I use tutv i-can receiver,not sure about the Ci slot.
Yeah, I have one of those. An excellent HD reciever. The BT Vision Sports subscription card will work in it to access ESPN, but not Sky Sports. Which is what I expected to happen.
Very true i got one of those TUTV i-can receivers in my local tesco for £8.00 clearance,not a bad receiver to be fair.BBC one hd and Channel 4 hd picture looks not to bad.
Very true i got one of those TUTV i-can receivers in my local tesco for £8.00 clearance,not a bad receiver to be fair.BBC one hd and Channel 4 hd picture looks not to bad.
Good price. Paid £40 for mine, although now broken. Came with ESPN, Sky Sports 1 and 2 for a promotional period, but wasn't interested in having them at regular price at the end of the promo period.
Assuming there are annual contracts between BT and Arqiva (multiplex operator) and Top Up TV (wholesaler) regarding the provision of Sky Sports 1 and 2 on 41 and 42, then these expire just before the start of the next football season.
Good price. Paid £40 for mine, although now broken. Came with ESPN, Sky Sports 1 and 2 for a promotional period, but wasn't interested in having them at regular price at the end of the promo period.
Assuming there are annual contracts between BT and Arqiva (multiplex operator) and Top Up TV (wholesaler) regarding the provision of Sky Sports 1 and 2 on 41 and 42, then these expire just before the start of the next football season.
Yes, that tallies with what I thought(ish). As I thought it would be Sept for the cessation of the DTT channels.
And if BT wins the on demand rights I doubt they'll pay more than approx £10m per year for them either. It's all peanuts compared to the live rights.
The same goes for the transmission costs - it's peanuts compared to the huge investment in live EPL rights so BT will not be in a rush to switch DTT capacity off if doing so has an adverse impact on viewing figures for its sports channels.
People have been talking in the Broadcasting forum about the on-demand EPL rights.
The same goes for the transmission costs - it's peanuts compared to the huge investment in live EPL rights so BT will not be in a rush to switch DTT capacity off if doing so has an adverse impact on viewing figures for its sports channels.
That isn't what they said. BT said they were switching to multicast because DTT transmission is so expensive.
That isn't what they said. BT said they were switching to multicast because DTT transmission is so expensive.
I did not say it's what BT said. Don't forget that BT has said it will keep its cards close to its chest so as not to give the competition an advantage so you need to factor this in to what you read too.
I still find it weird that there is a freeview logo,under the sky sports 1 and 2 dog.
that's there so that they (sky) can distinguish the fact that it's coming from DTT. Supposedly to stop people showing it in pubs.
No logo = Sky Dish
Embedded Number string bottom left = Virgin Cable
Pint Logo = Sky Business
Screen Logo = Sky GO (via a PC / ipad)
Freeview logo = BT Vision / TUTV
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Aren't they talking about switching the DTT streams off soon though?
£14 a month? Wow. Because thats less than the wholesale price you've got that for.
I can't see that. Aren't the transmission costs £10 million or something. Even BT said it was far too expensive for them to keep paying for them.
Can you use a CI slot in a TV to watch sky sports on DTT?
You can use a CI+ slot. Sky won't allow the use of normal CI modules. A list of supported TVs is on the TUTV website.
Yeah, I have one of those. An excellent HD reciever. The BT Vision Sports subscription card will work in it to access ESPN, but not Sky Sports. Which is what I expected to happen.
Yes was thinking that too. The Wholesale price is £19.41 for Sky Sports 1 & 2. That doesn't include VAT which is £23.92.
So TUTV are making a £9.29 loss including VAT :eek:
http://media.ofcom.org.uk/analysts/regulated-prices/
Good bargain for a HD STB
Assuming there are annual contracts between BT and Arqiva (multiplex operator) and Top Up TV (wholesaler) regarding the provision of Sky Sports 1 and 2 on 41 and 42, then these expire just before the start of the next football season.
Yes, that tallies with what I thought(ish). As I thought it would be Sept for the cessation of the DTT channels.
People have been talking in the Broadcasting forum about the on-demand EPL rights. The same goes for the transmission costs - it's peanuts compared to the huge investment in live EPL rights so BT will not be in a rush to switch DTT capacity off if doing so has an adverse impact on viewing figures for its sports channels.
Yeah. But thats a separate issue. And theres a whole thread about it on another forum.
That isn't what they said. BT said they were switching to multicast because DTT transmission is so expensive.
that's there so that they (sky) can distinguish the fact that it's coming from DTT. Supposedly to stop people showing it in pubs.
No logo = Sky Dish
Embedded Number string bottom left = Virgin Cable
Pint Logo = Sky Business
Screen Logo = Sky GO (via a PC / ipad)
Freeview logo = BT Vision / TUTV