Mike, thanks for this. It gives me pointers for a solution. RJ Technica was the company that installed the Sky system in the first place, so I'll contact them before our next trip.

The setup is a Sky satellite box, bought 2 years ago, feeding an analogue TV.

Last month it seems that Sky cut off the signal to the area, for those using a UK card at least. It happened over a year ago but then came back minus ITV, channel 4 and 5. What choices and prices do I now have to restore english-speaking channels, including as many of the 5 traditional UK channels a...