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Maggy 31-07-2013 12:24

Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
 
http://tbivision.com/news/2013/07/sk...n-fees/120702/

Quote:

The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to News Corp-backed satellite TV platform BSkyB for carriage.
A new report released the week by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport recommends the fees be stopped to bring the arrangement between Sky and the PSBs in line with “zero net charge” deals in place with cable operators such as Virgin Media.
Sky currently receives fees totalling nearly £10 million (US$15 million) to transmit the PSBs channels – the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – on its platform, whereas cable operators receive nothing.
Interesting! Does this mean Sky may drop them?

Chris 31-07-2013 13:14

Re: Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
 
It's not allowed to drop them - not the 5 PSB channels anyway.

jamiefrost 31-07-2013 13:19

Re: Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
 
About time the fees were dropped, no reason why Sky should be a special case.

J

muppetman11 31-07-2013 16:05

Re: Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
 
I'm sure the BBC will find a way to waste the money they save from this.


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