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.
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Syfy HD will be added to the Virgin Media lineup on the 13th April. This is one of many HD channels already announced for this year. Sci-Fi Channel will be rebranded to become Syfy on the same day (13th April).
Click here to read the full Virgin Media press release.
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Hallmark Channel HD and Sky Sports HD 4 will launch on Sky in the coming months. This is in addition to the previously announced ITV1 HD. ITV1 HD will launch on the 2nd April, Sky Sports HD 4 will launch on the 29th April and Hallmark Channel HD will launch on the 28th June.
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ITV1 HD will will launch on Virgin Media and Sky soon.
The official Virgin Media press release says “digital TV customers will be able to enjoy football’s World Cup in full High Definition (HD) glory as the ITV1 HD channel joins the company’s TV line-up on April 2nd”.
Click here to read the press release in full.
The channel will launch on Sky on the same day, and is also expected to launch on Freeview in certain areas (Freeview HD boxes will be required to view the channel).
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Two more HD channels will be added to the Virgin Media lineup soon.
The official press release says “Virgin Media today announced the upcoming launch of Film4 HD and E4 HD on its digital TV platform. Virgin Media’s digital TV customers will be the first to watch Film4 in glorious High Definition (HD) as the channel launches exclusively on Virgin Media this summer… E4 HD is expected to launch on Virgin Media in April”.
Click here to read the press release in full.
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Two new HD channels will be added to the Virgin Media lineup soon. Eurosport HD will be added in April and Discovery HD will be added in the spring. Both channels will be free for XL TV customers, as are the rest of the high definition channels on Virgin TV. Virgin Media have promised further HD channels will launch later this year in addition to Eurosport HD and Discovery HD.
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Two new HD channels have started on Sky+ HD this week. E4 HD (channel 215) and MGM HD (channel 345) are both now available. E4 HD is only be available to viewers with an HD pack subscription. Sky 2 HD is expected to launch either later this month or January next year.
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E4 HD will launch on Sky this Monday (14th December). It will launch on channel 215 and is available to Sky customers who have a Sky+ HD box and subscribe to the HD pack. E4 HD will be a simulcast of the normal E4 channel – meaning it will have the same schedule and upscale any non-HD programmes. Click here for more information from the official E4 website.
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