How can they afford to offer it for free, Deri?

Kat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deri James" <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
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Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: i feel really rather pathedic at times now TIVO


> On Thursday 12 Jun 2003 10:19 pm, you wrote:
> > In the US there are lifetime subscriptions another option is Replay TV.
> > For free you would have to figure out the few options using the
computer.
> > Husband says the cable companies may be making it available.  Ours is
> > hooked into the satelitte dish.
> > No commercially viable non subscription services yet.  That we know of.
> >
> > Is your free service hooked into your cable?
> >
> > Beth T the OT
>
> No, both Cable and Satellite are Pay Per View, "Freeview" is being
pioneered
> by the BBC, its a digital service sent via normal terrestrial
transmitters.
> It has about 30 TV channels (7 from the BBC) and 15 Radio stations
(including
> BBC World Service).
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri