23-08-2003
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Originally Posted by tellstar Cards
MMMM!!!! rolfw
yes I can see that sky like to make lot's of money | Not disputedTellstar I would like you also to be aware that all the fta channels have to pay to go on to skys listings,,,, as you are also aware there are other channels which the box's can recive from the same satellite not on the listings. | Yes, aware of both of those Yes channel five was encrypted as you say soft encrypted
no card required... that was done to protect the uk actors ( another kettel of fish ) as as why the bbc have reduced the size of there footprint. | No, it was done to limit copyright infringements belive it or not the bbc are saving the licence payers money by not paying for the encryption. | Yes, I'm fully aware of that, it is widely publicised as their reason for the change. As for the itv channels they are sponsored by adds, so I don't think the licence payer will foot the bill. who else uses adds for sponsorship, oh yes sky, but unlike itv they don't have to maintain ground transmitters.
(wonder why they charge). | Sorry Tellstar, can't see your point on this one, I never said that if ITV paid for the cards, the public would foot the bill. Also Sky have to pay for satellite space and fund their programming by advertising and subscription, but why does that mean that they should pay for the card system for the ITV and co?
PS. ITV do not pay for the maintenance of the terrestrial transmitters, but do pay a carriage charge A bit of info for you,,, to go from satellite to terrestrial takes two buttons were as to go form satellite channel to another satellite channel takes three buttons. ( sky button (1,2,3,4,or 5 ) for terrestrial.... Buttons 101,102,103,104,105, or fav, fav,fav,fav, up to 20 times for sattellite, | I'm not saying that it is quicker, just that the research by ITV companies, established that digital subscribers were ignoring the terrestrial channel while it wasn't on the digibox. This year is the first time the channel islands and others have had a year without the microwave link lifting through the weather.
As I said in my last comment they changed the coding so they should fund the cards. | Didn't realise that, but perhaps they ought to be talking to the goverment about a solution. |
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