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Will Fta Channels End

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  • 12-12-2010 11:36am
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    lonewolf2010
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    I have heard from a few people now that the current fta channels are going to be scrambeled next year. PLEASE tell me that this isent true:mad:
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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sky wishful thinking.

    Some lesser hardly watched ITV owned channels might go PayTV. But may not, nor may stay that way.

    The main watched UK channels will not be leaving Freesat.


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    excollier
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    If you are referring to Freesat British channels then it is highly unlikely to happen. Most freesat boxes do not have CI or cardreaders so no way of decrypting scrambled channels.
    This service was set up to "in fill" areas where Freeview could not reach in the UK so it has to remain FTA.

    Sorry Watty you beat me to the reply.


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    lonewolf2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭lonewolf2010


    EXCELLENT:D:D:D:D:D:D

    Thanks for the reply


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    dxhound2005
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    lonewolf2010 wrote: »
    I have heard from a few people now that the current fta channels are going to be scrambeled next year. PLEASE tell me that this isent true:mad:

    Please let these people know the good news.


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    lonewolf2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭lonewolf2010


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    Please let these people know the good news.


    What people


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    lonewolf2010 wrote: »
    I have heard from a few people now that the current fta channels are going to be scramb...

    ^^^^^ Those people
    lonewolf2010 wrote:
    What people ?


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    lonewolf2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭lonewolf2010


    watty wrote: »
    ^^^^^ Those people

    And the penny drops


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    fat-tony
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    Macy0161
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    excollier wrote: »
    If you are referring to Freesat British channels then it is highly unlikely to happen.
    Probably likely to go the other way, with more Freesat channels coming on stream, not less I would think. More HD channels at least, and a few (albeit not great) FTA channels are now on the Freesat epg.

    As an aside, are there any figures for how the ITV HD channels are doing as subscription only? Hopefully crashing and burning, but that might be more wishful thinking...


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    watty
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    There is only 54% Pay TV penetration in UK and it's not expected to grow ever by more than 1% or 2% now.


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