BBC Signs new movie deal, remaining FTA

Icehouse

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1058615,00.html

They say that the FTA issue has been dealt with - which could mean they are paying that bit extra, or blank screens/alternative programming on satellite...

carrolls

But the Disney deal, which gives the BBC exclusive UK terrestrial rights to more than 100 films from the end of 2004, suggests the corporation may have found a way of dealing with the studios' concerns about the digital satellite rights issue.

Oh no.:mad:
Sounds like all of the blockbusters are only going to be shown on terrestrial, I reckon. It'll be repeats of Fame Academy for us satellite viewers.:rolleyes:

watty

The BBC arn't paying extra, nor re-encrypting, nor putting blank screens.


All along the only problem has been in the mind of "Little Englanders" and the Guardian.

I'm sure blacking out of some Scottish sport on satellite is a temporary issue.


BBC release :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/10_october/08/buena_vista.shtml

DMC

They won't have blank screens on satellite on this deal.

channelsurfer

dmc they might not have blank screens but they wont i imagine have the films on satelitte probalby repeats of willy wonka and the chocolate factory