Jul 20 2003
ITV & DSat – the choices
There is growing confusion about the future of some 600,000 homes that receive ITV, C4 and Five via digital satellite through Sky’s ‘free’ service. The issue arises as a result of the BBC’s move to a free and unencrypted service on satellite. The remaining Solus cards are due to expire in the ‘the next few […]
Aug 30 2003
Sky to launch its own ‘Freeview-style’ package
Sky’s chief executive, Tony Ball, has revealed that the broadcaster is to compete against the Freeview digital terrestrial service by launching its own “Freeview-plus” package of channels on digital satellite. The comments came after Sky upgraded its subscriber target to eight million by 2005 and admitted that the next stage in the broadcaster’s future – […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freesat from Sky, Sky