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Originally Posted by techguyone
I can't see Richard - as ignored  but I get the gist from quoted posts.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
I have no plans to start an epetition, I just wanted to discuss the situation with other members.
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Originally Posted by techguyone
LOL too funny, my epetitions were intended as deep sarcasm
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Turns out i'm not on ignore after all am I
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Originally Posted by nodrogd
This issue with Adult channels has been going on since the "Red Hot Dutch" fiasco in the early 80s. The EU ruling is that no country can block receprion of another countries channels. When the aforesaid channel launched, reception equipment was analogue & sat receivers were simple. All you had to do was aim your Sky dish at the relevant satellite, order a smartcard from Holland & away you go. The OFCOM of the time tried everything from wanting Sky to change their encryption system to intercepting the cards coming through the post.
Things are different now. All channels on UK platform EPG's must have a UK licence, so must obey the UK's rules on content. In short the content is still out there, but you now need specialised equipment to get it.
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AIUI, channels can be licensed from any EU country and put onto the EPG.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
We already have these types of channels on Virgin, Sky, Freeview, etc, and while they continue to make money, I dare say they will always be there. Why you have made such a fuss about these two new ones is beyond me. As long as they are PIN protected, I do not see the problem at all.
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We have already established that Freesat and Virgin Media and possibly Sky do PIN protect these channels, it's Freeview that appears to be the problem.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
A simple solution would be not to give toddlers or young children the remote control- or would that be too simplistic?
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Good point Hugh, many modern TV's are designed to be used mainly via remote control these days and this would certainly be a help. I think that most TV's can still be used without the remote control though.