It's more disappointing to think that, for example, the Whole of Europe (regardless if you're sitting in London, Amsterdam, or Moscow) has figured that if you'r

It's more disappointing to think that, for example, the Whole of Europe (regardless if you're sitting in London, Amsterdam, or Moscow) has figured that if you're providing a free over-the-air service it's a good bother to set up an IP version of the thing you're broadcasting. Moreover, the UK has a FreeSat service so for a one-time payment, you can watch television live even in areas where their already-excellent FreeView service doesn't cover (or you want HD versions of some channels because having a license to broadcast (BBC, ITV plc and STV plc, Channel 4 Television Corporation, S4C Authority, Channel 5 Ltd., and others) and the operations of broadcasting (Arqiva) are totally separate). But maybe there's actually an indirect recurring fee in the form of TV licenses, so at the same time I dunno.