Poldy

In article <[email protected]>,
Mike O'Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Sarah Banick wrote:
    > > Thanks everyone! 116 pounds a year -- wow, that's pricey.
    > >
    > > Sarah
    > >
    > >
    > Not compared to what people are prepared to pay for $ky TV. Can amount
    > to £400 a year, for complete cr*p.

I heard from a NA expat that for 20-30 pounds, he gets all the NFL games
as well as the Euro channels. Not sure if it was Sky but it was some
satellite service in the UK.

nitram

On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 17:35:36 GMT, poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <mOe9d.217051$3l3.95580@attbi_s03>,
    > "Sarah Banick" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Thanks everyone! 116 pounds a year -- wow, that's pricey.

    >116 pounds for each home or each TV in home?
    >Is it more for larger screens?
    >Does that give you commercial free channels?

If you read all this thread you will find that all your questions have
already been answered at least once.

Poldy

In article <1097217970.T/3Mtfa0dunqPsP+Wr1mHg@teranews>,
Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:09:29 +0100, Arwel Parry wrote:
    >
    > > "Family Pack" which I suppose is the common
    > > selection is £19.50/month.
    >
    > Which is another 230 quid.

So if you get Sky or some other pay TV service, do you still pay the
govt. the telly tax or whatever it's called?

Sarah Banick

    > My friends in California are paying shedloads of money for lots of
    > mediocre chaneels on Charter Communications cable. I think this is not
    > unusual but perhaps some North American contributors may comment?
    > JohnT

Okay, I'm North American. I pay around $40 a month for digital cable, one
step up from basic cable. That gets me about 150 channels plus about 50
music channels to chose from. And more channels I can pay-per-view, which I
never do. I don't have the "premium" channels, like Showtime or HBO. I'm not
sure of the exact cost, because my high-spead Internet and television are
rolled together for @$100/month.

Until a few years ago I didn't have cable, so I paid nothing for access to
about 10 stations -- the major networks, public broadcasting, a couple
superstations, a few independents.

There's still nothing on TV, but at least I have CNN (I live in Atlanta :-)

Sarah

Poldy

In article <1097217898.4WjqninfpovXeP1gj7SFZg@teranews>,
Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:23:24 +0100, JohnT wrote:
    >
    > > You are aware that there are NO COMMERCIALS on any of the four BBC TV
    > > channels?
    >
    > Nor on any of the (20-30 odd?) radio stations which are also funded by the
    > licence.

Lot of advertising on US TV of course.

But there's this thing called Tivo, with the 30-second skip.

And there are so many channels, you can simply switch while commercials
are playing on the show you were watching.

Poldy

In article <[email protected]>,
"Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    > You can get them on any of the digital media, freeview, cable
    > or Sky
    >
    > > You can get some of the BBC local radio stations via Internet.
    >
    > And ALL the national radio stations

What is freeview?

I listened to the BBC coverage of Euro 2004 over the net as a WM stream.

Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Besses O' Th' Barn

poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <1097217970.T/3Mtfa0dunqPsP+Wr1mHg@teranews>,
    > Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:09:29 +0100, Arwel Parry wrote:
    > >
    > > > "Family Pack" which I suppose is the common
    > > > selection is £19.50/month.
    > >
    > > Which is another 230 quid.
    >
    > So if you get Sky or some other pay TV service, do you still pay the
    > govt. the telly tax or whatever it's called?

Yes.

David

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Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Besses O' Th' Barn

poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > You can get them on any of the digital media, freeview, cable
    > > or Sky
    > >
    > > > You can get some of the BBC local radio stations via Internet.
    > >
    > > And ALL the national radio stations
    >
    > What is freeview?

It refers to the digital channels which are broadcast over the air, and
can be viewed by anyone with a digital tv (not many) or a converter
linked to their tv- that's what I have.

www.freeview.co.uk

    > I listened to the BBC coverage of Euro 2004 over the net as a WM stream.

Yes, the BBC is an excellent resource. I don't think you can access the
BBC's broadband services outside the UK though. Anyone confirm?

David

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Keith Willshaw

"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn"
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1glek8c.1pjqxbn6yaoxiN%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
    > poldy <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Yes, the BBC is an excellent resource. I don't think you can access the
    > BBC's broadband services outside the UK though. Anyone confirm?

I've accessed them from the US and its clear from
dedications on radio stations that people listen
in around the world via the web.

Keith

nitram

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 20:10:37 +0100, "Keith Willshaw"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn"
    ><[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:1glek8c.1pjqxbn6yaoxiN%this_address_is_for_s [email protected]...
    >> poldy <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Yes, the BBC is an excellent resource. I don't think you can access the
    >> BBC's broadband services outside the UK though. Anyone confirm?
    >I've accessed them from the US and its clear from
    >dedications on radio stations that people listen
    >in around the world via the web.

From BBC website
"Broadband video news from the BBC is only available to international
users by subscription."

Wolfgang Schwanke

poldy <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > Lot of advertising on US TV of course.
    >
    > But there's this thing called Tivo, with the 30-second skip.
    >
    > And there are so many channels, you can simply switch while
    > commercials are playing on the show you were watching.

The point of public broadcasters is not to get rid of adverts. The point is
that they have a completely different approach to television. They produce
some programmes that commercial stations would never think of making,
because they wouldn't make money from them. The other idea is that they're
politically independent (sorta, anyway).

Regards

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Frank F. Matthews

Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:
    > poldy <[email protected]> wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:

    >>Lot of advertising on US TV of course.
    >>But there's this thing called Tivo, with the 30-second skip.
    >>And there are so many channels, you can simply switch while
    >>commercials are playing on the show you were watching.

    > The point of public broadcasters is not to get rid of adverts. The point is
    > that they have a completely different approach to television. They produce
    > some programmes that commercial stations would never think of making,
    > because they wouldn't make money from them. The other idea is that they're
    > politically independent (sorta, anyway).
    > Regards

As the sponsoring governments demand more "responsiveness" it is unclear
that much meaningful difference remains. If the sponsors don't like the
audience response the programming dies.

Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Besses O' Th' Barn

Keith Willshaw <[email protected]> wrote:

    > "chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn"
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:1glek8c.1pjqxbn6yaoxiN%this_address_is_for_sp [email protected]...
    > > poldy <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > Yes, the BBC is an excellent resource. I don't think you can access the
    > > BBC's broadband services outside the UK though. Anyone confirm?
    > >
    >
    > I've accessed them from the US and its clear from
    > dedications on radio stations that people listen
    > in around the world via the web.

I'm talking about the broadband service, not the lo-fi streams, which
are certainly accessible.

David

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Jesper Lauridsen

On 2004-10-06, chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn <[email protected]> wrote:
    > Tim Challenger <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 11:16:53 +0200, [email protected] wrote:
    >>
    >> > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:09:48 +0200, Tim Challenger
    >> > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >
    >> >>On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 10:36:01 +0200, [email protected] wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >>>
    >> >>> Not having a TV license in some countries is a criminal offence.
    >> >>Even if you don't have a telly.
    >> > It is where?
    >>
    >> Just joking.
    > If you don't have a TV in the UK, it's quite likely you'll get
    > semi-threatening letters from the TV license authority.

There is quite a difference between "criminal offence" and receiving a
letter from someone with no authority.

Jesper Lauridsen

On 2004-10-06, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
    > President Bush also has a DUI record for drunk driving in Maine. Many
    > Canadians thought it would be quite funny if he were refused
    > permission to enter the country, but apparently Presidents go through
    > a different check line.

It's called "diplomatic immunity". Many presidents and other officials,
have done things much much worse than DUI.