Sky to offer "Freeview RIVAL"

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 17:46:49 +0100, Clem Dye wrote:


Why do think that it's a Guardian mistake to leave-out ITV2

The 10am version of the article included ITV2.

I have explained several times that the Media Guardian website updated
their web page after I had copied the info, I still have the 10am
version of the page open in my browser.

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 17:48:39 +0100, Clem Dye wrote:




Your browser must do some sort of wishful thinking then! I've just
re-checked the URL & ITV2 is conspicuous by its absence ....


I have explained several times that the Media Guardian website updated
their web page after I had copied the info out of it, I still have the
10am version of the page open in my browser with the reference to ITV2
still there, I can send a screen grab of the page to anyone who is
that interested !.

I have opened the web page on a different computer and the page no
longer contains the ITV2 reference, but the report is STILL dated
10am.

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says...
On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:34:13 +0100, Chris
wrote:


BBC Radio 6 News 10.30am

"BSKYB to offer a "Free To Air" rival to the Freeview service with 200
Radio and TV channels for a one off £150 pounds"

I suspect someone has got the wrong end of the stick somewhere as I
doubt it will be Free To Air but will require some form of FTV card

I also suspect many of those 200 channels will be Radio and Shopping
channels

Chris

someone pointed out this article which is probably the source

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcas...234697,00.html

Can you copy the text? Subscribe, my arse!
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Chris wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:34:13 +0100, Chris
wrote:

BBC Now have an article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3790127.stm

It is amusing that the first thing you see is a picture of an ugly old
dish (not a minidish) stuck up very lazily on the front of a bay
window blocking the window and the caption "You'll need one of these
to pick up Sky's new package"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3790127.stm


Looks like someone at the Beeb read your post as they've changed the
picture now :-)

Parish

Chris wrote:

Chris wrote:

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcas...234697,00.html
Only channel mentioned which isn't already FTA (CNN, BBC, ITV News)
or FTV (ITV1, ch4, five) is ITV2

As I expected looking at the original Press Release from Sky below the
Guardian has completely made up the information that ITV2 would be
included as there is no mention of which channels would be included at
all except that a FTV card will be provided for ITV1, Ch4 and five
http://tinyurl.com/2s9v5

At present, Sky offer a free dish and box - without a subscription - to
anyone who pays the "standard" installation price (£100, IIRC).

How is this "proposition" any better than that?

PS: Can you not get ITV2 on Sky without a sub?

And does it matter anyway?


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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:32:46 +0100, "JNugent"
wrote:

At present, Sky offer a free dish and box - without a subscription - to
anyone who pays the "standard" installation price (£100, IIRC).

very good point

How is this "proposition" any better than that?

Do they supply a FTV card for itv1, ch4 and five ? If not it stops
you having to be ripped off on ebay getting one

PS: Can you not get ITV2 on Sky without a sub?

nope it is a pay channel in the "Family Package" deal

And does it matter anyway?

IMHO there are occasionally things on I may watch, the odd film etc

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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:32:46 +0100, "JNugent"
wrote:

At present, Sky offer a free dish and box - without a subscription - to
anyone who pays the "standard" installation price (£100, IIRC).

very good point

Do they still do that? I thought it was stopped a long time ago, and there's a
radio ad at the moment that says it costs over £200 in total (full details are
a little hazy as it always comes on first thing in the morning before I'm
fully conscious)
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I see that the www.skyfreeview.tv web name is already for sale on eBay!

Probably someone with inside knowledge.

Stark choices

"Philip Green" wrote in message
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The 150 was mentioned as the cost of buying and installing a dish and
tuner.

They've done this in the past, in the good old days of analogue. Loads of
stuff was unencrypted and then they introduced encryption and
subscription.


"Chris" wrote in message
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BBC Radio 6 News 10.30am

"BSKYB to offer a "Free To Air" rival to the Freeview service with 200
Radio and TV channels for a one off £150 pounds"

I suspect someone has got the wrong end of the stick somewhere as I
doubt it will be Free To Air but will require some form of FTV card

I also suspect many of those 200 channels will be Radio and Shopping
channels

Chris

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 19:12:08 +0100, Parish wrote:

Chris wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:34:13 +0100, Chris
wrote:

BBC Now have an article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3790127.stm

It is amusing that the first thing you see is a picture of an ugly old
dish (not a minidish) stuck up very lazily on the front of a bay
window blocking the window and the caption "You'll need one of these
to pick up Sky's new package"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3790127.stm


Looks like someone at the Beeb read your post as they've changed the
picture now :-)

Shame about all the prejudiced and misinformed ****e pople are posting
to the BBC site, though....
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The official press release is he


http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir... em_id=580035

Given that Sky One is funded by advertising, why isn't it included, just
like ITV1 is?

Because Sky One isn't entirely funded by advertising?