[mythtv] BBC Freeview HD encoded/licensed EPG content proposal - comments due 2nd April 2010

[Paul Gardiner]

Stuart Morgan wrote:
> On Friday 22 Jan 2010 16:45:41 Stuart Morgan wrote:
>> I'm all for it, this is fantastic news and we should be supporting the BBC.
>> I'll let that sink in before explain why.
> 
> Technical - Only the EPG (EIT) data for this one channel will be affected. It 
> will be compressed, not encrypted. The video, audio and subtitles will remain 
> free to air, with no encryption. This same compression is already being used 
> by Freesat for _all_ channels. It will only apply for certain programming, 
> imports mostly.

Damn! I wish I'd read it more thoroughly before submitting a response.
What you say does seem to be correct. Although, this proposal in
addition to the radio times xml data being encrypted would hurt.

Paul.