as far as i know any official white card will act as a freeview card when its expired (uk sky card)
Sony Entertainment
Sony Entertainment+1
Sony Movie Channel
Sony Movie Channel+1
4 Music
Motors TV
so would like to know if this is the case for any other providers in europe
Do you mean that sky uk still send ua emms for expired cards ??You do still need a 2nd hand sky box for this to keep re-authorising the card every 2-3 months!