[BITList] sky news, google, Apple TV and Chunkyroll

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Ron, Malcolm

I see you are/were getting Sky TV via satellite antenna, black box and activation card.
Quite similar in the US but not so many parabolic antennas – unless something like ones favourite Mongolian [for example] TV channel is not available thro ones cable tv/internet/telephone provider but is available via satellite.

Apple TV is no additional cost to the cable service but as mentioned, some of the available channels are pay channels which are paid for via ones apple account.
Incidentally, the trend is for the likes of apple, google, etc to become on line tv providers. Apple is reportedly working on their own high density [retina?] TV set too.

Google’s Amazon already provides a huge number of movies and tv shows [yes, even downton abbey and bbc top gear] viewable on ones viewing thing of choice be it TV, PC, cell phone or tablet. Thousands are free if one is an Amazon Prime member [$75/year]. Membership does not only include viewing the movies, etc, but reduced prices on goods sold by Amazon and free 2 day delivery on same also Amazon Cloud.

OK, enough of that – back to my Korean school boy/girl drama on Chunkyroll. It’s actually called “Shinwa” and started out depicting an industrial organisation like Hyundai, that’s why I thought it was a commercial at first. From what I can gather, the big boss of Shinwa builds this wonderful Eton-like school Shinwa High and provides scholarships for very bright students – but for a yet to be revealed mysterious and sinister motive.

ct

From: Malcolm 
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 6:20 AM
To: 'BitList' 
Subject: Re: [BITList] sky news and Apple TV

Ron & Colin,

I also got Sky TV when we lived in Calpe, Costa Blanca, Spain. All I had to
do was to have a 4ft dish aerial and then take my Sky digibox and card that
was set up in my house in UK and take it with me which house we were staying
in. Of course all the bills were paid in the UK. I am now told that Sky has
tightened up the foot print to make their reception only can be picked up in
the UK but they have failed. All the folk in Spain changed their 4ft dishes
to 6ft diameters. All the wives must have their soaps and the men their
English football.

Malcolm.      

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[mailto:bitlist-bounces at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com] On Behalf Of Ronald
Thomas
Sent: 22 June 2013 08:24
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Subject: Re: [BITList] sky news and Apple TV

Colin. As far as I am aware, my signal is received by means of a parabolic 
antenna which is trained on to a special satellite, the signal then being 
inputed to my TV via a Didgibox thingie, which presumably, demodulates the 
incoming signal to an acceptable form for reception. Whilst OK, it can be 
weather sensitive, i.e storms etc will let it freeze the images so I switch 
off until nature gets to be friendly again!.All Free, but not for all SKY 
channels.as some need a payment to view, however free viewing or not the 
system is the same, verification as to whether you have paid or not being by

means of an activation card into the Digibox. Hopes this helps. Ron.  p.s. 
thought that you had satellites in the US!!!!

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