spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
>> For some, access to BBC content is now only available in a digital
>> format, and as Digital Terrestrial does not serve 100% of the UK, that
>> means many will only be able to access the Beeb over the Internet (or
>> pay twice for BBC content by buying a Sky subscription /and/ paying a
>> license fee to the Beeb).
>
> Bad analysis, homer.
> Whitehaven is the only place currently with digital only bbc2 and they DO
> have digital terrestrial tv for that channel in the area. (and all the
> others of course)...
>
> And as the roll-off continues, the digital signal will be boosted in power
> in the areas where analogue is turned off so it will reach areas it doesn't
> at the moment. By the time all analogue has been turned off, digital should
> reach 100% of the UK.
Also, the BBC channels on Astra and Hotbird (for BBC World) are FTA, so
you can receive them with any satellite receiver, you don't need a Sky
box or any subscription.
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