A question was posted on DigitalSpy which asked: "Have there ever been or are there any "Pirate" satellite TV transmissions?" So I answered and I thought I would share my response here: It is not always required to have a license to broadcast in your target country, usually only the country broadcast from (this can be used to avoid local broadcast laws for advertising). In my past I have seen rouge transmissions, but they have usually not been pirate TV but illicit communications. More common is illegal jamming of transmissions as a result of political differences between nations, but again this more affects telecommunications than broadcast TV.
Pirate satellite broadcasts
Pirate satellite broadcasts
Pirate satellite broadcasts
A question was posted on DigitalSpy which asked: "Have there ever been or are there any "Pirate" satellite TV transmissions?" So I answered and I thought I would share my response here: It is not always required to have a license to broadcast in your target country, usually only the country broadcast from (this can be used to avoid local broadcast laws for advertising). In my past I have seen rouge transmissions, but they have usually not been pirate TV but illicit communications. More common is illegal jamming of transmissions as a result of political differences between nations, but again this more affects telecommunications than broadcast TV.