CN
Why isn't it possible?
Surely if the advertising revenue was sufficient to pay its way then there could be no reason why UKTV Gold couldn't leave encryption behind some day. E4 successfully did it, others possibly to follow. It'd bring the UKTV brand to the masses and there seems no legal reason to prevent going in the clear or on Freeview. Just needs a slot and it isn't as if they don't keep getting provided through technological advances every few months? (and very profitably too!)
Surely if the advertising revenue was sufficient to pay its way then there could be no reason why UKTV Gold couldn't leave encryption behind some day. E4 successfully did it, others possibly to follow. It'd bring the UKTV brand to the masses and there seems no legal reason to prevent going in the clear or on Freeview. Just needs a slot and it isn't as if they don't keep getting provided through technological advances every few months? (and very profitably too!)
GO
It's not possible because UKTV only has the pay-tv rights to all of its programmes. They would have to buy the free-to-air rights to show anything. Otherwise it would simply be a 24 hour testcard.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
CN posted:
Why isn't it possible?
Surely if the advertising revenue was sufficient to pay its way then there could be no reason why UKTV Gold couldn't leave encryption behind some day. E4 successfully did it, others possibly to follow. It'd bring the UKTV brand to the masses and there seems no legal reason to prevent going in the clear or on Freeview. Just needs a slot and it isn't as if they don't keep getting provided through technological advances every few months? (and very profitably too!)
Surely if the advertising revenue was sufficient to pay its way then there could be no reason why UKTV Gold couldn't leave encryption behind some day. E4 successfully did it, others possibly to follow. It'd bring the UKTV brand to the masses and there seems no legal reason to prevent going in the clear or on Freeview. Just needs a slot and it isn't as if they don't keep getting provided through technological advances every few months? (and very profitably too!)
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
BF
It doesn't really matter eitherway, Freeview won't be freeview for much longer, definaity not if Labour win another election..... its not technically 'free' at the moment
AN
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
gottago posted:
It's not possible because UKTV only has the pay-tv rights to all of its programmes. They would have to buy the free-to-air rights to show anything. Otherwise it would simply be a 24 hour testcard.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
LU
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
Because UKTV hold the free-to-air rights for the History and Bright Ideas programming, but they hold pay TV rights for the programming on the other channels.
andymmu posted:
gottago posted:
It's not possible because UKTV only has the pay-tv rights to all of its programmes. They would have to buy the free-to-air rights to show anything. Otherwise it would simply be a 24 hour testcard.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
Because UKTV hold the free-to-air rights for the History and Bright Ideas programming, but they hold pay TV rights for the programming on the other channels.
RD
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
Because UKTV hold the free-to-air rights for the History and Bright Ideas programming, but they hold pay TV rights for the programming on the other channels.
Yeah, but didn't you say that 'E.4.' were able to do this because of their main channel? Couldn't 'U.K.T.V.' be able to do this because of their free-to-view channels?
Does 'BBC Worldwide' (half 'U.K.T.V.' owners) have free-to-view rights?
luke-h posted:
andymmu posted:
gottago posted:
It's not possible because UKTV only has the pay-tv rights to all of its programmes. They would have to buy the free-to-air rights to show anything. Otherwise it would simply be a 24 hour testcard.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
E4 made the move because the shows they had pay-tv rights to, they also had free-to-air rights to because of C4.
Explain to me then, why UKTV History and UKTV Bright Ideas broadcast in the clear on Freeview. Utter rubbish!
Because UKTV hold the free-to-air rights for the History and Bright Ideas programming, but they hold pay TV rights for the programming on the other channels.
Yeah, but didn't you say that 'E.4.' were able to do this because of their main channel? Couldn't 'U.K.T.V.' be able to do this because of their free-to-view channels?
Does 'BBC Worldwide' (half 'U.K.T.V.' owners) have free-to-view rights?