTL
o In the UK, over 11 million homes are located within NTL's fibre-optic
broadband network, which covers nearly 50% of the UK including, London,
Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Glasgow and
Belfast.
o An online media centre is available at www.ntl.com featuring recent press
releases, company history, latest photography and logos.
About BSkyB
o British Sky Broadcasting ('BSkyB') is changing the face of entertainment.
More than 15 million viewers in 6.7 million households in Britain and
Ireland enjoy an unprecedented choice of movies, news, entertainment and
sports channels and interactive services on Sky digital, the UK's first
broadband digital television platform.
o BSkyB is listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges. For more
information, visit www.sky.com/corporate.
o Images of Sky's channels are available to accompany this press release.
Please contact BSkyB's stills department on 020 7800 4202.