Thread: SD Were cable customers able to subscribe to the encrypted BBC services in the 1980's?
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Old 17-08-2016, 18:24   #4
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Re: Were cable customers able to subscribe to the encrypted BBC services in the 1980'
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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
Telease MAAST / Sat-Tel SAVE was used in the UK by BBC for its world service broadcasts so I doubt it.
It was for BBC Select as opposed to the World Service broadcasts:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRFAFsEg0MI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0C5krgeHzQw

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Originally Posted by Stephen View Post
Does it matter now if they could or couldn't though?
No, i'm just curious as to whether the cable companies at the time utilised their infrastructure in this way.
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