Sky/BBC Fallout?

Lennoxschips · 20-03-2003 6:01pm #1

I have a Sky digibox with no card (can only receive the fta channels). I bought it in England and I could receive all the BBC radio channels on the EPG. (ie BBC Radio 1 on 851 etc etc.)

As of today all the BBCs have disappeared off the EPG. BBC Parliament and all the BBC Radio stations are gone! I can only get them on "Other Channels" now!

Has there been a fallout between Sky and the BBC?

Saruman · 20-03-2003 6:13pm

Lennoxschips · 20-03-2003 6:28pm

Ok, what's your take on the sudden disappearance from the EPG?

carrolls · 20-03-2003 11:26pm

Lennoxschips is quite correct, all the BBC's except BBC World Service and BBC Asian Radio are gone from the FTA EPG.
Don't worry, they will be back on May 30th.
Jesus arn't BSkyB a petty bunch of people. :mad:
Glad I dont do business with them any more.

petepete · 25-03-2003 9:37pm

Hmm...

Is it possible then to add these channels manually?

I have Grunding GDS 200 (using it as FTA radio receiver, too) but the remote doesn't work any longer so I have no way to check it

So... shall get a new Sky Remote or... buy a new non-sky FTA receiver?

25-03-2003 11:16pm

Originally posted by petepete
Hmm...

Is it possible then to add these channels manually?

I have Grunding GDS 200 (using it as FTA radio receiver, too) but the remote doesn't work any longer so I have no way to check it

So... shall get a new Sky Remote or... buy a new non-sky FTA receiver?

The correct procedure to follow if you don't want to spend any money, would be to go outside,see which of your neighbours have sky and just borrow their remote for a few minutes to add whatever channels you want to your other channels list.
The remote works on all digiboxes except sky plus boxes regardless of make.
mm

watty · 26-03-2003 1:00am

A 1 for All Remote will work Digibox too, enough to do Service Menu, but not the coloured buttons (even though it has them and they work on FastText)

Richard · 29-03-2003 1:14am

Originally posted by carrolls
Lennoxschips is quite correct, all the BBC's except BBC World Service and BBC Asian Radio are gone from the FTA EPG.
Don't worry, they will be back on May 30th.

I wouldn't be so sure - all the BBC channels will be FTA (although things aren't looking great - the BBC's negotiations with Sky have just stalled) but they may not appear on the "no-card" EPG.

Jesus arn't BSkyB a petty bunch of people. :mad:
Glad I dont do business with them any more.

Is it Sky's fault, though?

Sky/BBC Fallout?

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