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Pay Dtt

  • 11-02-2011 9:57pm
    #1
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭


    Will the day of a national system ever come in your opinion(s)??


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  • #2
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,154 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    No.


  • #3
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭Manc-Red


    Pretentious but to the point I suppose.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sky & UPC have each about x20 to x40 the capacity possible on Pay DTT.
    Between them they already have market at nearly 30% beyond typical Pay TV saturation.

    DTT PayTV is much more costly (at least x10) to transmit 1/10th the number of channels.

    So if it does launch, (which seems unlikely as envisaged by BAI), it's likely to go bust. maybe a very limited version "top up" TV like service might exist eventually only for Sport.


  • #5
    Manc-Red
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭Manc-Red


    Many thanks as always Watty.


  • #6
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    If (hopefully when!) the MMDS services are shut down, might there be a use for it in providing premium channels outside the cable-enabled areas?


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  • #7
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sky can do that with more channels for a 1/10th the cost.


  • #8
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    True, but if there could be one thing worse than the current duopoly, it would be a (Sky) monopoly. I'm thinking of people like myself with a Freesat/FTA satellite set-up who might want to subscribe to, say, some sports channels without taking out a whole package with Sky.

    But, as you say, it most likely doesn't make economic sense. :(


  • #9
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    Dont think it will ever happen in Ireland and quite frankly Im not convinced it ever should.

    The frequency spectrum for DTT is a national resource publicly owned. Surely it should only be used for FTA services rather than (further) lining the pockets of media conglomerates.

    If people want pay TV theres lots of it on Satellite, Cable or MMDS. Why does anyone want it on terrestrial as well ?


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