Thread: New FTA service with 20 english channels

Some older dn and dtv ird's can be flashed with heavily modified firmware to apear as a fortec 2500. The blindscan obv doesn't work, hell the receiver as a whole barley works lol. They wernt designed to run that firmware and is heavily buchard just to get it on there. But it does kinda work. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone except someone who just wants to fart around. Defn not a viable solution for a startup company. Esp when there are excellent receivers that can be bought for very cheap like the fortec mecury II.

I mentioned earlier that the proposed satellite company is located on the Ohio River some 15 miles Northeast of Louisville KY on the Indiana side. Interesting that the proposed Billiards Channel is located at Jeffersonville Indiana which is right across the bridge from Louisville KY. Diamond Billiard Products | Address: 4700 New Middle Road Jeffersonville, IN 47130

The website mentions nothing about holding contests or shows, rather it seems that the tables are USED in major tournaments. Maybe the network might be bankrolled by one of the nearby Indiana Casinos...which could mean ... that money for the network would be there. But it is pure speculation on my part.

Originally Posted by Davage

I might be way off base, but the site almost looks like a "TechFizzle" production...

After reading these recent posts, I think that you ARE right and the "Fizz" is messing with us!

Think of 20 channels at $15k EACH per month - that is $300K per month or 3.6 Million dollars per year! That would take some real upfront money.
Bob

Why would the site say that older Dish Network receivers would be able to receive these FTA channels?

This wording may have been removed. They may have meant fta stbs when they said Dish receivers. If fta means hacking on 90% of the internet then its not too far of a stretch to say that a coolsat (or other formerly hackable) box is an old dish network receiver.

I'm not trying to start an argument on the accuracy of that, just saying that may be what they meant, and have since been set straight.

If I am interpreting their channel lineup correctly they currently only have guaranteed sources for 4 channels so far, Hillbilly, Builders, Billiards, and DBS. Most of the others appear to be a request for content of a certain type. In other words the Cowboy channel doesn't exist but they would like someone who owns a Western channel to contact them and let them broadcast it.

These requested genres on the proposed lineup remind me of the streaming tv channels offered in most of your Free Satellite to Pc packages. I believe the source for those is americafree.tv At first I thought someone was just going to be broadcasting these streaming channels via satellite.

Their web site seems to almost be responding to our posts in a knee-jerk reaction mode.

Yup. Either that or they are responding to Bill and other people's emails. If they are watching this thread I'd like them to step up and say hello.

the "___" is messing with us!

The LAST thing Satelliteguys needs is another 25 page thread on this subject. Please let this idea die quickly and quietly.

Originally Posted by wescopc

Think of 20 channels at $15k EACH per month - that is $300K per month or 3.6 Million dollars per year! That would take some real upfront money.
Bob

I wonder if they will get backing from the Indiana Casino's. The casino's could afford it, it would be a write off, the proximity of their HQ to the casino's is real close and the tie in with Diamond Billiards seems to me to point in that direction.

Originally Posted by avg1joe

If I am interpreting their channel lineup correctly they currently only have guaranteed sources for 4 channels so far, Hillbilly, Builders, Billiards, and DBS.

These requested genres on the proposed lineup remind me of the streaming tv channels offered in most of your Free Satellite to Pc packages.

I believe the source for those is americafree.tv At first I thought someone was just going to be broadcasting these streaming channels via satellite.

I Googled many of the proposed channels and they do not show up on a Google search except of course for White Springs and Billiards. That Americafree.tv, thanks for the link, this is the kind of stuff that needs to be on FTA.

I have a handful of similar links of streaming stuff that reminds me of or actually overlaps fta. Earlier today I discovered TV Fox which is an add on for firefox which lets you access a mess of "channels".

I've often wondered why we pay to watch commercial tv, you would think that if anything broadcasters would pay to have their channels promoted seeing as how more viewers equals bigger price for commercials. Then on top of that have the option of buying ppv and or premium channels. It could definitely be done but it wouldn't take long before the big dogs bought ya out.