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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 1772" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>W - Sky uses a very complex multiple key, derived from a branch of mathemetaics called chaos theory, and seeded with the the vector representation in non-Euclidean space of Mrs. Murdoch's cup-size. It would be quite improper of me to reveal that.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Mark - </p><p>this BBC World thing is indeed insidious too. The reason often given for not making it available to British viewers is that it is, as you say, funded by the Foreign Office.</p><p>Now those of us who watch it will know that it is at least partially funded by adverts and sponsoring (a fact that came as a real shock to some British vistors I had out here, since they were used to BBC's ranting on about the licence fee and treating any form of advertising revenue as if it were somehow counter to their fundamental principles...). </p><p>It makes one wonder how much revenue is generated by advertising and subscriber fees (via those bouquets carrying the encrypted versions). If it can be funded that way, what possible reason is there for continuing to withold this from the British public?</p><p></p><p>And while we're at it, why is BBC-Prime similarly witheld? It's a cracking channel with some excellent BBC programmes, vintage and current. Gems include the Goodies, Dr. Who, Blake's 7 and suchlike (nostalgia...). Knocks spots off BBC-Choice. And it's entirely a subscriber channel. Why can't British people in the UK subscribe to their own "home" channel while the rest of us nasty foreigners can? It's bizarre...</p><p></p><p>By the way chaps, BBC-World is in clear digital at Intel707 (1W).</p><p>See http://www.lyngsat.com/i707.shtml</p><p>BBC World India is clear digital at Nilesat (7W) (weak, but just comes in at my location with a 1.2m Gregorian).</p><p>See http://www.lyngsat.com/nile101.shtml</p><p></p><p>2old</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 1772, member: 174998"] W - Sky uses a very complex multiple key, derived from a branch of mathemetaics called chaos theory, and seeded with the the vector representation in non-Euclidean space of Mrs. Murdoch's cup-size. It would be quite improper of me to reveal that. Mark - this BBC World thing is indeed insidious too. The reason often given for not making it available to British viewers is that it is, as you say, funded by the Foreign Office. Now those of us who watch it will know that it is at least partially funded by adverts and sponsoring (a fact that came as a real shock to some British vistors I had out here, since they were used to BBC's ranting on about the licence fee and treating any form of advertising revenue as if it were somehow counter to their fundamental principles...). It makes one wonder how much revenue is generated by advertising and subscriber fees (via those bouquets carrying the encrypted versions). If it can be funded that way, what possible reason is there for continuing to withold this from the British public? And while we're at it, why is BBC-Prime similarly witheld? It's a cracking channel with some excellent BBC programmes, vintage and current. Gems include the Goodies, Dr. Who, Blake's 7 and suchlike (nostalgia...). Knocks spots off BBC-Choice. And it's entirely a subscriber channel. Why can't British people in the UK subscribe to their own "home" channel while the rest of us nasty foreigners can? It's bizarre... By the way chaps, BBC-World is in clear digital at Intel707 (1W). See http://www.lyngsat.com/i707.shtml BBC World India is clear digital at Nilesat (7W) (weak, but just comes in at my location with a 1.2m Gregorian). See http://www.lyngsat.com/nile101.shtml 2old [/QUOTE]
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