Rupert Murdoch has not even signed a check yet for British Sky Broadcasting, his most recent blockbuster acquisition project, but already his son James is looking for ways to enhance the pay-TV company’s programming lineup.

Final regulatory approval for the purchase of BSkyB by News Corp., the Murdoch media empire, is expected any day now. Then it ought to be only a matter of time before News Corp. and BSkyB settle on a price for the 61 percent stake in BSkyB that News Corp. does not already own.