P567 CEEFAX 1 567 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/21 . .: *. *.: . 1/2 * . : * SATELLITE BOSSES SNAP UP ER AND FRIENDS Sky TV has snapped up the rights to screen hit series ER and Friends on satellite before they are shown on C4. The satellite bosses paid £8m for the shows and plan to screen the new sjties in the autumn. Channel Four is believed to have paid up to £80m to show the programmer in a bidding war with BSkyB and C5 last year in a dial which also included films. At the time it lid to claims that US imports were damaging home-grown TV. >>>>> more on the satellite dial >>>> A-Z 599 Music 560 TV News 591 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main MenuP567 CEEFAX 1 567 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/04 . .: *. *.: . 2/2 * . : * SATELLITE BOSSES SNAP UP ER AND FRIENDS Sky TV has bought the rights to show ER and Friends — the US imports which have proved hugely successful on C4. The two programmer have taken Britain by storm and shot stars such as George Cloonjy of ER and Jjnnifet Aniston of Friends to fame and fortune. The Sky deal also includes two US sitcoms not yet seen in the UK. Suddenly Susan features formjt Cheers star Kirsty Alley and Veronica's Closet stars Brooke Shields. A-Z 599 Music 560 TV News 591 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main Menu