[mythtvnz] Freeview hd via satellite

[Steve Hodge]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Graeme Woollett <g.woollett at irl.cri.nz>wrote:

> > As I understand it, Freeview won't give Sky their exclusive channels
> > (TVNZ6, TVNZ7) because Sky won't give them Prime. Sky won't/can't give
> > Prime because some content that's broadcast on it isn't licensed for FTA
> > satellite.
> >
> Why can't Freeview just put  Prime on DVB-T only ??
>

The liceneses for DVB-T will be different again from UHF broadcast and
satellite. It does seem more likely to happen, but I suspect we're in a
shakedown period where both Sky and Freeview are figuring out what sort of
adoption rate Freeview (particularly Freeview HD) is getting and what sort
of penetration into the market it has and is likely to get. I think Sky are
still uncertain as to whether to treat Freeview totally hostilely or try to
cooperate more. No FTA Prime until they're sure about their strategy, if at
all.

Cheers,
Steve
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