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EMAP channels going FTA?
I read once that EMAP were planning to make at least some of their music channels FTA when their contract with sky runs out. Can anyone confirm this for me and if so when this would happen?
I read also that Channel 4's contract with sky is up in October 2008, any chance of a deal to get E4 and More4 FTA before then?
I read also that Channel 4's contract with sky is up in October 2008, any chance of a deal to get E4 and More4 FTA before then?
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I have contacted Channel 4 about this, there responce was "we have no plans as of yet to go Free-to-Air when our Free-to-View contract with BSKYB ends in 2008" no month was given, no further responce from Channel 4 on this matter has been announced.
It was said that LIVINGtv were looking at going Free-to-Air as they could not resolve the subscription issue with BSKYB, as of yet no further announcement has been made by either party.
No, no! 2D, not 2B
2D has far less Continental overspill.
No chance at all of it happening early - but I do agree that it is as near to a certainty as it is possible to be that all Channel 4's stable will go FTA in 2008.
Five have already stated they will remain FTV.
Silly mistake now corrected.
Ch4 signed a contract with SKY that prevents those channels from being FTA until the contract ends and SKY can still use them to add "value" to the MIX they are in.
The two companies agreed that E4 could be broadcast unecrypted on Freeview in return for CH4 no longer receiving SKY subscription revenue for the channel.
Hope not! I'd rather they stayed on 2B and scrambled (if need be)!
Give it up for our ex-pat friends!
Where?? 2D is just about full. Theres no way to squeeze multiple C4 services on there without a major channel shuffle - and remember its not ONE C4 channel - theres about 6 of them due to the macro advertising regions they use.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=12248340#post12248340
Without seeing the contract details for the encoded channels on 2D all we can do is speculate.
I'm pretty sure they have a few spare slots on 2D from where they broadcast Film4, anyone know now many?
By the way, any idea if and when the ITV regions will get Sky EPG numbers?
Curious that all posts were about Channel 4 and thread name is "Emap channels going FTA?"
I think that at the moment Emap channels are more likely to go FTA after Bliss, Scuzz and Flaunt did it.
Perhaps The Hits could be FTA (after all it is on freeview) and be used as a promo/loss leader for all the other encrypted EMAPs, like Sky do with Sky Three.
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Don't forget about Viacom (MTV, Vh1, etc....) Those will remain encripted til the end of time... and so will Music Choice.
Might Viacom would set TMF to FTA, but I don't think so. Turning TMF into FTV seems more likely. They love encription.
So, if Emap goes FTA, Music mix should be called "Viacom + Music choice mix"
Finally happened 6 years on.