Not quite "FTA", but close enough that I'm posting this in the Free-To-Air section.
Bell proposes new "freesat" service as part of innovative public policy solutions to benefit Canadian consumers and broadcasting industry
Quoting the press release ->
OTTAWA, April 29 2009 -- Bell today proposed a series of
innovative public policy and regulatory recommendations designed to address
financial challenges facing the broadcasting industry, including a proposal to
provide Canadians who currently rely on analog over-the-air television with a
package of local and regionally relevant over-the-air television channels free
of charge as part of the transition to digital broadcasting.
Technically speaking - It appears to me that Bell would simply activate a very tiny package for the viewers.. I don't think that they would leave any channels unencrypted so that regular FTA sets could pick them up - but it would really be nice if they did!
It will be neat to see how this whole 'freesat' deal plays out. I could imagine that there would be a fair number of grey-market 'freesat' customers in the USA who would be getting freesat systems to watch the hockey on CBC![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Bell proposes new "freesat" service as part of innovative public policy solutions to benefit Canadian consumers and broadcasting industry
Quoting the press release ->
OTTAWA, April 29 2009 -- Bell today proposed a series of
innovative public policy and regulatory recommendations designed to address
financial challenges facing the broadcasting industry, including a proposal to
provide Canadians who currently rely on analog over-the-air television with a
package of local and regionally relevant over-the-air television channels free
of charge as part of the transition to digital broadcasting.
Technically speaking - It appears to me that Bell would simply activate a very tiny package for the viewers.. I don't think that they would leave any channels unencrypted so that regular FTA sets could pick them up - but it would really be nice if they did!
It will be neat to see how this whole 'freesat' deal plays out. I could imagine that there would be a fair number of grey-market 'freesat' customers in the USA who would be getting freesat systems to watch the hockey on CBC