There’s a very good chance that Intel will be showing off a new device during CES 2013 in a few days time, and if the rumors are true then what they have planned just highlights the ignorance of cable companies. The device in question is said to be a set-top box and will be able to stream both movies and TV programs, but how the Intel TV service will differ is the consumer would not have to pay for a subscription and only have to subscribe to certain networks of their choosing.

In theory this sounds like a great idea and one that many consumers have been asking for a while now, proof of this is how certain consumers stream content illegally because they do not wish to pay cable companies for a service that they feel is unfair. When you subscribe to a cable service you then have access to thousands of movies and TV shows, but most consumers only watch a handful of TV shows, so why subscribe to something with all that choice when it is not needed?

If this recent rumor is true then Intel’s new TV service would allow the user to pay for just the TV networks that they wish to view, such as HBO etc or even just the shows themselves. The set-top box is said to also come with DVR, which means that you will also be able to record those TV shows and movies to watch at your leisure. Apple was said to also be trying this kind of TV service, but Apple had a few issues trying to negotiate with TV networks, so one has to wonder if Intel will encounter the same problems?

Would you subscribe to a Pay-Per-Channel Streaming TV Service? It’s obvious that the cable companies are against such an idea, but it’s clear to see that the current service has now had its day and is high time that consumers have more of a choice.

CNN reports that looking at the current data, the satellite will begin to interfere with the other satellite on May 23 – despite their best efforts to regain control. The owners of Galaxy 15 said that if there were interference then it would only last hours and not days as been suggested in the media.

As we reported in our previous post, neither company will admit what cable channels will be affected by the interference – although we can tell you that there is no fear of the two satellites colliding with each other.

This issue will not affect most customers as they were moved to another satellite, Galaxy 12. There have been suggestions that the rogue satellite should be blown up, but the owners said that its path is stable and predictable, so no need for such ideas.

Galaxy 15 is acting different to other rouge satellites, as they do not normally receive commands – they normally just stop transmitting. SES World Skies owned AMC 11 is the satellite that is in the path of Galaxy 15 and orbits the earth at 22,000 miles above the equator.

The company acknowledges that there could be interference, but an SES World Skies spokesperson told Associated Press “Our aim is to bring any interference down to zero.”

It is not known which cable television channels this could affect; the only way to know is when you get interference on the channel that you are watching. The spokesperson for SES also added that there are a number of strategies under consideration, but he was not willing to offer any details on them.

We mentioned fears that both satellites were on a collision course, but both companies said that this would not happen.