CHANNEL FIVE ON FREESAT INFORMATION 17th NOVEMBER 2008.

CHANNEL FIVE ON FREESAT INFORMATION 17th NOVEMBER 2008.

CHANNEL FIVE ON FREESAT INFORMATION 17th NOVEMBER 2008, answers mathew's and others questions.
You can expect channel 5 on the freesat platform as of tomorrow and channel 5 are intending putting the rest of the 5 family onto freesat.
Mathew asks if this means channel 5 will be removed from freeview and the answer to this is; channel five will be moved on freeview at the start of 2009 onto the PSB(Public Service Broadcasts) made up of BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, and Channel 5. and in the existing slot for channel five on freeview will go programming from the Discovery Channel, and we assume the Discovery Channel will also move onto the freesat platform.
A quick glance at 2009 reveals our T.V. is set to change and only time will tell if this is for the better for the viewer. The good thing for the viewer is more choice and free T.V. for those who want it.
A new type of broadcasting licence is also being actioned where mobile phones, hand helds, etc, will get first choice from twenty six possible European countries.
The day of the iPlayer from the BBC is promising T.V. through your computer in advance of the T.V. in the sitting room. ITV also have the facility to watch via the computer, and Channel 5 has already the option of Pay-Per-View via the internet.
Conclusion;
Channel 5 will be on the freesat platform tomorrow, the rest of the 5 family will be on freesat eventually. Freeview will be shuffled to allow 5 to be part of the PSB group and in channel 5's place on Freeview, we will see Discovery.
With freesat, Freeview and sky all having different types of personal video recorder boxes, the choice is in place for those who want free T.V. or Pay T.V.
Prices range from around £100 up to an expected £299 for a personal video recorder depending on the T.V. package you choose. If you only want to pay what you watch, there is no need for any boxes as you simply log into one of the existing or likely on line T.V. programme slots and pay with your credit card.
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