New Documentation Platform

RNS Number:3051U
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
03 April 2007



                    SKY ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENTATION PLATFORM


British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ("BSkyB") has established a Euro Medium Term
Note Programme ("the Programme"), with Barclays Capital acting as Arranger, and
each of Citigroup, JP Morgan, HSBC, RBS, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale as
Dealers. The Programme will provide BSkyB with a standardised documentation
platform to allow for any future senior debt issuance in the Eurobond markets.
BSkyB has no current plans for issuance, and no decisions have been made on the
Programme's possible future usage.

Potential issuers under the Programme are British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and
BSkyB Finance UK plc. Maximum potential issuance under the Programme is #1
billion. The Programme is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is rated Baa2
by Moody's and BBB by Standard & Poor's, both with stable outlook.


Enquiries:

Analysts/Investors:

Andrew Griffith     Tel: [phone]

Robert Kingston     Tel: [phone]

Alison Dolan        Tel: [phone]

E-mail:             [e-mail]


Press:

Robert Fraser       Tel: [phone]

E-mail:             [e-mail]







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