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<blockquote data-quote="cjgall" data-source="post: 22622" data-attributes="member: 175963"><p>I don't see why European citizens cannot purchase subcriptions from other countries, after all, this would increase the broadcasters and Hollywoods revenues (I assume that film companies etc receive royalties based on the number of subscribers?). </p><p></p><p>As it now stands, I pay just 15 Euro's per year as I don't subscribe to any packages. For that I get all the Dutch channels (FTV), BBC World, CNBC, CNN (FTA), excluding Canal+, Dutch version of Discovery etc plus I receive the UK FTV & FTA channels and of course loads of FTA German channels etc. I would be quite happy to pay for a decent subscription. </p><p></p><p>CanalDigitaal here in the Netherlands is crap. For instance the only channel of interest to me in there basic package (see: <a href="http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=1" target="_blank">http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=1</a> ) is Dicovery channel. Several of the other channels are available in one form or another free elsewhere. There is no way I am prepared to pay 6.25 euro's for one channel. </p><p></p><p>The CanalDigitaal entertainment package is even worse (see: <a href="http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=4" target="_blank">http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=4</a> ). For and extra 17.50 euro's (on top of the cost of the basic package!) you get 1 mature content channel, cartoon network, TCM (FTA Astra2) and Hallmark. I would much prefer a subscription to one of the Sky packages. For instance the Sky entertainment family package for 18 quid, much better value. </p><p></p><p>What we need is some new European legislation allowing cross border viewing and subscriptions. If need be, we could pay for 'UK licence fees' through package pricing that is slightly more expensive than the packages for UK citizens.</p><p></p><p>Companies such as Sky and CanalDigitaal should start transmitting there EPG's in the DVB standard instead of using there own media- and videoguard systems. Or at least broadcast both systems simultaniously. As far as i can tell, not many people buy CanalDigitaal certified Mediaguard digiboxes here in the Netherlands, but buy for (U)CAS boxes instead so only have now and next on the EPG.</p><p></p><p>UK citizens are probably the luckiest in Europe when it comes to choice on digital satellite. And when compared to the megre, expensive CanalDigitaal offering, many of the Sky packages are good value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjgall, post: 22622, member: 175963"] I don't see why European citizens cannot purchase subcriptions from other countries, after all, this would increase the broadcasters and Hollywoods revenues (I assume that film companies etc receive royalties based on the number of subscribers?). As it now stands, I pay just 15 Euro's per year as I don't subscribe to any packages. For that I get all the Dutch channels (FTV), BBC World, CNBC, CNN (FTA), excluding Canal+, Dutch version of Discovery etc plus I receive the UK FTV & FTA channels and of course loads of FTA German channels etc. I would be quite happy to pay for a decent subscription. CanalDigitaal here in the Netherlands is crap. For instance the only channel of interest to me in there basic package (see: [url]http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=1[/url] ) is Dicovery channel. Several of the other channels are available in one form or another free elsewhere. There is no way I am prepared to pay 6.25 euro's for one channel. The CanalDigitaal entertainment package is even worse (see: [url]http://www.canaldigitaal.nl/pakketten.asp?Id=4[/url] ). For and extra 17.50 euro's (on top of the cost of the basic package!) you get 1 mature content channel, cartoon network, TCM (FTA Astra2) and Hallmark. I would much prefer a subscription to one of the Sky packages. For instance the Sky entertainment family package for 18 quid, much better value. What we need is some new European legislation allowing cross border viewing and subscriptions. If need be, we could pay for 'UK licence fees' through package pricing that is slightly more expensive than the packages for UK citizens. Companies such as Sky and CanalDigitaal should start transmitting there EPG's in the DVB standard instead of using there own media- and videoguard systems. Or at least broadcast both systems simultaniously. As far as i can tell, not many people buy CanalDigitaal certified Mediaguard digiboxes here in the Netherlands, but buy for (U)CAS boxes instead so only have now and next on the EPG. UK citizens are probably the luckiest in Europe when it comes to choice on digital satellite. And when compared to the megre, expensive CanalDigitaal offering, many of the Sky packages are good value. [/QUOTE]
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