BSkyB achieves 5 million dth subscriber target early as the company reports 5,051,000 dth subscribers as at 31 December 2000

Consolidated cash flow statement for the half year ended 31 December 2000

				2000/2001		1999/2000		1999/2000
				Half year		Half year		Full year
				£m		£m		£m
		Notes		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(audited)
Net cash outflow from operating activities		12a		(86.0)		(70.8)		(232.5)
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received and similar income				8.2		4.8		9.8
Interest paid and similar charges on external financing				(62.7)		(28.4)		(73.9)
Interest element of finance lease payments				(0.5)		(0.4)		(0.8)
Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance	(55.0)		(24.0)		(64.9)
	Taxation
	Consortium relief paid				(16.2)		-		(23.6)
UK corporation tax received				-		2.5		-
Net cash (outflow) inflow from taxation				(16.2)		2.5		(23.6)
Capital expenditure and financial investment
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets				(46.5)		(22.0)		(57.9)
Payments to acquire fixed asset investments				(25.0)		(26.6)		(48.0)
Receipt from sales of fixed asset investments				-		5.3		5.3
Receipt of government grants				-		-		0.6
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial investment		(71.5)		(43.3)		(100.0)
	Acquisitions and disposals
Funding to joint ventures				(74.1)		(39.9)		(79.9)
Repayments of funding from joint ventures				-		-		1.7
Payments made in the acquisition of joint ventures				-		-		(333.0)
Net cash acquired with subsidiary				5.0		-		-
Net cash outflow from acquisitions and disposals				(69.1)		(39.9)		(411.2)
Net cash outflow before management of liquid resources and financing	(297.8)		(175.5)		(832.2)
	Management of liquid resources
	Decrease (increase) in short-term deposits		12b		155.0		(175.0)		(155.0)
Financing
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares				4.3		8.2		359.8
Payments made on the issue of ordinary shares				(1.4)		-		(7.7)
Net increase in total debt		12b		69.8		362.4		697.4
Net cash inflow from financing				72.7		370.6		1,049.5
(Decrease) increase in cash		12b		(70.1)		20.1		62.3
Increase in net debt		12b		(294.9)		(167.3)		(480.1)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated cash flow statement.

1. Basis of preparation
The interim accounts for the half year ended 31 December 2000 have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies consistent with those applied in the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2000, which were approved by the Directors on 25 July 2000. The interim accounts do not constitute statutory accounts and are unaudited, but have been formally reviewed by the auditors.
The financial information for the 1999/2000 full year is extracted from the accounts for that year which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and on which the auditors gave an unqualified report.
2. Turnover
The Group’s turnover, whilst deriving from one class of business, has been analysed as follows:

		2000/2001		1999/2000		1999/2000
		Half year		Half year		Full year
		£m		£m		£m
		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Direct-to-home subscribers	714.7		535.8		1,189.0
	Cable and DTT subscribers	146.1		147.9		303.0
Advertising		133.7		113.5		242.3
	Interactive *	36.6		1.8		4.6
Other			54.9		50.7		108.1
		1,086.0		849.7		1,847.0

* Interactive income includes income from internet, e-commerce, betting, telephony and text services.