JSmith said:
Maybe everyone else in Sicily has given up, but the introduction of Freesat might make it more current
Not really - the only significant difference between Sky, Freesat and generic FTA is the EPG, for all practical purposes.
Sky's EPG comes from Astra 2A (gettable for you)
Freesat's EPG comes from Eurobird (ditto)
In these two cases, you can, therefore, get EPG data even though you can't get the actual Channel.
DVB-S generic Now & Next data is transmitted alongside the relevant bouquet only (ie If you can't get the Channel itself, you won't get EPG data either)
The Channels themselves are exactly the same, so if you can't get 'em, you can't get 'em.