C5 not available on sky freesat

ioscorpio

I just started watching C5 Michael Jackson programme, after a couple of minutes the screen changed to "The scheduled programme is not available on freesat" I've not had that happen before, is this normal, I don't watch C5 very often.

antenna

Channel 5 is free if you follow these instruction..........on your sky remote press services then 4 then add channels.....then enter 10773 then H then 5/6 then search for channels then store with the yellow button Channel 5.......then to watch 5 you have to press services and select "other channels"

ioscorpio

That's what I was watching it on.

ckerrd

Do you mean Sky?
Freesat or freesatfromsky?

I have Ch5 as an additional channel on an old Sky box - no card.
Working fine at the moment

ioscorpio

Freesatfromsky additional channel with no card. Now it's working fine on C5, perhaps on the last programmes it was only watchable if you had bought the £20 card???

antenna

antenna wrote: »

Channel 5 is free if you follow these instruction..........on your sky remote press services then 4 then add channels.....then enter 10773 then H then 5/6 then search for channels then store with the yellow button Channel 5.......then to watch 5 you have to press services and select "other channels"

This is the FREESAT channel 5.............this has absolutely nothing to do with FREESATFROMSKY............with FREESATFROMSKY you need a card for 5 ............with FREESAT you will never need a card....FREESAT does not use a card......but you can recieve FREESAT channels on a Sky digibox by using Add Channels but it is not part of FREESATFROMSKY.....

davemurgatroyd

There appears to have been an error by Five on this particular programme as Sky and Virgin subscribers in some areas also got this message for the first 15 minutes or so, BUT it would appear that programme providers have realised that broadcasting from Astra 2D in FTA does not restrict the reception enough for their liking and Five have prepared this message to inform viewers that broadcast in the clear will only be on more restricted means such as Sky FTV (i.e. with viewing card), Virgin Cable and Freeview.

Broadcasters in other countries (e.g. Italy) block some programmes on FTA satellite with similar messages when rights issues apply (in Italy particularly football).