Subj : Re: Locast suspends opera
To   : Nightfox
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Sat Sep 04 2021 21:01:00

Hey Nightfox;

-=> Nightfox wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 Ni> I'm not sure how they'd do that..  For that to work, I'd think the TV
 Ni> would have to be connected to the internet or some other form of
 Ni> communications to send information back somewhere, and the TV would
 Ni> have to be set up with the viewer's information.  These days though, I
 Ni> suppose a smart TV could include something to send usage information
 Ni> through the internet behind the scenes without the viewer knowing..

They have a device that's part of their antenna system for the local tv
set that measures what freqs the TV is pulling in and rebroadcasts it to
the BBC from what I was told. No internet or phone line is required. It
sounds like a very sneaky system but it works for them I guess.

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