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  • Seven and FOXTEL reach retransmission deal

    February 14 2008 9:35am (UTC+8)  -  Article by cartman

    The Seven Network has entered into a retransmission agreement with FOXTEL to make its digital signal available to cable subscribers in coming weeks with satellite subscribers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane able to view Seven via FOXTEL in 2009.

    Seven is the last of the free-to-air broadcasters to join the FOXTEL platform after Network Ten joined the subscription television platform late last year. The Nine Network, as well as public broadcasters ABC and SBS, have already been available for viewing on pay television for many years.

    Under the deal Seven will make it's standard definition digital signal available for retransmission on FOXTEL as well as provide programming data for the FOXTEL electronic program guide.

    Channel Seven was previously only available as an analog retransmission to cable subscribers via FOXTEL.

    FOXTEL's Executive Director of Content, Patrick Delany, has told the Sky News Business Channel that all of the free-to-air networks will be available in high definition via FOXTEL HD once additional satellite capacity becomes available early next year following the launch of the Optus D3 satellite.

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  • Smacca
    February 14 2008
    11:08am
    #1 of 1

    This is fantastic news. However once again Perth and Adelaide satellite subscribers have missed out. Has Seven forgotten that Perth is their best market? And lets not forget GWN and WIN - another 2 channels that should have been part of the Foxtel basic package many years ago. Given the lack in digital television, an agreement between Prime/WIN and Foxtel would be a really good idea. All three networks would benefit from it easily.

    Also, I really think Foxtel's excuse about fuck all satellite space is just a myth. 10 channels now have either been launched or announced since late last year. (3x Tens, 3x Sevens and 4x HD channels) - I thought C1 was full?


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