to partnership if you go to northern ireland you will be able to buy a freesat box for about 65 sterling , the only drawback with this is freesat dont have sky news as it a joint effort between itv and bbc. you can get ch 5 , itv 1,2,3,4 bbc 1.2.3.4 and loads more channels plus radio stations ,when you get the box it asks you on screen what postal district and if you are interested in any particular area you just put in that postal code . if for example you want bbc ni and utv put in a belfast or any ni postal code they are easy to get on the net. a version of these boxes are available with a hard disc and depending of the capacity of the disc they vary from about 150 to 250 sterling ,the most expensive one could storeabout 400 hours of recording thus doing away with a video or dvd recorder. they are available from currys-pc world argos etc up north.