Re: OPTUS TV April Channel Line Up:

[TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do]

"Craig Sutton" <suzXttozXnc@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message news:<c3p65e$em5$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>...
> "TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do" <trulywondrous2004@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote in message news:857d0ce0.0403222306.31db157d@posting.google.c om...
> > Would be very nice if they could deliver the SCI FI channel as a part
> > of their package -- then they would be one up on Floxtel & Austar !!
> >
> > Uncle Wally ;-)
> >
>
> Nothing special about the Sci Fi channel its just a programing format that
> could be easily re-created By Foxtel if they wished to.

Do U have the Sci FI channel on any of your cable or satellite systems
there in
NZ, Craig ?!?!

I know that U have digital pay tv over there, but does digital
free-to-air in NZ offer multichanneling or do U have the same barbaric
Neanderlithic structure that we poor Aussies have to put up with --
the worst FTA TV choice in the world !!!

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[flyinyereye]

"TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do" <trulywondrous2004@yahoo.com.au>
wrote in message news:857d0ce0.0403231825.662abeec@posting.google.c om...

> I know that U have digital pay tv over there, but does digital
> free-to-air in NZ offer multichanneling or do U have the same barbaric
> Neanderlithic structure that we poor Aussies have to put up with --
> the worst FTA TV choice in the world !!!

There's no digital terrestrial FTA in NZ. I don't think the NZ govt has even
addressed the issue.

[E-T]

"flyinyereye" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do" <trulywondrous2004@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote in message news:857d0ce0.0403231825.662abeec@posting.google.c om...
>
> > I know that U have digital pay tv over there, but does digital
> > free-to-air in NZ offer multichanneling or do U have the same barbaric
> > Neanderlithic structure that we poor Aussies have to put up with --
> > the worst FTA TV choice in the world !!!
>
> There's no digital terrestrial FTA in NZ. I don't think the NZ govt has
even
> addressed the issue.
>
I think they're still working on indoor plumbing aren't they?

[Craig Sutton]

"flyinyereye" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do" <trulywondrous2004@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote in message news:857d0ce0.0403231825.662abeec@posting.google.c om...
>
> > I know that U have digital pay tv over there, but does digital
> > free-to-air in NZ offer multichanneling or do U have the same barbaric
> > Neanderlithic structure that we poor Aussies have to put up with --
> > the worst FTA TV choice in the world !!!
>
> There's no digital terrestrial FTA in NZ. I don't think the NZ govt has
even
> addressed the issue.
>
http://www.med.govt.nz/pbt/broadcas/digitaltv/cabinet/index.html

[Craig Sutton]

"flyinyereye" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "TrUlY WoNdRoUs YeS SiReE YeS InDeEdY Do" <trulywondrous2004@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote in message news:857d0ce0.0403231825.662abeec@posting.google.c om...
>
> > I know that U have digital pay tv over there, but does digital
> > free-to-air in NZ offer multichanneling or do U have the same barbaric
> > Neanderlithic structure that we poor Aussies have to put up with --
> > the worst FTA TV choice in the world !!!
>
> There's no digital terrestrial FTA in NZ. I don't think the NZ govt has
even
> addressed the issue.
>
>
Info here as well
http://www.med.govt.nz/rsm/spp/broadcasting.html

[flyinyereye]

"Craig Sutton" <suzXttozXnc@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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> http://www.med.govt.nz/pbt/broadcas/digitaltv/cabinet/index.html

cheers, at least they've got the ball rolling.

[Craig Sutton]

"flyinyereye" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "Craig Sutton" <suzXttozXnc@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:c3r1aj$i0b$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>
> > http://www.med.govt.nz/pbt/broadcas/digitaltv/cabinet/index.html
>
> cheers, at least they've got the ball rolling.
>
With Sky NZ having 550000 customers (their figures) there are some that
doubt we even need to bother with a terrestrial digital service.

[flyinyereye]

"Craig Sutton" <suzXttozXnc@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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>
> "flyinyereye" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:40611678$0$16596$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net. au...
> > "Craig Sutton" <suzXttozXnc@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
> > news:c3r1aj$i0b$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> >
> > > http://www.med.govt.nz/pbt/broadcas/digitaltv/cabinet/index.html
> >
> > cheers, at least they've got the ball rolling.
> >
> With Sky NZ having 550000 customers (their figures) there are some that
> doubt we even need to bother with a terrestrial digital service.

That's not surprising... given that NZ is in the one time zone, the only
limitation to having a DVB-S based system for NZ would be the regional
advertising issues higlighted in the discussion paper. Well, that, and
everyone having to purchase dishes and STBs. Plus TV3, C4 and Prime would
have to be provided unencrypted.