So unless you live in a cave you must of heard by now that
the so called “freeview” channels will be disappearing from the screens of
expats in southern Spain. Yes we have heard it before and there was the big
panic at Christmas in 2012 they came to nothing (although Ch5 and their related
channels did become unavailable).
This time it is official and it is a matter of (short) time
before we wake up one morning to find a blank screen where Susanna Reed and the
BBC breakfast team once sat.
For some this will make little or no difference, the BBC
news channel or other English speaking news broadcasts are available through
the same satellite as the Spanish channels. Others are not that concerned with
TV and / or can speak Spanish well enough for it not to upset their routine.
But what about the rest of the expat community down here?
Let´s get things straight, Sky is not going to disappear Mr Murdock
knows a good thing when he sees it . God know how many 100 of thousands of British
living in Spain either full time or have second homes the demand for English
speaking TV is high and people will pay.
But when I say Sky won´t disappear I refer to the channels
you pay Mr Murdock a subscription for, so your Sky1, Sky Atlantic, Dave, the Movies
and the Sports will all remain safe. The channels that will no longer be
viewable are the ones considered Freeview in the UK, so the BBC´s, ITV´s and so
on.
When will it all happen??
Well the satellite is moving into position as we speak check
our post “Get ready for a change to the way we watch TV” to get the full
picture. But the short answer is very soon......
Will you be ready?
There are a lot of companies offering services to fill the hole
in your TV viewing that the BBC is going to leave and Future Lifestyle have
looked at most of these to see how they stack up to each other.
We have been looking at each service and evaluating the
following: -
- · Ease of use
- · Strain on your internet connection
- · Content
- · Extra features
- · Customer service
- · And of course price.
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