"Sky dish of the day" wrote in message news:a9facac4-2d22-410a-917e-5244ed6dce5c@w74g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... >I already have SKY FTA card in my SKY box. > > Can I receive the new May '08 BBC/ITV Freesat on this box, with or > without a Freesat card ? > > Or do I also have to buy a Freesat box ? > No broadcaster wants to pay for separate transposnders for SKY and Freesat. So either box wiill do. P.S. Those channels contracted to use SKY encryption will have to offer both encrypted and uncrypted Freesat versions until their sky contract ends. When those contracts end the uncrypted version will be the only one supplied and the one accessed via either EPG.
"John Russell" wrote in message news:4815c4b2$1_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com... > > "Sky dish of the day" wrote in message > news:a9facac4-2d22-410a-917e-5244ed6dce5c@w74g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... >>I already have SKY FTA card in my SKY box. >> >> Can I receive the new May '08 BBC/ITV Freesat on this box, with or >> without a Freesat card ? >> >> Or do I also have to buy a Freesat box ? >> > > No broadcaster wants to pay for separate transposnders for SKY and > Freesat. So either box wiill do. > > P.S. Those channels contracted to use SKY encryption will have to offer > both encrypted and uncrypted Freesat versions until their sky contract > ends. When those contracts end the uncrypted version will be the only one > supplied and the one accessed via either EPG. Ch4 are testing for FTA but no sign of FIVE tests yet unless i am mistaken!
Commander Gideon wrote: : Ch4 are testing for FTA but no sign of FIVE tests yet unless i am mistaken! There have been no indications that Five will go FTA any time soon!
"Brian McIlwrath" wrote in message news:fv4mdt$klq$1@south.jnrs.ja.net... > Commander Gideon wrote: > > : Ch4 are testing for FTA but no sign of FIVE tests yet unless i am > mistaken! > > There have been no indications that Five will go FTA any time soon! The Freesat website states that FIVE will be on it soon!
