freeview? the new package of current free-to-air channels
from AntBlog701

Somewhere along the way, we have a win. Five "free-to-air" channels, plus their five digital/HD shadows, plus five unknown channels? I am looking forward to that in 2009!
Posted by Rev.Dr.Wu Yi on 2 December 2008 9:42 AM.

The local digital FTA offering consists of six HD channels and ten SD channels. There are two SD rebroadcasts of HD channels, so if you count those, there are twelve SD channels.
Comcast, the local pay TV people, claims that they have 500 HD "choices". In reality they're using deceptive advertising. There are 42 HD "channels", but 500 downloadable movies, each of which is somewhere between $4 and $10 to rent. They can only be watched once, and they expire after 24 hours. The 42 HD channels are rumored to cost over $200 a month, though I can't seem to confirm that since they don't advertise their price. (To note, I don't know anybody with all 42 HD channels.) But with that advertising, there's very little room for competition, even if we had the "Freeview" brand.
The analog cutoff date here is February of 2009. Most people I know that are using free-to-air TV, myself included, bought set-top boxes instead of upgrading their TVs altogether.
Posted by Don_HH2K on 2 December 2008 10:22 AM.

You might find some more information at http://www.freetoair.com
Posted by Harold on 9 June 2009 4:39 PM.

You might find some more information at http://www.freetoair.com
Posted by Harold on 9 June 2009 4:42 PM.

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