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Old 02-03-2016, 14:30   #10
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Re: Are these five channels encrypted on VM?

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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
OK, I was bored, so I removed my card from my VHD box and t̶h̶e̶ ̶u̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶e̶ ̶i̶m̶p̶l̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ no HD channels.

However there was access to the SD channels 1-5 plus a handful of other channels - Pick, S4C, BBC/Sky News.
Many thanks for going to the trouble of doing that, it's as I expected, so I'm glad it's confirmed.

Channel 5 HD looks to be going FTA shortly, but it looks like the VM policy is to encrypt the PSB HD variants.

It appears unlikely, therefore, that even if/when Channel 5 HD goes FTA on satellite and Freeview, that it will become FTA on VM until the law is changed (VM aren't allowed to encrypt any channels with PSB status as a condition of their franchises).
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