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"Jim" writes:
"Hoi Polloi" wrote in message
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And even if it does, the card will enable only one box; the
licence covers you for all the TV devices in the household.

Acknowledged. The "BBC" box could have a UHF output for
distributing unencrypted signals to other devices in the house.
I don't know how practical it would be to put re-multiplexed
channels on this - perhaps easier if encryption could be applied
to the entire multiplex?

There are people working on this sort of thing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp082.html

Or they could just make the cards cheaper than the licence fee
and make people buy more than one. That would benefit those
living alone, and is arguably fairer.

I was fascinated to note that Elstein wants the BBC to operate on a voluntary
subscription basis in future---all these years, I've been under the impression
that it already did that.
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SAm.

"ArmandAlegge" wrote in message
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The right-wing think-tank committee headed up by David Elstein former
executive for Sky and OnDigital and sponsored by the Conservatives have
made
proposals that broadly mean the end of the BBC and good value and high
quality public-service broadcasting as we have known it.

"Good value"? When you make such a ludicrous comment I know I am about to
be preached to.


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MESSAGE ENDS.
John Porcella

""John Porcella"
I would not waste my breath attempting to preach to you....just keep
plugging Sky,Mr Porcella.

"John Porcella" wrote in message
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"ArmandAlegge" wrote in message
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The right-wing think-tank committee headed up by David Elstein former
executive for Sky and OnDigital and sponsored by the Conservatives have
made
proposals that broadly mean the end of the BBC and good value and high
quality public-service broadcasting as we have known it.

"Good value"? When you make such a ludicrous comment I know I am about to
be preached to.


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MESSAGE ENDS.
John Porcella

It seems the Tories regard it as too harsh even for them.
I think Hutton may have caused some big problems but also some unlikely
allies for the BBC.