Why is five on 16East?

[Gav]

I don't really get why five is on 16 East, and the BBC radio channels? It just seems a bit odd- wouldn't it be a bit easier to get them (along with the other UK channels) on 28.2 East? Especially since I would have said 'five' is one of the 'poorest' (last network to have more than one channel & lastt terrestrial channel) channels.

Maybe there is a reason I'm missing.

Thanks.

Gav.

[Analoguesat]

Distribution to the transmitter network

There are 2 complete DTT muxes on 16E as well - in the clear (although not available to hobby receivers thanks to technical chicanery)

Dunno about the beeb channels - they have been there ages.

[nanochickin]

From what my mate who works at Televest tells me, (ah!! sorry VM)he thinks they get some of their Discovery channels from Sirius 2 5°e So its probably a similar thing:?

I dare say uncle Rupe may have something to do with why VM don't get all their stuff of 28°e



Nano

[wod]

Originally Posted by nanochickin

I dare say uncle Rupe may have something to do with why VM don't get all their stuff of 28°e



Nano

sky cant control what goes on astra 2 only ses astra can do that as channels rent transponder space from them, they will get the channels of other satellite so its not easy for us lot to view them

[nanochickin]

I can see where your coming from, i.e Uncle Rupe doesn't own the Astra 2 Birds, but he probably has about 90% of all the broadcast capacity from them which makes him a very powerful player who is not used to not getting his own way

What Uncle Rupe Says goes in other words

[Analoguesat]

Sky have a lot less of the capacity than you think - probably nearer 40-50%.

Many tp's are leased to 3rd party operators (eg Globecast) or direct to other broadcast organisations eg BBC, ITV, C4, C5 etc