This was prompted after Sky basic channels - also including Sky News and Sky Sports News - were withdrawn at the end of February.
The company is currently involved in a legal battle with cable TV provider Virgin Media, which claims Sky is trying to "coerce" Virgin customers into switching services by denying them access to its basic channels.
The Boxee blog voiced its approval of those strings, which basically amounts to a requirement that when an operator encrypts, it also needs to make basic channels accessible via IP -- with or without some hardware in your home -- so that Boxee and others can still tune in.
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The media giant will begin encrypting basic cable channels, requiring a single STB for each and every television that you plan to use.
Baked right inside the matte plastic case is a dual tuner capable of pulling in unencrypted basic cable channels and over-the-air HD broadcasts.
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There are "free to air" services, which, like basic TV channels, can be picked up by any device with the right chip or receiver--no service provider necessary.
The media giant will begin is expanding the area where it encrypts basic cable channels, requiring a single STB for each and every television that you plan to use.
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Because some channels basically come on basic, some channels are premium ones like HBO, and the other ones you have to buy kind of like on a pick-and-choose basis.
This latest setback, of course, follows an FCC decision to allow companies to encrypt their basic cable channels -- the authorization was reportedly granted to cut back on service theft, among other concerns.
By sacrificing basic-cable channels, and signing up for Netflix Inc.
You use your eyes for basic TV controls -- changing channels, adjusting the volume, things like that.
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Kazim likens the model to cable TV, where subscribers can opt for a basic package or one with premium channels.
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Some also feared Apple would undercut their ability to release films through a sequence of "windows"--first at theaters, then DVDs, then pay-per-view, then HBO and other pay channels, and finally on broadcast and basic cable.
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