Early planning for a reshuffle of UHF band.

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Flippikat

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#70523 25-Oct-2010 21:29

Interesting times.. http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/current-projects/digital-futures-planning-for-digital-television-and-new-uses/view

I wonder if Sky fancy pre-emptying things a little, perhaps using one of their existing UHF frequencies to carry Juice TV and sub-letting space to Trackside?

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#395676 26-Oct-2010 07:34

Flippikat: Interesting times.. http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/policy-and-planning/current-projects/digital-futures-planning-for-digital-television-and-new-uses/view

I wonder if Sky fancy pre-emptying things a little, perhaps using one of their existing UHF frequencies to carry Juice TV and sub-letting space to Trackside?

Speculation of Sky launching their own DVB-T platform has been out there for years, ever since Sky openly said they were in discussions with hardware suppliers.

I haven't heard anything recently but it's certainly something you could never rule out. The big deciding factor will be what actually happens to the existing licences.

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#396062 26-Oct-2010 23:16

My expectation is Sky will delay launching DVB-T until it is viable for them to do 1080p and 3D so they can one-up Freeview.