Free BBC satellite TV
p2pnet.net news:- A BBC satellite version of Freeview would call for a user-bought satellite dish on the side of a house, but no monthly fees, it says.
And it would offer, “significant public value”, according to the BBC Trust, which has provisionally approved such a service, says the BBC, whose governing body said the non-subscription Freesat, “would benefit homes with poor terrestrial reception”.
Freeview is managed by DTV Services Ltd, owned and run by the BBC, BSkyB Channel 4, ITV and National Grid Wireless.
Launched in October 2002, it provides free-to-air digital TV channels, radio stations and interactive services through an aerial.
But the new BBC service won’t please Rupert Murdoch.
“Up to now, Rupert Murdoch’s Sky has had the satellite market to itself in the UK,” says The Independent. “The company does offer its own free satellite deal but it is not heavily promoted and rivals have been suspicious of Sky’s commitment to it. Sky has 8.4 million paying customers.”
There will now be a 28-day consultation to gauge opinion on the BBC’s proposals before they formally get the go-ahead, says the BBC, going on:
“It was hoped that as well as BBC channels, ‘a wide range of other services would also be accessible’, the trust said, adding that other organisations could be involved as partners in the venture.”
Marketing and technical activities would be handled by a separate joint-venture company, with equipment manufactured by a third party, it added.
Also See:
BBC – Trust backs BBC’s Freesat service, February 27, 2007
The Independent – BBC to press ahead with free satellite TV, February 28, 2007
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March 1st, 2007 at 12:12 pm
If only Bush would have spent the american’s money on something like this instead of a silly war.
An very intelligent and cost effective move by the british. Next they will reduce the cost of education.
Come now free internet.