All posts by Richard
Below are all of Richard's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Switzerland is not a member of the EU.Thats why I was wondering if Broadcsting companies received fees for retransmission
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Reply to Briantist of Oct 26th re so called illegal retransmission of Sky Sports. Sky uk and Sky Deutshland have colonised markeyts in neighbouring contries in which no broadcating licence has been obtained,Namely Ireland and Austria.No vat is paid by thesem edia conglomerates country whose airwaves they have taken over.So I say good luck to any enterprising body who sells on their product at a reasonable price.Illegal is a word which can be interpreted as Is the so called offence a criminal act which impacts on society and is injurious to any individual.The Irish people have long ago decided that Murdoch and CO. are the people who make the rules to benefit themselves.Any Corporation that delivers Fox News as a benchmark for quality must have some braincells missing.There are cable systems in Ireland that appear on no documentation that are helping to restore the balance of payments re trade for all the lost euros being fleeced from our economy by Murdoch and his cohorts.Irish people know when a thief comes around to rip us off.Good luck to the Irish pubs abroad.
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Canalsat French satellite pay tv are running a promotion at present offering Family and Film packs for 12E/month for the first year and subscription will increase to 23.90E/month therafter.A50E cheque will be paid to those who sign up before end of November.Modern films are in package.Trailers of same are shown free to air.Discount card for shopping is also included
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I posted the above re canalsat to highlight what a ripoff Sky is.Sky expects suscribers in Britain and Ireland to pay up to 63E/£50 for similar offer.I dont think Sky offers gift cheque for suscribing.Who allows this extortion to continue in hard economic times.It probably is the regulatory body who has to pretend that they are behaving and serving the greater interest and not the ordinary punter.According to reorts inthe media Sky made a billion pounds profit in the past 12 months.
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Regional channels (five),5,5+1, 5 usa and 5usa+1 have now broadcasting free to air.
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Also 5* and 5*+ 1 are free to air on freesat.Channel 5+1 may be free to air,I will keep searching.
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NottsUK,I receive all freesat tv channels on a silvercrest hdmi satellite receiver.Channels can be arranged in any order I want on the EPG.ITV1 Central South used to be called Thames Valley or Meridian North.Try alternative East Midlands post codes,you may get lucky.
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Tuesday 25 October 2011 12:10PM
All British public service tv channels are offered by UPC on cable tv package in Switerland.UPC Austria offers only free to air German satellite package with Austrian regional variations.All of these channels with the exception of ORF eins are available free to air from astra 1 satellite.It appears that British channels are being relayed in one market while a Germam language channel choice only applies in Austrian market.I wonder are British tv companies in receipt of remuneration for use of their tv channels?