Seven, Ten 'no' to new channels

[NewsMan]

The chances of new digital channels being delivered across Telstra's pay TV
cable infrastructure and into people's homes via Foxtel's set-top boxes have
suffered a setback.

Seven Network, the TV station that pushed hardest for access, said it had no
plans to apply for any of the 21 channels up for grabs.

Telstra began calling for applications for the 21 digital pay TV broadcast
channels last month and interested parties have until tomorrow to apply. The
telco giant is running the application process because the channels would be
broadcast over its hybrid fibre coaxial, or HFC, cable network.

Telstra and Foxtel must allow third parties access to their analogue and
digital pay TV infrastructure as per an Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission ruling earlier this year. But Kerry Stokes's Seven Network, whose
appeal over the ACCC's decision will be heard by the Australian Competition
Tribunal in August, said it would not be making an application because the
costs involved were too high.

The channel's reserve price is $750,000 a year and it's estimated accessing
Foxtel's set-top box infrastructure would cost a would-be payTV channel
operator about $250 a subscriber.


On top of that, a channel operator would need to have TV-production
facilities to produce content as well as its own customer call centres and
billing operations.

Industry sources said that all up, running just one channel would cost at
least $35 million.............


--
Details:
http://www.afr.com/premium/articles/2004/05/11/1084041402089.html

More news:
http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php

***

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if
you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
-- Alfred Hitchcock

[Brissie]

>The channel's reserve price is $750,000 a year and it's estimated accessing
>Foxtel's set-top box infrastructure would cost a would-be payTV channel
>operator about $250 a subscriber.

>Industry sources said that all up, running just one channel would cost at
>least $35 million.............

Typical Foxtel con-artists.

[Craig Sutton]

"NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:c7rg2c$1t2r$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> The chances of new digital channels being delivered across Telstra's pay
TV
> cable infrastructure and into people's homes via Foxtel's set-top boxes
have
> suffered a setback.
>
> Seven Network, the TV station that pushed hardest for access, said it had
no
> plans to apply for any of the 21 channels up for grabs.
>
> Telstra began calling for applications for the 21 digital pay TV broadcast
> channels last month and interested parties have until tomorrow to apply.
The
> telco giant is running the application process because the channels would
be
> broadcast over its hybrid fibre coaxial, or HFC, cable network.
>
> Telstra and Foxtel must allow third parties access to their analogue and
> digital pay TV infrastructure as per an Australian Competition and
Consumer
> Commission ruling earlier this year. But Kerry Stokes's Seven Network,
whose
> appeal over the ACCC's decision will be heard by the Australian
Competition
> Tribunal in August, said it would not be making an application because the
> costs involved were too high.
>
> The channel's reserve price is $750,000 a year and it's estimated
accessing
> Foxtel's set-top box infrastructure would cost a would-be payTV channel
> operator about $250 a subscriber.
>
>
> On top of that, a channel operator would need to have TV-production
> facilities to produce content as well as its own customer call centres and
> billing operations.
>
> Industry sources said that all up, running just one channel would cost at
> least $35 million.............
>

Oh dear I guess that means no return of C7 sports? ;-)

[Sean Anderson]

Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I don't
understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed and pump it down
the cable. I mean they aren't doing much more for nine, SBS and ABC. It's
such a pain to have to use the FTA digital set top box just for two
channels.

"NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:c7rg2c$1t2r$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> The chances of new digital channels being delivered across Telstra's pay
TV
> cable infrastructure and into people's homes via Foxtel's set-top boxes
have
> suffered a setback.
>
> Seven Network, the TV station that pushed hardest for access, said it had
no
> plans to apply for any of the 21 channels up for grabs.
>
> Telstra began calling for applications for the 21 digital pay TV broadcast
> channels last month and interested parties have until tomorrow to apply.
The
> telco giant is running the application process because the channels would
be
> broadcast over its hybrid fibre coaxial, or HFC, cable network.
>
> Telstra and Foxtel must allow third parties access to their analogue and
> digital pay TV infrastructure as per an Australian Competition and
Consumer
> Commission ruling earlier this year. But Kerry Stokes's Seven Network,
whose
> appeal over the ACCC's decision will be heard by the Australian
Competition
> Tribunal in August, said it would not be making an application because the
> costs involved were too high.
>
> The channel's reserve price is $750,000 a year and it's estimated
accessing
> Foxtel's set-top box infrastructure would cost a would-be payTV channel
> operator about $250 a subscriber.
>
>
> On top of that, a channel operator would need to have TV-production
> facilities to produce content as well as its own customer call centres and
> billing operations.
>
> Industry sources said that all up, running just one channel would cost at
> least $35 million.............
>
>
> --
> Details:
> http://www.afr.com/premium/articles/2004/05/11/1084041402089.html
>
> More news:
> http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php
>
> ***
>
> Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if
> you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
> -- Alfred Hitchcock
>
>
>

[Brissie]

On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:32:21 +1000, "Sean Anderson"
<sean-at-anderson-dot-name> wrote:

>Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I don't
>understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed and pump it down
>the cable.

Tell Foxtel that

Foxtel wants more than $1mil a year to do that for 7 & 10

[davo]

"Brissie" <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote in message
news:q904a0dc4hrnoprlvj2sujb0ctv1t377bq@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:32:21 +1000, "Sean Anderson"
> <sean-at-anderson-dot-name> wrote:
>
> >Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I don't
> >understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed and pump it
down
> >the cable.
>
> Tell Foxtel that
>
> Foxtel wants more than $1mil a year to do that for 7 & 10

Considering 7 are not transmitting HD 1080, won only 2 logies (thanks to
Home and Away) who cares really? I mean even the ABC won 4.

Davo

[Brissie]

>Considering 7 are not transmitting HD 1080, won only 2 logies (thanks to
>Home and Away) who cares really? I mean even the ABC won 4.
>

Who owns the logies again?

[The Hittmann]

"davo" <onyabike@hotmail.com> wrote in news:9Zzoc.35397$TT.17314@news-
server.bigpond.net.au:

>
> "Brissie" <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote in message
> news:q904a0dc4hrnoprlvj2sujb0ctv1t377bq@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:32:21 +1000, "Sean Anderson"
>> <sean-at-anderson-dot-name> wrote:
>>
>> >Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I don't
>> >understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed and pump it
> down
>> >the cable.
>>
>> Tell Foxtel that
>>
>> Foxtel wants more than $1mil a year to do that for 7 & 10
>
> Considering 7 are not transmitting HD 1080, won only 2 logies (thanks to
> Home and Away) who cares really? I mean even the ABC won 4.
>
> Davo




I didnt realize that a how good a station was gets measured by how many
logies it won all that means is that people who buy tv week (old people)
dont watch channel 7. ABC won 4 logies cos old people watch ABC.

[Goforit]

"The Hittmann" <thehittmann@_lprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:Xns94E8B87B339A4wendyswendysyummmm@203.134.67 .67...
> "davo" <onyabike@hotmail.com> wrote in news:9Zzoc.35397$TT.17314@news-
> server.bigpond.net.au:
>
> >
> > "Brissie" <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote in message
> > news:q904a0dc4hrnoprlvj2sujb0ctv1t377bq@4ax.com...
> >> On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:32:21 +1000, "Sean Anderson"
> >> <sean-at-anderson-dot-name> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I don't
> >> >understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed and pump it
> > down
> >> >the cable.
> >>
> >> Tell Foxtel that
> >>
> >> Foxtel wants more than $1mil a year to do that for 7 & 10
> >
> > Considering 7 are not transmitting HD 1080, won only 2 logies (thanks to
> > Home and Away) who cares really? I mean even the ABC won 4.
> >
> > Davo
>
>
>
>
> I didnt realize that a how good a station was gets measured by how many
> logies it won all that means is that people who buy tv week (old people)
> dont watch channel 7. ABC won 4 logies cos old people watch ABC.

People who are after intelligent programs watch ABC. Obviously not people
like you who can't even fucking spell.

[yipee yahoo]

What about Channel NEIN ?!?!? (Heil Hitler !!!) [oooops I meant Fat
Boy Maguire's Network]

What's their position ?!?!?

================================================== ============================


"NewsMan" <cocopops@nospam.hotpop.com> wrote in message news:<c7rg2c$1t2r$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
> The chances of new digital channels being delivered across Telstra's pay TV
> cable infrastructure and into people's homes via Foxtel's set-top boxes have
> suffered a setback.
>
> Seven Network, the TV station that pushed hardest for access, said it had no
> plans to apply for any of the 21 channels up for grabs.
>
> Telstra began calling for applications for the 21 digital pay TV broadcast
> channels last month and interested parties have until tomorrow to apply. The
> telco giant is running the application process because the channels would be
> broadcast over its hybrid fibre coaxial, or HFC, cable network.
>
> Telstra and Foxtel must allow third parties access to their analogue and
> digital pay TV infrastructure as per an Australian Competition and Consumer
> Commission ruling earlier this year. But Kerry Stokes's Seven Network, whose
> appeal over the ACCC's decision will be heard by the Australian Competition
> Tribunal in August, said it would not be making an application because the
> costs involved were too high.
>
> The channel's reserve price is $750,000 a year and it's estimated accessing
> Foxtel's set-top box infrastructure would cost a would-be payTV channel
> operator about $250 a subscriber.
>
>
> On top of that, a channel operator would need to have TV-production
> facilities to produce content as well as its own customer call centres and
> billing operations.
>
> Industry sources said that all up, running just one channel would cost at
> least $35 million.............
>
>
> --
> Details:
> http://www.afr.com/premium/articles/2004/05/11/1084041402089.html
>
> More news:
> http://www.auspaytv.com.au/forums/ipdl.php
>
> ***
>
> Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if
> you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.
> -- Alfred Hitchcock

[Jace the Ace]

yipee yahoo wrote:
> What about Channel NEIN ?!?!? (Heil Hitler !!!) [oooops I meant Fat
> Boy Maguire's Network]
>
> What's their position ?!?!?
>
Do you know who owns Foxtel?

[Brissie]

>I didnt realize that a how good a station was gets measured by how many
>logies it won all that means is that people who buy tv week (old people)
>dont watch channel 7. ABC won 4 logies cos old people watch ABC.

Not to mention that PBL own 9, Crown Casino and TV Week. So all parts
of the Logies they own, and their staff count the votes. Not saying
they rig the voting though.

[The Hittmann]

"Goforit" <blow@me.com> wrote in
news:40a33b2b$0$16597$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net. au:

>
> "The Hittmann" <thehittmann@_lprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:Xns94E8B87B339A4wendyswendysyummmm@203.134.67 .67...
>> "davo" <onyabike@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:9Zzoc.35397$TT.17314@news- server.bigpond.net.au:
>>
>> >
>> > "Brissie" <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote in message
>> > news:q904a0dc4hrnoprlvj2sujb0ctv1t377bq@4ax.com...
>> >> On Wed, 12 May 2004 19:32:21 +1000, "Sean Anderson"
>> >> <sean-at-anderson-dot-name> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Of course foxtel are out to make a buck, but apart from that, I
>> >> >don't understand why they cant just pick up the FTA digital feed
>> >> >and pump it
>> > down
>> >> >the cable.
>> >>
>> >> Tell Foxtel that
>> >>
>> >> Foxtel wants more than $1mil a year to do that for 7 & 10
>> >
>> > Considering 7 are not transmitting HD 1080, won only 2 logies
>> > (thanks to Home and Away) who cares really? I mean even the ABC won
>> > 4.
>> >
>> > Davo
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I didnt realize that a how good a station was gets measured by how
>> many logies it won all that means is that people who buy tv week (old
>> people) dont watch channel 7. ABC won 4 logies cos old people watch
>> ABC.
>
> People who are after intelligent programs watch ABC. Obviously not
> people like you who can't even fucking spell.
>
>


Feel free to point out my spelling mistakes. I can see gramatical erros
but not any spelling mistakes. I didnt realize that I was being tested
on my spelling and grammar while replying to this forum arsehole.

[Brissie]

>Feel free to point out my spelling mistakes. I can see gramatical erros
>but not any spelling mistakes. I didnt realize that I was being tested
>on my spelling and grammar while replying to this forum arsehole.

You incorrectly spelt 'because' - 'cos' ; 'don't' - 'dont' (And no a
missing apostrophe isn't a grammatical error, it's a spelling error)

[davo]

>
> Feel free to point out my spelling mistakes. I can see gramatical erros
> but not any spelling mistakes. I didnt realize that I was being tested
> on my spelling and grammar while replying to this forum arsehole.
calling me
On what grounds are you calling me "this forum's arsehole"? Simply because I
pointed out Ch 7 will NOT be transmitting in true 1080 like the other
Networks. Interesting how the morons of this N/G are more interested on the
secondary part of my post. Obviously 7 must screen better cartoons.

DAVO

[The Hittmann]

Brissie <brissie@zwallet.com> wrote in
news:s6pda0lf6g3lrajski5stvmpic5altdhjh@4ax.com:

>
>>Feel free to point out my spelling mistakes. I can see gramatical erros
>>but not any spelling mistakes. I didnt realize that I was being tested
>>on my spelling and grammar while replying to this forum arsehole.
>
> You incorrectly spelt 'because' - 'cos' ; 'don't' - 'dont' (And no a
> missing apostrophe isn't a grammatical error, it's a spelling error)


lol, wanker