The Australia Network (which is a satellite channels seen throughout most of the Asia Pacific region excluding AU/NZ) do this already for SANZAR games (Super 14, Tri Nations, etc), as part of their agreement with SANZAR. Effectively it means you need an decoder with a smart card to view the encrypted content.<br>
<br>Prime were at one stage suggesting doing the same (for SANZAR games) for the same reasons the Australia Network do, but I guess they must have resolved the issue. It is unlikely (in the forseeable future) that NZ freeview DVB transmissions will be encrypted. The backlash from all those that already have freeview equipment would be too great.<br>
<br> -- simon<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/17 Tony Sauri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="http://hoiho.nz">hoiho.nz</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi guys<br>
<br>
Did anyone here pick up on this news item? and can some of the learned folks<br>
that know what all the acronyms really mean suggest what the implications<br>
for NZ might be?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8259154.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8259154.stm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/enquiry/ofcom_bbc.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/enquiry/ofcom_bbc.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Tony Sauri<br>
<br>
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