[mythtvnz] Sky viewers may get new TVNZ channels after all ....

[Steven Ellis]

On Tue, September 11, 2007 11:58 am, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 9/11/07, Barry Clearwater <barryc@bcsystems.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> So what does this part mean then,
>> "The approach could let Sky get around a copyright restriction that TV=
NZ
>> believes would prevent the pay-TV company from loading the new channel=
s
>> into its electronic programming guide without TVNZ's permission."
>> Don't we get tvnz info off the sky epg already?
>
>
> Sky have permission to rebroadcast the EPG data for One and 2. They don=
't
> have permission for any new channels. However if they can put the box i=
nto
> "Freeview  mode" then they don't need to rebroadcast the EPG data, the =
box
> can just operate as any other Freeview box does.
>
> I'm not sure what is preventing them from using the EPG data TVNZ
> transmits
> now though.

Their STBs use more than just the DVB EIT data to work.

Steve

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