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Old May 30th 07, 01:10 PM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
Zero Tolerance
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 21:26:57 +0100, "Gaz" wrote:

No. Sky insist on it, because it makes timed recordings impossible and
promotes their sky plus.


No, OFCOM insist on it - and they call the shots about what you can
and cannot watch on TV, not Sky.

Read this - look at point 44:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/csg/ofcom_board/notes/51

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Old May 30th 07, 05:59 PM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
Roger Wilmut
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In article , Zero Tolerance
wrote:

On Tue, 29 May 2007 21:26:57 +0100, "Gaz" wrote:

No. Sky insist on it, because it makes timed recordings impossible and
promotes their sky plus.


No, OFCOM insist on it - and they call the shots about what you can
and cannot watch on TV, not Sky.

Read this - look at point 44:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/csg/ofcom_board/notes/51


Yes, OFCOM insist on it, but before the PIN business started Sky didn't
show adult-rated films before the watershed. Now they are using the PIN
as an excuse to do so, with the result that they can't be recorded on
anything but Sky+. I suppose this could be deliberate, but I think it's
just the same mindset as the BBC, who have been pretending that video
recorders don't exist for the last 25 years.
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Old May 30th 07, 06:26 PM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
the dog from that film you saw[_2_]
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"Roger Wilmut" wrote in message
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No, OFCOM insist on it - and they call the shots about what you can
and cannot watch on TV, not Sky.

Read this - look at point 44:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/csg/ofcom_board/notes/51


Yes, OFCOM insist on it, but before the PIN business started Sky didn't
show adult-rated films before the watershed. Now they are using the PIN
as an excuse to do so, with the result that they can't be recorded on
anything but Sky+. I suppose this could be deliberate, but I think it's
just the same mindset as the BBC, who have been pretending that video
recorders don't exist for the last 25 years.




given that they now 'theme' their channels, what would they air on their
horror channel between 5am and 10pm? - other than an overdose of sci fi.

given the low price of a sky+ box it's beyond me why anyone would settle for
a regular sky box if they are a film subscriber.


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Old May 30th 07, 10:53 PM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
Movilla[_2_]
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"the dog from that film you saw" wrote
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given the low price of a sky+ box it's beyond me why anyone would settle
for a regular sky box if they are a film subscriber.


I live in an apartment block that has only a single feed to each apartment.
So I cant make use of the watch and record ability of Sky+. I was waiting
to see what happens with the possible upcoming change to this (as mentioned
before on this group), plus I was also mulling over how good the new BT
Vision was.

Right now, I just feel that the selection of movies shown in the new Sky
Movies is not as good as the old Sky Movies.


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Old May 31st 07, 01:51 PM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
Zero Tolerance
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On Wed, 30 May 2007 15:59:06 GMT, Roger Wilmut
wrote:

Yes, OFCOM insist on it, but before the PIN business started Sky didn't
show adult-rated films before the watershed.


Before the PIN business started Sky COULDN'T show adult-rated films
before the watershed and had to fill the daytime hours of the movies
with largely inoffensive made-for-TV daytime pap.

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Old June 2nd 07, 11:50 AM posted to uk.media.tv.sky
JohnT
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On Wed, 30 May 2007 21:53:41 +0100, "Movilla"
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, wrote:

I live in an apartment block that has only a single feed to each apartment.
So I cant make use of the watch and record ability of Sky+.


I guess you already know but to clarify for others living in flats with
only one Sky digital cable - you can still use the record function of Sky+
but can only watch one channel at a time, i.e. you cannot record and watch
a different channel.

john
 




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