NG
I was going by the opt switch being replaced by Sky DSAT receiver.
Yes - but that's not a signal provided by a third party. The BBC services received by Sky (and Freesat) receivers are not uplinked or 'provided' by Sky. They are simply receiving signals broadcast by the BBC in a format that Sky receivers can receive (i.e. the BBC and Sky/Freesat co-operate on EPG data provision so that BBC transponders, uplinked by the BBC - or companies sub-contracted by the BBC - carry Sky and Freesat EPG data, and automatically map the correct services to agreed channel numbers at the bouquet level etc.)
This is very different to the US model, where all services on DIrecTV and Dish are, I believe, uplinked by DirecTV or Dish, and broadcasters don't uplink their own services to these platforms. (The US satellite services are far more like 'cable headends in the Sky' than the UK services. Other European countries follow the US model more though.)
noggin
Founding member
I was going by the opt switch being replaced by Sky DSAT receiver.
Yes - but that's not a signal provided by a third party. The BBC services received by Sky (and Freesat) receivers are not uplinked or 'provided' by Sky. They are simply receiving signals broadcast by the BBC in a format that Sky receivers can receive (i.e. the BBC and Sky/Freesat co-operate on EPG data provision so that BBC transponders, uplinked by the BBC - or companies sub-contracted by the BBC - carry Sky and Freesat EPG data, and automatically map the correct services to agreed channel numbers at the bouquet level etc.)
This is very different to the US model, where all services on DIrecTV and Dish are, I believe, uplinked by DirecTV or Dish, and broadcasters don't uplink their own services to these platforms. (The US satellite services are far more like 'cable headends in the Sky' than the UK services. Other European countries follow the US model more though.)