BBC to reduce DSat red button service to match Freeview
 

"Jim" wrote in message
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The transponder for those channels is leased by Sky. I presume the BBC is
paying BSkyB. Maybe this statement is just a negotiating position.

I don't think so. Certainly when I was involved in this the BBC were leasing
their transponder space directly from SES and Eurosat.

I think the BBC still have to pay Sky to have the services included on that
Platform but I assume that renting the transponder space is by far the
biggest cost.

Also as I think transponder space is at a premium I don't think that
suggesting to give one up would be a wise negotiation strategy.

Glyn

BBC to reduce DSat red button service to match Freeview
 

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:09:29 +0000, Glyn Morgan wrote:

Certainly when I was involved in this the BBC were leasing their transponder
space directly from SES and Eurosat.

Yes since all B$kyB offer other stations is a place on their EPG and the option
of being encypted, and both come at a price, with encryption as you might expect,
being a very large sum of money.