Originally Posted by altis (Post 34203864)

If you are seriously interested in foreign TV then I suggest you get a FTA satellite receiver and a dish with a motor. Assuming you have a good view of the sky then you'll probably be able to receive most FTA channels eminating from satellites between 55E and 30W - some 2000+ TV channels and 2000+ radio channels. Because they are Free-To-Air, this is all totally legal.

Check out the satellite and channel list here:
http://en.kingofsat.net/satellites.php?s=pos

Note that the table is arranged awkwardly. Look for satellites between 2E and 55E and then between 0.8W and 30W. 0 degrees East is the same as 0 degrees West.

Originally Posted by danielf (Post 34203807)

Or if you want to watch sporting events that are one Sky. Example: Champion's league and premiership matches that are broadcast on Sky in the UK are broadcast on terrestrial channels in some other countries. If you were to watch them on the internet Sky would not be too happy.