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questo è quanto hanno risposto (velocissimi!) a mia richiesta sul perchè della dipartita del canale e riguardo la possibilità di seguire i loro programmi in italia in futuro.

Dear _______,

Thank you for contacting BBC Worldwide Channels about BBC Entertainment in Italy.



Unfortunately, SKY Italia has decided not to renew carriage of BBC Entertainment and, as such, the channel ceased transmission on the platform from 28th February 2010 at 24.00 hours. This type of action is commonplace as contracts are considered and renewed by both parties every few years.



We have recently made a significant investment in BBC Entertainment and are committed to offering our viewers the high quality channel that they have come to expect from the BBC. We are currently talking to a number of operators about the opportunity to roll out our portfolio of BBC-branded channels in Italy and we aim to agree carriage for the new channels as quickly as possible so that viewers can resume enjoying BBC content. We hope to be able to announce news of channel launches in the near future. In the meantime, if you have any further queries about how this may affect your current subscription, please contact SKY Italia directly to discuss the terms and conditions of your contract.



We appreciate your support of BBC Entertainment.



Best wishes,



BBC Worldwide Channel

in poche parole dicono che SKY ha deciso di non rinnovare il contratto e che ciò è una pratica comune, in quanto i contratti vengono rinnovati ogni tot anni.

dicono anche che stanno parlando con diversi (?) operatori italiani per la distribuzione dei loro canali, e che sperano che la "non disponibilità" dei loro programmi in italia duri il minor tempo possibile.

bye,
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