BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
08-09-2005, 17:06
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BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...io/4221722.stm
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The BBC and ITV are to launch a free-to-view satellite TV service to cater for viewers unable to receive Freeview digital coverage.
ITV announced plans for the service, to be called Freesat, on Wednesday.
Freesat, to be launched early in 2006, will rival BSkyB and will carry all BBC and ITV digital TV, interactive and radio services plus other channels.
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08-09-2005, 18:32
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
 Perhaps I'll hang on to the carbuncle of a dish on the side of my house after all.
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08-09-2005, 21:08
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Looks interesting, might go for it for the bedrooms upstairs, the lads have freeview at the moment, but it might give them more choice, we'll have to wait and see what happens when it launches.
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08-09-2005, 21:57
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
I hope they bring back the squariel (sp?)!!!
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08-09-2005, 22:05
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
I hope they bring back the squariel (sp?)!!!
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are you 
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08-09-2005, 22:05
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
I hope they bring back the squariel (sp?)!!!
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You remember them too 
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08-09-2005, 22:24
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Originally Posted by atlantis
You remember them too |
Yeah, they were great.
And the adverts had Lenny Henry in them...
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08-09-2005, 22:25
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Yeah, they were great.
And the adverts had Lenny Henry in them...
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A winning combination 
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08-09-2005, 22:31
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Originally Posted by atlantis
A winning combination |
Or am I confusing it with when he did the ' smiths square crisps' adverts??  
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08-09-2005, 22:41
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Or am I confusing it with when he did the ' smiths square crisps' adverts?? |
Doesn't matter, didn't both products proove inedible to the british public
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08-09-2005, 22:45
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Originally Posted by atlantis
Doesn't matter, didn't both products proove inedible to the british public |
Maybe that's why he doesn't do adverts anymore?
Anyway, back on topic.... I can see this being another 'ondigital' fiasco with it all going belly up after people have bought boxes, etc
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08-09-2005, 22:49
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Maybe that's why he doesn't do adverts anymore?
Anyway, back on topic.... I can see this being another 'ondigital' fiasco with it all going belly up after people have bought boxes, etc |
Honestly can't see that happening, as both BBC and ITV want everything broadcast in the clear, no encryption, or so I read, fingers crossed they keep to that way of thinking.
Just wondering who else they have lined up to join them?
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08-09-2005, 23:01
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Honestly can't see that happening, as both BBC and ITV want everything broadcast in the clear, no encryption, or so I read, fingers crossed they keep to that way of thinking.
Just wondering who else they have lined up to join them?
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Hmm.. I just hope ITV's contribution isn't ITV2, ITV3 and a new channel ITV4 - or as they would be better know as 'Repeats', 'Crap Repeats', and 'Is anyone actually watching this ****e Repeats'.
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08-09-2005, 23:04
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey
Hmm.. I just hope ITV's contribution isn't ITV2, ITV3 and a new channel ITV4 - or as they would be better know as 'Repeats', 'Crap Repeats', and 'Is anyone actually watching this ****e Repeats'.
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Just as long as they don't get NTL to organise the channel line up
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08-09-2005, 23:33
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Re: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival
This is big news guys! At the moment, most people in the UK think that the only way to get satellite TV is thru Sky. Well it isn't. Anyone can go out and buy a Free To Air satellite receiver (Lidl had some this week for £39.95) , set it up and start receiving lots of free channels - with no subscription! Some of the channels are listed here:
http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-Kingdom.html
At the moment there are 2 problems with doing this. First off, ITV1 is not available because the idiots signed an exclusive deal with Sky that ties them in. Secondly, the Electronic Program Guide available outside Sky is very primitive at the moment.
Last year (or was it the year before) the Beeb partially untangled themselves from Sky and all their programs are now transmitted in the clear and are available without subscription. However, their channels are still included in the Sky EPG - for which priviledge the Beeb has to pay millions.
The Beeb have managed to get ITV to come in with them (once their contract with Sky expires) so that all the UK's Freeview channels will also be available via satellite. It looks like the Freesat service will also have its own EPG too.
Good news methinks and one on the nose for Mr Murdoch too.
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