Posted 17th October 2011 by Paul
BBC Two HD is set to replace BBC HD.
The move was announced by the BBC’s Director General Mark Thompson to save money at the corporation as part of their plan to cut 20% from their budget over the next 5 years.
It’s not known when the BBC HD channel will be replaced with BBC Two HD as the announcement simply said “the BBC HD channel will close and be replaced with a single version of BBC Two in high definition” but no timescale was given.
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Posted 3rd November 2010 by Paul
BBC One HD will launch tonight at 7pm with The One Show. For more details on BBC One HD click here to see the FAQs page on the official BBC One website.
BBC One HD will be available on Freesat channel 108, Freeview HD channel 50, Sky channel 143 and Virgin Media channel 108.
Channel numbers for the existing BBC HD channel will be Freesat channel 109, Freeview HD channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin Media channel 187.
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Posted 21st October 2010 by Paul
We previously posted that BBC One HD will launch on the 3rd November and now further details on the launch of BBC One HD have been announced.
BBC One HD will launch at 7pm on the 3rd November on Freesat channel 108, Freeview HD channel 50, Sky channel 143 and Virgin Media channel 108. It will be a simulcast of the standard definition BBC One channel.
The first programme to air on the channel at 7pm will be The One Show (in HD), then Wallace And Gromit World of Inventions (in HD).
Programmes shown on BBC One HD that aren’t in HD will be upscaled to a better picture quality like other channels do (such as Channel 4 HD) The BBC have announced they hope to have most of the BBC One schedule available in full HD by 2012.
EastEnders will broadcast in HD for the first time on Christmas Day this year.
The original BBC HD channel will remain but will now mostly air programmes from BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four and further coverage of sporting events.
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Posted 19th October 2010 by Paul
BBC One HD will launch on Wednesday 3rd November, according to the BBC Reception pages on their official website.
BBC One HD will be a simulcast of BBC One.
The existing BBC HD channel will remain but will now mostly air content from BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four.
BBC One HD will be available on Freesat and Sky from launch, and it’s thought it will launch on Virgin Media at the same time. It will also be available on Freeview (for people with Freeview HD boxes) in due course.
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Posted 29th May 2010 by Paul
The BBC Trust has approved BBC One HD, which will launch soon.
The official press release says BBC One HD will launch on “DTT, cable and satellite later in the year”.
The current BBC HD channel will stay, but that will extend its hours “from an average of nine hours to 12 hours a day”.
BBC One HD will be a simulcast of the main BBC One channel.
Click here to read the full press release.
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Posted 16th March 2010 by Paul
It was previously announced last year that Five HD would launch on Freeview this year, but Ofcom have said it won’t be reserving an HD slot for Five on Freeview.
Five will have the opportunity to apply for an HD slot starting in 2012 – bidding will take place next year.
The spare slot has now been released for the BBC to use.
Read more at DTG.
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Posted 1st May 2009 by Paul
HD Catch Up is now available in the Catch Up TV On Demand section of Virgin TV. HD Catch Up has programming from the BBC HD channel. Also, for the first time, subtitles are now available on the BBC HD channel. A V+ subscription is required to watch the BBC HD channel and any HD content in On Demand.
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