Why are some channels free on Freeview but paid-for on satellite?
It seems odd that at least eight of the Freeview channels (E4, ftn, UK History, UK Bright Ideas, TMF, The Hits, itv-2, Sky Travel and Sky Sports News) are part of the Sky basic package, not free-to-air on satellite. This has been apparently done to protect the copyright of these channels – the same reason that the BBC has recently found a solution to. It follows that if the BBC can do it, then I am sure that Channel 4, Flextech, Sky and MTV can be pursuaded too. Watch this space!
