German broadcasters block HDTV recording

chris

Viewers of the HDTV versions of German commercial channels RTL, Sat.1, ProSieben and their sister services on SES Astra’s planned HD+ platform face not being able to record them if they receive the channels with HDTV set-top-boxes containing a current generation common interface slot (CI) through a so-called legacy module.

“A recording function is not anticipated to be possible with these special CI modules, but a time-shift function will probably be permitted for time-delayed television of up to 90 minutes,” Alexander Sacher, vice president receiver technology of APS Astra Platform Services, said in an interview with Astra Germany’s newsletter ASTRAinsider.

He explained that the reason was that the channels whose programmes will be distributed on HD+ insist on certain restrictions to ensure signal protection – for example copying protection – as the CI standard wouldn’t enable a straight-through consistent solution from the module to the receiver.

At the launch of HD+ in late autumn only HDTV receivers and television sets containing the new generation interface CI+ will be able to receive the service. According to Sacher, the legacy modules and software updates for boxes with the “old” CI interface are expected to become available in the first quarter of 2010.

He stressed that a solution is being worked on to ensure that HD+ and the HDTV offer of pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland can be received using a single box. “We hope to see solutions from manufacturers in retail stores in the near future which will allow reception of both Sky and HD+. We are very actively supporting this possibility.”



Source:RapidTVNews

Turok

yes.thats true..
on premiere /sky germany,its not psosible to record every hd programm,some programms for e.g the ppv you can record,but only for a limited period of time,then the operator,delete,your recording, if you want or not,form your hd,by a special datasignal!

this is abslotly unaceptible!
european union should forbid this practice,but the dont do noting,against it!

i think,i know the reason why the do like this
Premiere/sky germany,have a agrement,with the holywodd studios,when the can garantie,that no one,can copy there programms,by a digital way,the get there licence rights for the movies cheaper!

in the past germany company _http://www.spatz-tech.de/
sells a device ,that removes,this kind of protection,and makes hd recording posible,but this special product,the dont sell anymore,the have mean force down by the "law" of hollywood!

all what the do,and plan to protect viewing content,is a inposible mission,on the net,you get everything,in usenet or other sources!

the only want to make money,we have to pay,and our writes,to use the "product" are limited!
welcome in the digital age
cam+ will be then the top of the "icemauntain" that comming!

nanochickin

You can't tell that Uncle Rupes got his dirty mits on it can you

The guy is going for World domination

Anyone like to bet which company he is going to buy out next

Turok

yes the last think,what i heard about this man you talking is,that he wants to bid out the germany ard zdf in the football rights next year in africa zdf bid 650 mio €
and how it looks,our friend from austrialia bids one billion euro,to have the exlusice rights!
i read around one week ago!