I am asking as general knowledge which I might also use to watch some Maltese channels. Basically, if I understood well, the channels are encrypted although they arrive at the full signal. Therefore is it possible for a program to try to unscamble the channel, much like how a password cracker tries to crack a password by bruteforce, until the channel is viewable?
There are only 6 free channels in Malta, which are Italian channels. The Maltese channels which are open to analog viewing for free, are scrambled in the digital terrestrial. Dunno if it is legal or not.
We only have one company that provides digital terrestrial. GO (_www.go.com.mt). It offers a decoder branded by them, and to unscramble the channels uses a smart card. Until now there is no HD channels, although from the analog channels theres an advantage of the sound being in stereo. There are about 50 channels, 6 of them being free-to-air, namely: Italia 1, Rete 4, Canale 5, Rai 1, Rai 2, Rai 3 (Italian channels). Normal free to air Maltese channels are encrypted, namely: TVM, Net TV, One TV.
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