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  • 02-08-2006 4:28pm
    #1
    maisflocke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭


    News just out today is that the RTL Group & MTV Networks in Germany have signed contracts with Astra that will lead to the encryption of all their channels on 19.2° in 2007.

    Lets hope the German Cartel office do something about it...

    Plans are to charge their satellite viewers €3.50 a month.
    DVB-T encryption plans do not officially exist.

    oh dear...


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Since many MTV and RTL channels on 19E are encrypted this sounds real. However they may change their mind when no Germans pay it. The Germans have a track record of only paying for really premium pay TV.

    IMO Most RTL and all MTV are eminently missable.


  • #3
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    ...no RTL Germany channels on 19E are encrypted, only ones run by other divisions of the firm.

    ARD & ZDF released a joint and seriously worded statement about this today, stating that its just them trying to start a full PayTV platform, not an 'interactive TV one'.


  • #4
    maisflocke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭maisflocke


    MYOB wrote:
    ...no RTL Germany channels on 19E are encrypted, only ones run by other divisions of the firm.

    No RTL German channels are encrypted -yet-
    But then again, it is still only 2006.


  • #5
    morgana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭morgana


    They are defenitely not encrypted yet :-) - they are planning it for the 1st half 2007 and you'll need new hardware too (yet another settop box). I can't see the Germans go for it just for the sake of a few channels, even if the Sat1/Pro7 group get on board too as is rumoured


  • #6
    maisflocke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭maisflocke


    morgana wrote:
    They are defenitely not encrypted yet :-) - they are planning it for the 1st half 2007

    eh? did you read the top post at all at all?? :confused:
    News just out today is that the RTL Group & MTV Networks in Germany have signed contracts with Astra that will lead to the encryption of all their channels on 19.2° in 2007.


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