LG could decide to simply buy more shares in ITV to make the issue go away!
At least they would be getting something for their money.
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Originally Posted by Paul M
I thought the main channels (BBC1, BBC2 & ITV) had to be provided free ?
It would also be very short sighted of ITV to cut themselves off from viewers (advertisers would not be happy).
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The Digital Economy Bill due to be passed after the General Election will allow ITV to charge retransmission fees.
When it was pointed out that cable companies had a 'must carry' obligation towards the PSB channels, the Government said that they "didn't expect" this to happen with regards to traditional cable television companies.
ITV seem to have other ideas...
Interestingly, they must broadcast FTA on both Freeview and Freesat, so by definition they can't encrypt on Sky either.
They both need each other, so I agree with others when they say that this is unlikely to happen.