Lastest satalite info
Got sent this info today , so just passing it on for you , not sure how accurate it is so will have to check for your selves
Basically, recently UK TV content has been spread over 5 satellites with 7 different footprints.
The majority of un-encrypted "terrestrial channels" content will be broadcast on the UK beam and the majority of Subcription channels will be carried on the Europe beam.
What this means is that if you use a Free-to-Air or non HD Sky receiver you will notice that as you reach the boarders of France you will loose your UK channels but should still reciev a select few Worldwide channels. However, if you are a SkyHD customer you
should still receive the majority of channels exc. "terrestrial" even further than you got before.
In a Nutshell, you will still be able to receive satellite TV as far as Spain but the content will be reduced. So it is not ALL BAD..
Kev