ITV and the BBC are to launch a free digital satellite service

In ,
U n d e r a c h i e v e r popped a head above
the parapet and announced forth in a bold strong and almost manly voice:
On 7/9/05 9:16 am, in article
, "^^artnada^^"
wrote:


ITV and the BBC are to launch a free digital satellite service in a
long-anticipated move to take on market-leading pay-TV company BSkyB.



[snip]

Unless I'm mistaken you've lifted this story without attribution or byline
from he

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/sto...564348,00.html

Your point?

Actually I "lifted it" from here, along with the other links I posted.
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...0&page=1&pp=25

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:15:03 +0100, "Michael Chare"
wrote:

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
...
DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

Once the BBC and ITV start advertising Freesat on their TV channels and
****loads of people get Freesat then the economics of subscription
versus FTA start tipping in the favour of FTA, and five will eventually
get on-board. Well, that's my theory anyway,

Mine too.

You would think that Five have quite a lot to gain by going FTA on satellite as
they have the poorest terrestrial anlaogue cover.

I wonder if Sky will keep their £150 non subscription installation price (if it
still available now). I doubt that you could get a non sky system installed for
this price.

Five _were_ FTA on Astra 19.2 analogue before Sky switched entirely to digital.
For the pedants they were actually soft encrypted in that you needed a
videocrypt decoder but did not require a card.

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:09:49 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
wrote:

ITV and the BBC are to launch a free digital satellite service in a
long-anticipated move to take on market-leading pay-TV company BSkyB.

Unless I'm mistaken you've lifted this story without attribution or byline
from he

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/sto...564348,00.html

Your point?


That at worst it's copyright theft and at best very unsporting to the
person/website who put in the hard work of writing it.

Lee.
--
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If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist.

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 11:14:14 +0100, graham
wrote:

So technically how will this work?


The ITV and BBC channels will be FTA so you'll be able to use a
receiver without a card slot.

And what about interactive text. Will it use the Sky system or the
standard European system built into all non-Sky boxes ?

They will still be broadcast from the same satellites and will still
be available on Sky receivers.

ITV/BBC are merely seeking publicity by saying that they are launching
a new "service".

And what about the cost of the equipment? will I be forking out for the
receiver+ the bloody TV licence?

A rather pointless comment since you'd need to have the license before
you bought the TV. Or do you expect them to give you a free TV to
watch it on as well?

Lee.
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lee at dvddebate dot com

If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist.

"graham" wrote in message
...


And what about the cost of the equipment? will I be forking out for the
receiver+ the bloody TV licence?
Graham


That's like expecting the free loan of a tv if you buy a tv license!



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my Dad took me out for the evening and some girl was being a right
embarrassment
trying to get off with him, i had to pretend that i was his girlfreind
so that the stupid bitch would leave him alone, and we had a right
good laugh ahout it too.
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In ,
[email protected] popped a head above the parapet and
announced forth in a bold strong and almost manly voice:
On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:09:49 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
wrote:

ITV and the BBC are to launch a free digital satellite service in a
long-anticipated move to take on market-leading pay-TV company BSkyB.

Unless I'm mistaken you've lifted this story without attribution or
byline
from he

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/sto...564348,00.html

Your point?


That at worst it's copyright theft....

lol give me a break Mr Holier than thou.

Like I said, I actually took the quote from here along with the other links
I posted, so if you have a problem, head on over to www.digitalspy.co.uk and
throw your toys out of your pram over there.
..
Here you go, a direct link for you here.
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...0&page=1&pp=25

As a matte of fact, I actually neve realised I had forgot the media guardian
link until you said. So, if it makes you feel any better, and it makes your
day a brighter and more saline world there here you go.

ORIGINAL QUOTE COURTESY OF
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/sto...564348,00.html which was
acrtually taken from
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...0&page=1&pp=25

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:53:28 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
wrote:

Your point?

That at worst it's copyright theft....

lol give me a break Mr Holier than thou.

Like I said, I actually took the quote from here along with the other links
I posted, so if you have a problem, head on over to www.digitalspy.co.uk and
throw your toys out of your pram over there.
.
Here you go, a direct link for you here.
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...0&page=1&pp=25

As a matte of fact, I actually neve realised I had forgot the media guardian
link until you said.

Me? I never mentioned anything. I'd pay closer attention to your
attributions if I were you. I didn't bring the subject up, I merely
backed up someone else's remark.

Digitial Spy have a clear policy on people posting news items without
quoting or referencing a source. The person who posted it on DS may
well be contacted by DS admin.

Try running your own news gathering service and sit back and watch
people use your hard work without crediting you. See how much you like
it.

Lee.
--
Founder, DVD Debate
http://www.dvddebate.com
lee at dvddebate dot com

Cogito ergo sum rectus et vos es non

"Brian McIlwrath" wrote in message
...
In uk.media.tv.sky Michael Chare wrote:

: The BBC has been FTA for about 2 years. When they went FTA they changed
to a
: satellite footprint that is more closely focused on the UK making
reception in
: places like Spain more difficult.

More difficult but NOT impossible. The BBC are possibly paying just as
much
in increased costs for programme rights as they ever did to be encrypted!

yes, but Murdoch's not getting any of it.

tim

"Michael Chare" wrote in message
...
"Mark Carver" wrote in message
...
DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

Once the BBC and ITV start advertising Freesat on their TV channels and
****loads of people get Freesat then the economics of subscription
versus FTA start tipping in the favour of FTA, and five will eventually
get on-board. Well, that's my theory anyway,

Mine too.

You would think that Five have quite a lot to gain by going FTA on
satellite as
they have the poorest terrestrial anlaogue cover.

I wonder if Sky will keep their £150 non subscription installation price
(if it
still available now). I doubt that you could get a non sky system
installed for
this price.

But you *can* DIY for half that.

tim

In ,
[email protected] popped a head above the parapet and
announced forth in a bold strong and almost manly voice:
On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:53:28 GMT, "^^artnada^^"
wrote:

Your point?

That at worst it's copyright theft....

lol give me a break Mr Holier than thou.

Like I said, I actually took the quote from here along with the other
links
I posted, so if you have a problem, head on over to www.digitalspy.co.uk
and
throw your toys out of your pram over there.
.
Here you go, a direct link for you here.
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...0&page=1&pp=25

As a matte of fact, I actually neve realised I had forgot the media
guardian
link until you said.

Me? I never mentioned anything. I'd pay closer attention to your
attributions if I were you. I didn't bring the subject up, I merely
backed up someone else's remark.

Digitial Spy have a clear policy on people posting news items without
quoting or referencing a source. The person who posted it on DS may
well be contacted by DS admin.

Try running your own news gathering service and sit back and watch
people use your hard work without crediting you. See how much you like
it.

Lee.

Na, can't be bothered.

I suppose you're one of these people who has "never ever ever" copied
someone elses work. Check your TV recorded videos. Every piece of recorded
tv will be "someone elses work", complete with copyright. In other words,
"that at worst, is copyright theft", as someone eagerly pointed out.

Like I said, twice now, I actually took the quote from digital spy along
with the other links I posted.

And a matter of fact, I actually never realised I had forgot the media
guardian link until you or whoever said earlier.