[Stooky Bill]

But aren't the Intelsat 901 and Telstar 12 Vantage feeds encrypted with BISS so no-one can watch the channels?

Yes, but the original BISS isn't that secure, it's possible to get the keys from the signal (somehow, I don't know how) which is why newer more secure versions have been developed for more sensitive uses.

There are companies that sell decoders and encryption codes to people in Spain and Portugal. It's not that reliable of course as they change the encryption every so often and the suppliers have to send out USB sticks or codes for the receivers. Aquick bit of googling brings up guides for British emigrants on how to receive it, for example.....

www.satandpcguy.com 


However searching for how to watch UK TV in Spain mostly gives the solution of accessing iPlayer, ITVX etc via a VPN which these days is probably a better solution for most.