How do I get Regional BBC and ITV programmes?
You need a Sky card or a FTV card to receive UK terrestrial programmes on a Digibox as they are encoded. BBC region selection is not possible on the Digibox. You get the regional programme allowed by your postcode relating to the card. The only exception is that, while the news is on, you can press the red button and select a news region other than your own. BUT! From July 10th 2003 the BBC programmes are no longer scrambled (*except BBC Prime). This means that you don’t need a card to watch all* BBC programmes and ANY digital receiver should do if you can get a signal in your area. From July 1st 2003 FTV cards were no longer available for a few months but were reintroduced as “Freesat” cards by Sky in 2004. You can buy these direct from Sky if you have a UK postcode address. If you don’t have one of these cards, you will need a Sky subscription card in order to see CH4, FIVE and SKY3 programmes. ITV *is* regionalised and you can enter the information in the “Add channels” menu screen:
