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Old 11-12-2015, 16:14   #9
rhyds
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Re: One or two new channels coming to Freesat.

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
UKTV's absence from Freesat has been a real puzzle. They have a stated aim to be universally available across the whole UK, however there are terrestrial relay transmitters the length and breadth of the country that don't, and will never, carry them. Yet it has taken them until the end of 2015, more than 8 years since Freesat was originally announced, to get their channels onto the platform that exists precisely because DTT is unable to provide universal coverage of all the channels that might want it.

I only hope Sky's shilling was worth it to them, for them to locked behind satellite encryption for so long.
Its even more puzzling when you consider the BBC own half of UKTV as well has being a major part of freesat.
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