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Foxtel WG (Foxtel Węstgeɍmanję) is the only pay telivision company in West Germania, operated by the Australian-American News Corporation.  
Foxtel WG (Foxtel Węstgeɍmanję) is the only pay television company in West Germania, operated by the Australian-American News Corporation.  


==History==
==History==
On 31st July 2007, it was decided by the West Germanic Parliament that every housing block should be fitted with a 150cm satellite dish free of charge. Since at the time, there was no native broadcasting standard, many residents tried to set up their own dishes so that they could receive free-to-air European channels or used dubious methods to receive premium services from European companies such as Sky Digital, Canal, Premiere and Sky Italia. Much of the population, who did not have the know-how or couldn't afford to pay inro an over-priced black market, often resorted to downloading illegal torrents. The Nationalist Party argued that the plan would cost a lot of money to implement and that the government should instead offer a service whereby people paid them for satellite installation in order to resolve the black-market situation. Despite the launch of an appeal, it was eventually agreed that West Germanic residents should be entitled to the same as in other countries, which broadcast free in terrestrial: West Germania has never had a terrestrial network.
On 31st July 2007, it was decided by the West Germanic Parliament that every housing block should be fitted with a 150cm satellite dish free of charge. Since at the time, there was no native broadcasting standard, many residents tried to set up their own dishes so that they could receive free-to-air European channels or used dubious methods to receive premium services from European companies such as Sky Digital, Canal, Premiere and Sky Italia. Much of the population, who did not have the know-how or couldn't afford to pay into an over-priced black market, often resorted to downloading illegal torrents. The Nationalist Party argued that the plan would cost a lot of money to implement and that the government should instead offer a service whereby people paid them for satellite installation in order to resolve the black-market situation. Despite the launch of an appeal, it was eventually agreed that West Germanic residents should be entitled to the same as in other countries, which broadcast free in terrestrial: West Germania has never had a terrestrial network.


[[Image:Ant-dish-quorum230cm-sband.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Foxtel dish outside a housing block]]
[[Image:Ant-dish-quorum230cm-sband.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Foxtel dish outside a housing block]]
On 28th October 2008, when the appeal came to an end, a compromise between the Nationalist, Liberal and Socialist Parties resulted in the creation of a two-tier television service. Between August 2007 and October 2008, every housing block had been satellite-enabled. The Activation Day (1st November 2008) saw every resident receive free, legal access to 'permitted' analogue, FTA broadcasts from Western and Central Europe in addition to the new national network WUS (Woɍųld ųmbę Us). The digital market was effectively privatised, but the interested party Foxtel was allocated a Compulsory Monopoly by the Communist Party to ensure that it would be the only such service. On 9th November, Foxtel would begin its encrypted transmission of digital, upscaled SD and HD services not only from WUS1, WUS2 and Europe, but also exclusive entertainment, film, sport and factual content. A controversy was sparked on this date when the nationalised fibre-optic broadband was capped at 10 Mbps speed and a 10 GB download limit with Foxtel providing a 'new' unlimited ISP to entice customers and increase revenue for the government.
On 28th October 2008, when the appeal came to an end, a compromise between the Nationalist, Liberal and Socialist Parties resulted in the creation of a two-tier television service. Between August 2007 and October 2008, every housing block had been satellite-enabled. The Activation Day (1st November 2008) saw every resident receive free, legal access to 'permitted' analogue, FTA broadcasts from Western and Central Europe in addition to the new national network WUS (Woɍųld ųmbę Us). The digital market was effectively privatised, but the interested party Foxtel was allocated a Compulsory Monopoly by the Communist Party to ensure that it would be the only such service. On 9th November, Foxtel would begin its encrypted transmission of digital, upscaled SD and HD services not only from WUS1, WUS2 and Europe, but also exclusive entertainment, film, sport and factual content plus PVR functionality. A controversy was sparked on this date when the nationalised fibre-optic broadband was capped at 10 Mbps speed and a 10 GB download limit with Foxtel providing a 'new' unlimited ISP to entice customers and increase revenue for the government.
 
==Technical information==
To decode the DVB-S/DVB-S2-compliant H.264 digital satellite signal and unlock the unlimited broadband, a monthly subscription is required. The broadcasts on Foxtel HD optionally include a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. VideoGuard encryption is used to prevent illegal use. Foxtel WG, in conjunction with the Communist Party, has a veto over which channels are included on the EPG, but has no control over a channel's content. Picture quality can be, to some extent, controlled due to channels' passage through the WUS Broadcasting Centre before it transmits to West Germanic viewers.
 
[[Image:Ds810xe.jpg|350px]]
 
The Foxtel WG receiver is produced by Pace and is based on the TDS850 model (pictured) with triple tuners to record up to three channels at the same time or watch one while recording up to two others, push-VOD support allowing for true on-demand television, a 250GB hard drive for 60-120 hours of stored content, and picture-in-picture and software download capabilities.
 
There are no SD/HD simulcasts on the Foxtel platform. In contrast to the UK, for example, which has both Channel 4 and Channel 4 HD on its digital satellite platform, Germania has only SD channels on its analogue service and only HD channels (with upscaled SD programming) on its digital service.
 
==Channels==
===Free===
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|- style="background:orange"
!width=2%|No.
!width=10%|Channel
 
|-
| 101
| WUS1
 
|-
| 102
| WUS2
 
|-
| 103
| 123 Sat
 
|-
| 104
| 3A Telesud
 
|-
| 105
| Art Channel
 
|-
| 106
| ARTE Deutsch
 
|-
| 107
| Best of Shopping
 
|-
| 108
| Beur TV
 
|-
| 109
| BFM TV
 
|-
| 110
| Cash TV
 
|-
| 111
| Dan Tamil Oli
 
|-
| 112
| Demain
 
|-
| 113
| Direct 8
 
|-
| 114
| EuroNews
 
|-
| 115
| Eurosport Deutschland
 
|-
| 116
| F Men
 
|-
| 117
| Fashion TV Europe
 
|-
| 118
| France 2
 
|-
| 119
| France 24 Arabe
 
|-
| 120
| France 24 English
 
|-
| 121
| France 24 Français
 
|-
| 122
| France 3 Sat
 
|-
| 123
| France 5
 
|-
| 124
| FTV HD
 
|-
| 125
| Holy God
 
|-
| 126
| KTO
 
|-
| 127
| LCP
 
|-
| 128
| Living God
 
|-
| 129
| M6 Boutique La Chaîne
 
|-
| 130
| M6 Suisse
 
|-
| 131
| Melody Zen
 
|-
| 132
| Mosaique 1
 
|-
| 133
| Mosaique 2
 
|-
| 134
| Mosaique 3
 
|-
| 135
| Mosaique 4
 
|-
| 136
| Mosaique 5
 
|-
| 137
| NLM TV
 
|-
| 138
| NRJ 12
 
|-
| 139
| NRJ Hits
 
|-
| 140
| NRJ Paris
 
|-
| 141
| NT1
 
|-
| 142
| Sexy Sat TV 1
 
|-
| 143
| Sexy Sat TV 2
 
|-
| 144
| Sexy Sat TV 3
 
|-
| 145
| Tishk TV
 
|-
| 146
| TV 5 Monde Europe
 
|-
| 147
| TV 5 Monde FBS
 
|-
| 148
| TV 8 Mont Blanc
 
|-
| 149
| 40+ Readers Wives
 
|-
| 150
| 9X UK
 
|-
| 151
| Al Hiwar TV
 
|-
| 152
| Al Mustakillah TV
 
|-
| 153
| ANB
 
|-
| 154
| ANN
 
|-
| 155
| ATN Bangla UK
 
|-
| 156
| Audi channel
 
|-
| 157
| B4U Music UK
 
|-
| 158
| Babecast
 
|-
| 159
| Babestation
 
|-
| 160
| Babestation 2
 
|-
| 161
| Babeworld TV
 
|-
| 162
| Babeworld TV Xxxtra
 
|-
| 163
| Bang Babes
 
|-
| 164
| Bangla TV
 
|-
| 165
| BBC Alba
 
|-
| 166
| BBC Arabic
 
|-
| 167
| BBC Four
 
|-
| 168
| BBC HD
 
|-
| 169
| BBC News
 
|-
| 170
| BBC One London
 
|-
| 171
| BBC Parliament
 
|-
| 172
| BBC Three
 
|-
| 173
| BBC Two England
 
|-
| 174
| BBC World News
 
|-
| 175
| BEN
 
|-
| 178
| Best Direct
 
|-
| 179
| Best Direct plus
 
|-
| 180
| BET UK
 
|-
| 181
| Bid TV
 
|-
| 182
| Bliss
 
|-
| 183
| Bloomberg TV UK
 
|-
| 184
| Blue Kiss
 
|-
| 185
| Body in Balance UK
 
|-
| 186
| BritAsia TV
 
|-
| 187
| Bubble Hits Ireland
 
|-
| 188
| Bubble Hits UK
 
|-
| 189
| C Music TV
 
|-
| 190
| CBBC
 
|-
| 191
| CBeebies UK
 
|-
| 192
| Celebrity Shop
 
|-
| 193
| Challenge Jackpot
 
|-
| 194
| Channel 4 London
 
|-
| 195
| Channel 4 London +1
 
|-
| 196
| Channel M
 
|-
| 197
| Channel S UK
 
|-
| 198
| Channel U
 
|-
| 199
| Chart Show TV
 
|-
| 200
|

Latest revision as of 11:14, 15 November 2008

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Foxtel WG (Foxtel Węstgeɍmanję) is the only pay television company in West Germania, operated by the Australian-American News Corporation.

History

On 31st July 2007, it was decided by the West Germanic Parliament that every housing block should be fitted with a 150cm satellite dish free of charge. Since at the time, there was no native broadcasting standard, many residents tried to set up their own dishes so that they could receive free-to-air European channels or used dubious methods to receive premium services from European companies such as Sky Digital, Canal, Premiere and Sky Italia. Much of the population, who did not have the know-how or couldn't afford to pay into an over-priced black market, often resorted to downloading illegal torrents. The Nationalist Party argued that the plan would cost a lot of money to implement and that the government should instead offer a service whereby people paid them for satellite installation in order to resolve the black-market situation. Despite the launch of an appeal, it was eventually agreed that West Germanic residents should be entitled to the same as in other countries, which broadcast free in terrestrial: West Germania has never had a terrestrial network.

Foxtel dish outside a housing block

On 28th October 2008, when the appeal came to an end, a compromise between the Nationalist, Liberal and Socialist Parties resulted in the creation of a two-tier television service. Between August 2007 and October 2008, every housing block had been satellite-enabled. The Activation Day (1st November 2008) saw every resident receive free, legal access to 'permitted' analogue, FTA broadcasts from Western and Central Europe in addition to the new national network WUS (Woɍųld ųmbę Us). The digital market was effectively privatised, but the interested party Foxtel was allocated a Compulsory Monopoly by the Communist Party to ensure that it would be the only such service. On 9th November, Foxtel would begin its encrypted transmission of digital, upscaled SD and HD services not only from WUS1, WUS2 and Europe, but also exclusive entertainment, film, sport and factual content plus PVR functionality. A controversy was sparked on this date when the nationalised fibre-optic broadband was capped at 10 Mbps speed and a 10 GB download limit with Foxtel providing a 'new' unlimited ISP to entice customers and increase revenue for the government.

Technical information

To decode the DVB-S/DVB-S2-compliant H.264 digital satellite signal and unlock the unlimited broadband, a monthly subscription is required. The broadcasts on Foxtel HD optionally include a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. VideoGuard encryption is used to prevent illegal use. Foxtel WG, in conjunction with the Communist Party, has a veto over which channels are included on the EPG, but has no control over a channel's content. Picture quality can be, to some extent, controlled due to channels' passage through the WUS Broadcasting Centre before it transmits to West Germanic viewers.

Ds810xe.jpg

The Foxtel WG receiver is produced by Pace and is based on the TDS850 model (pictured) with triple tuners to record up to three channels at the same time or watch one while recording up to two others, push-VOD support allowing for true on-demand television, a 250GB hard drive for 60-120 hours of stored content, and picture-in-picture and software download capabilities.

There are no SD/HD simulcasts on the Foxtel platform. In contrast to the UK, for example, which has both Channel 4 and Channel 4 HD on its digital satellite platform, Germania has only SD channels on its analogue service and only HD channels (with upscaled SD programming) on its digital service.

Channels

Free

No. Channel
101 WUS1
102 WUS2
103 123 Sat
104 3A Telesud
105 Art Channel
106 ARTE Deutsch
107 Best of Shopping
108 Beur TV
109 BFM TV
110 Cash TV
111 Dan Tamil Oli
112 Demain
113 Direct 8
114 EuroNews
115 Eurosport Deutschland
116 F Men
117 Fashion TV Europe
118 France 2
119 France 24 Arabe
120 France 24 English
121 France 24 Français
122 France 3 Sat
123 France 5
124 FTV HD
125 Holy God
126 KTO
127 LCP
128 Living God
129 M6 Boutique La Chaîne
130 M6 Suisse
131 Melody Zen
132 Mosaique 1
133 Mosaique 2
134 Mosaique 3
135 Mosaique 4
136 Mosaique 5
137 NLM TV
138 NRJ 12
139 NRJ Hits
140 NRJ Paris
141 NT1
142 Sexy Sat TV 1
143 Sexy Sat TV 2
144 Sexy Sat TV 3
145 Tishk TV
146 TV 5 Monde Europe
147 TV 5 Monde FBS
148 TV 8 Mont Blanc
149 40+ Readers Wives
150 9X UK
151 Al Hiwar TV
152 Al Mustakillah TV
153 ANB
154 ANN
155 ATN Bangla UK
156 Audi channel
157 B4U Music UK
158 Babecast
159 Babestation
160 Babestation 2
161 Babeworld TV
162 Babeworld TV Xxxtra
163 Bang Babes
164 Bangla TV
165 BBC Alba
166 BBC Arabic
167 BBC Four
168 BBC HD
169 BBC News
170 BBC One London
171 BBC Parliament
172 BBC Three
173 BBC Two England
174 BBC World News
175 BEN
178 Best Direct
179 Best Direct plus
180 BET UK
181 Bid TV
182 Bliss
183 Bloomberg TV UK
184 Blue Kiss
185 Body in Balance UK
186 BritAsia TV
187 Bubble Hits Ireland
188 Bubble Hits UK
189 C Music TV
190 CBBC
191 CBeebies UK
192 Celebrity Shop
193 Challenge Jackpot
194 Channel 4 London
195 Channel 4 London +1
196 Channel M
197 Channel S UK
198 Channel U
199 Chart Show TV
200
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