Kabelio ,is it going to last?

[Channel Hopper]

cable is disappearing fast;it s only in Belgium,the Netherlands and switzerland... replaced by internet tv...and vpns.
Lyon,Toulouse or Marseille NEVER had cable,we went from DTT to internet TV straight,& their offer( Free,Orange,SFR and the like) does not go beyond French language and "immigrant" stuff (North africa mainly)...so,no bbc ,maybe 1 italian,1 spanish 1 portuguese that s it.. Very unsufficient!
OK,and world service ,CNN,bloomberg.
Too bad we can 't subscibe toBBC britbox,then things would be honest at least.
btw ,if I m in London or Birmingham,using a local "cable" what will I get in French or Spanish ?

The only 'cable' in England (bar a smattering of community / estate networks has been Virgin Media for around 20 years.

Their line up

Virgin TV Channel guide

You don’t need us to tell you that there’s tons of top telly to enjoy on Virgin TV, with dazzling dramas, must-watch movies and sensational sport to feast on.

www.virginmedia.com

If you were with a modern terrestrial/smart television with access to the internet you can get a few foreign channels on the bundled services.

I have a Roku engined TV which has a number of included apps, I will check whats available without subbing/TV tax later

 

[rodscha]

Thank you!! just a symetric of what Orange,SFR ,Bouygues....etc offer here.
Very few channels from Neighbour Countries:Ireland,France,Belgium,Germany,Norway!
So,not what a European citizen needs.
Hence my idea there should be a "media exchange" on a european scale,so we could all share the media creativityof Europe .
International phone companies should be able to offer this. Here,they don't.
Not a single bundle includes BBC 1 2 3 4...
Nor Virgin includes France 2,3,4,and 5
Kabelio is the present solution,it has BOTH...
Just my view.
Btw,Virgin here has kept only a rusty radio station...Vodaphone is absent.

 

[rodscha]

The Italians Rai programs,easy to watch on Hotbird (Public stations,6 of them) have an interesting deal
They show what is locally made.And encrypt foreign made programs,films,series.Seems to please everyone!