BSkyB also can take advantage of the time it will take NTL and Telewest to merge their operations. "I think the only positive impact for BSkyB here could be that in the intervening several months, as they prepare the integration, both [NTL and Telewest] are a little distracted about the integration process and that could help BSkyB take video market share from cable operators," Eagan said. "Longer term, it is going to be positive for the cable operators and negative for BSkyB."