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Card Restrictions Illegal after December 2009 – EU

(reports The Round Town News)

From December 2009 any attempts by Sky to stop their viewing cards being used in Spain(or any other EU country) will be illegal. Also, the BBC and any other European broadcaster will not be able to use the law to stop their programmes being viewed across EU borders. This victory for TV freedom is contained in the latest European TV Directive, 2007/65. The lifting of cross boarder restrictions comes into force on 19 December 2009, giving all those who lived in fear of losing their TV programmes an early Christmas present. Until December anyone using a Sky viewing card in Spain is doing so in contravention of Sky’s Terms and Conditions about location and usage. Despite paying Sky’s subscriptions there is always the constant threat of the card being deactivated the moment Sky finds out it is being used outside the UK. Allegedly Sky is only licensed by programme copyright holders to broadcast to customers located in the UK and Ireland. This may be upheld for some sporting events and films, but most other programmes will fail location restrictions without national Government intervention (censorship). It is our opinion that Sky will secretly welcome the removal of their restrictions. Last year we calculated that Sky was receiving between £150 and £180 million in subscriptions from expats and businesses located outside the UK. Making this huge revenue legal could encourage Sky to develop their non-UK based English speaking market even further. There could be special expat packages, advertising opportunities and even channels. The greatest benefit would be a roaming viewing card to work automatically in any suitable Set Top Box. Holiday home owners and those who spend part of the year in both the UK and Spain could then travel with a single Sky card usable anywhere. The BBC and other UK broadcasters are also affected by the introduction of the Directive. Unreasonable technical restrictions preventing EU citizens from watching their broadcasts would also be covered. Obviously there are issues around the weaker Astra2D broadcasts of Free To Air channels such as BBC2 and Channel 5. However, there are also blocks stopping EU citizens watching TV through the internet. The BBC web site deliberately prevents viewing of its live programmes to anyone outside the UK. Also, their iPlayer is disabled if you try to access it from a Spanish internet connection. As reported by The Round Town News, this issue has been relentlessly pursued by the British Expats Association through the Commission of Petitions to the European Parliament. A second legal opinion has confirmed the freedom of TV Without Frontiers directives and identified the date of 19 December 2009 by which the broadcasters can no longer impose their restrictions. The Round Town News suggests that Sky and the BBC “will strenuously resist the EU law.” We disagree. We are not aware of any representations they have made against the Directives. Also, the law has now opened up the whole of Europe to their broadcasts and given them the potential to create new sources of revenue from English speakers. Access to such a huge new market, that will take little new investment to reach, is a gift in these recessionary times.

Torresat – reports of poor service continue / Simulsat – free unencrypted service still

Every day we hear bitter complaints about Torresat’s worsening service – missing channels, blackouts, and a loss of old favourites. About Simulsat the concerns are from those who have signed up to pay 20 euros a month while everyone else is watching their service – be it flakey – for free. Remember – free is how these services should be. Legal they are not when it comes to charging for the re-broadcast of BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 programmes. Despite the many “porky’s” told by their staff, they do not have licences saying they can rebroadcast these channels. If they claim to have them ask them to show you the documents with the BBC, ITV Channel 4 or Channel 5 logo’s, address and Licensing Directors’ signatures. They do not exist. In this situation there is no guarantee that the service will last and customers could loose their money – again! The original broadcasters are wise to what is going on. The Norwegians have successfully stopped the rebroadcast of their programmes, possibly in collusion with the Spanish government. We hear that the BBC, ITV and the football authorities are gearing up their legal teams to take action. No rebroadcast operation can be secure or maintain a stable service in the present climate. Likewise their customers will live with the strong possibility of losing all TV without notice. FREE TV is legal, guaranteed and without fees. The cost of sharing a big dish installation with a neighbour is little more than installing a rebroadcaster’s system and paying their annual fee. However, direct from satellite FREE TV will be here next year, the year after and for years to come. Will the rebroadcasters? Switch to FREE TV for service direct from the satellite and enjoy the full TV experience – guaranteed.