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    Default Its official - Optus TV 1995 to 2011 - Its finally over

    Optus have finally decided to shut down their resale Optus TV featuring Foxtel pay TV service as of January 31 2011.

    Affected customers will be given notice in the following two weeks that Optus intends to switch off Optus TV, from February 1 2011 customers will have to seek other providers to receive pay TV services.

    Though most people here would want to know that.

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    Thanks, Escape_from_Oz

    Where did you source this info?

    If this is true,

    I wonder how long before Austar is Gone too,

    From memory I think there was once:

    1. Galaxy

    2. Foxtel,

    3. Optus Vision,

    4. East Coast television,

    5. Austar

    Etc.....

    Anyone remember any more Pay TV companies ?


    But the New Delivery of Pay TV will probably be though High speed "Internet", & there are a few Companies like Apple TV, Google TV, Telstra T Box, Fetch TV etc...positioning themselves now,


    & I look forward to "Internet" Pay TV, (anywhere anytime)

    but, lets see if a government department can over regulate it & stuff it up.
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    That figures

    ...more monopoly to Foxtel/Telstra.

    Now just watch the price of Foxtel go up

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    @ Escape_from_Oz give credibility to your thread by adding a factual link, as I havent been able to source anything from Optus to support this claim

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    It's sad to see it go,just like the rest of their counterpart in this industry.I just dont know what will happen because you got Fetch TV,Tivo and Freeview..

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    Quote Originally Posted by OSIRUS View Post
    Thanks, Escape_from_Oz

    Where did you source this info?

    If this is true,

    I wonder how long before Austar is Gone too,

    From memory I think there was once:

    1. Galaxy

    2. Foxtel,

    3. Optus Vision,

    4. East Coast television,

    5. Austar

    Etc.....

    Anyone remember any more Pay TV companies ?


    But the New Delivery of Pay TV will probably be though High speed "Internet", & there are a few Companies like Apple TV, Google TV, Telstra T Box, Fetch TV etc...positioning themselves now,


    & I look forward to "Internet" Pay TV, (anywhere anytime)

    but, lets see if a government department can over regulate it & stuff it up.

    Telstra Tbox is hardly competition, poor quaility units and poor content... but thats just telstra, crappy shoddy half assed!

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    Affected customers will be given notice in the following two weeks that Optus intends to switch off Optus TV
    What does this mean,so we can't watch any optus channels

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    Ahh I remember the old days, when you didn't have to buy a tv magazine because you could just steal them from the foyer in the old Optus building in North Sydney.

    It's been a long time coming!
    * Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed by Alien, a Terminator, and the Predator.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bambbbam View Post
    Ahh I remember the old days, when you didn't have to buy a tv magazine because you could just steal them from the foyer in the old Optus building in North Sydney.

    It's been a long time coming!
    Wow, I remember the Optus Show room in the Optus Building,

    corner of Miller street & Pacific HWY North Sydney,

    I used to go past it, most days, when I lived at McMahon's Point, in the late 1990's

    I had Galaxy MDS Pay TV for a while, before they cabled the building for Foxtel,

    I kept Foxtel & gave Galaxy the flick, because Foxtel had about 12 channels & Galaxy only had about 8 (from memory) at the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vinal View Post
    Affected customers will be given notice in the following two weeks that Optus intends to switch off Optus TV
    What does this mean,so we can't watch any optus channels
    It means Optus will advise current customers that Optus will no longer provide pay tv cable channels after 31 January, 2011.

    Those customers can decide if they wish to connect with another pay tv provider. eg: Foxtel, however, some may find Foxtel isn't available to them either, due to buiildings not being cabled for Foxtel, etc.

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    My info came from channel providers and also some people within Foxtel (up at North Ryde offices)

    Looks like the "talks" between Optus and Foxtel to extend the CSA for a further 5 years has ended with Optus basically canceling the deal with Foxtel.

    Someone else (Foxtel sales rep) said that Optus would terminate on December 31 all Optus TV smart cards, but i find that hard to believe as they have to give at least 30 days notice that they are withdrawing the service.

    Also Optus is apparently hiring or has hired staff for the IPTV project, and a few online articles have stated that Optus is considering at least 3 potential replacement services:

    1: Fetch TV with Optus supplying the HD/SD FTA channels via HFC
    2: TiVO On demand with Optus supplying the HD/SD FTA channels via HFC
    3: Their own IPTV service like Telstra T-Box

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    Quote Originally Posted by OSIRUS View Post
    Thanks, Escape_from_Oz

    Where did you source this info?

    If this is true,

    I wonder how long before Austar is Gone too,

    From memory I think there was once:

    1. Galaxy

    2. Foxtel,

    3. Optus Vision,

    4. East Coast television,

    5. Austar

    Etc.....

    Anyone remember any more Pay TV companies ?


    But the New Delivery of Pay TV will probably be though High speed "Internet", & there are a few Companies like Apple TV, Google TV, Telstra T Box, Fetch TV etc...positioning themselves now,


    & I look forward to "Internet" Pay TV, (anywhere anytime)

    but, lets see if a government department can over regulate it & stuff it up.
    What about Tarbs and I suppose we should add Select TV in there as well

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    oh gees here is that list:

    Galaxy - Killed off by Foxtel and Packer

    ECTV - merged with CETV to form Austar after Australis Media re: Galaxy was assassinated)

    CETV - merged with ECTV to form Austar after Australis Media re: Galaxy was assassinated)

    Optus Vision - Terminated by Optus when Optus took out Packer, Stokes and US West

    TARBS - Killed off by Pan Am Sat (re: Hughes Satellites) when News Corp got control of Hughes and TARBS could not pay back the what they own Hughes

    Optus iTV - Foxtel got scared and gave Optus the Foxtel channels in return for Optus to stop being a pay TV network and become a reseller of foxtel

    SelecTV - Whitey and WIN TV having no idea how pay TV should be run

    Optus TV featuring Foxtel - Optus finally had enough of promoting Telstra and foxtel over its HFC network.

    any other groups?

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    I miss the good ol days of using

    analogue TV Tuner card with the Bt878a chipset
    Dscaler

    Then Foxtel came along switched on SSAVI and we all simply changed from Dscaler to CCDXP32 ) and at the same time got access to the AO channel (minus voice) but got all the PPV's from I think around March 2004 to at least June 2007.

    Yep those were the days for computer users and of course others were using modded Jerrolds/GI boxes ... or how about the Foxtel analogue end with what was the program again? hNCPlus? (I dont remember the program name) and Phoenix method the mod the STU100/1 and STU200 boxes ... LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Escape_from_Oz View Post

    any other groups?
    Vivox?
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    Optus threatened to 'Walk Out' several years ago when they couldnt 'Share Channels' as they do today and I am actually surprised they have remained a PayTV provider as long as they have.
    Remember those 2 clowns who at auction bought up the licences for an ungodly amount but didnt have 2 pennies to rub together?
    When I signed up I received 2 coasters from CETV who became Galaxy shortly after with 12 channels and the ch 16 Video Wall.
    I still have the coasters along with a program guide from that time.
    ECTV from memory serviced the area north of Newcastle and you had to buy the dish,card and STB and pay for installation up front.
    A not inexpensive exercise but when you had mayby just 2 channels and poor or no reception at all , this cost was soon forgotten.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gordon_s1942 View Post
    Remember those 2 clowns who at auction bought up the licences for an ungodly amount but didnt have 2 pennies to rub together?
    Yes, Australis Media (Galaxy) , made an outrageous number of bids, for the Satellite licenses & MDS licenses,

    & the bids cascaded down one after another (failing to take up the offer) as I remember it, (when they found out their competition was no where near their bids)

    I also remember Australis Media were plagued by money problems, continually trying to make deals to stay afloat & stay in business. (until they went under).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Escape_from_Oz View Post
    or how about the Foxtel analogue end with what was the program again? hNCPlus? (I dont remember the program name) and Phoenix method the mod the STU100/1 and STU200 boxes ... LOL
    Many fond memories of using a goldie with a stu200...its how my hobby started

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    IPTV is in Optus' foreseeable future.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bambbbam View Post
    Vivox?
    Neighbourhood Cable and Transact are still around, just around local areas.

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