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BBC Election Tests on Sky

(May 2005)

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william Founding member
noggin posted:
That is the interactive stuff testing - though I think the 3/6 graphic is a standard holding pattern for stream 6 on transponder 3, or is it stream 3 on transponder 6?


Pretty sure (as I expect you were) its the former.

Any idea what 'BIP TSG' on the test card means though?

And do the BBC no longer have the ability to block these streams now everything's FTA, or is it just that as yet they've not bothered doing so? The fact they're all called DEV- tends to suggest it is extra bandwidth for testing purposes only rather than the *actual* streams put to air when you press red.
HA
harshy Founding member
It is the actual streams, as it appears on my non Sky box too.
MA
Magoo
harshy posted:
It is the actual streams, as it appears on my non Sky box too.


Are the streams available on Freeview?
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Adam
scottish posted:
harshy posted:
It is the actual streams, as it appears on my non Sky box too.


Are the streams available on Freeview?


Obviously no more than 2 will be available, if they bother at all.
GM
nodnirG kraM
Adam posted:
scottish posted:
harshy posted:
It is the actual streams, as it appears on my non Sky box too.


Are the streams available on Freeview?


Obviously no more than 2 will be available, if they bother at all.

I reckon they'd be able to sacrifice the BBC Parliament "feed" for a night, along with the two News Multiscreen "streams" and Chs 701 & 702.

EDIT: after all Parliament will only be showing N24/One's coverage.
BE
Ben Founding member
nodnirG kraM posted:
I reckon they'd be able to sacrifice the BBC Parliament "feed" for a night, along with the two News Multiscreen "streams" and Chs 701 & 702.

EDIT: after all Parliament will only be showing N24/One's coverage.


Aren't they showing the BBC Scotland Programme, not the main N24/One programme?
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Adam
Ben posted:
nodnirG kraM posted:
I reckon they'd be able to sacrifice the BBC Parliament "feed" for a night, along with the two News Multiscreen "streams" and Chs 701 & 702.

EDIT: after all Parliament will only be showing N24/One's coverage.


Aren't they showing the BBC Scotland Programme, not the main N24/One programme?


Yes, not that it's worth watching a quater screen all night.
SG
SiGa
DEV-STRM-0 is showing pictures from BBC 1 London currently with testcard tone

EDIT: DEV-STRM-3 is now saying This interactive service has finished (was showing War Diaries)
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
Adam posted:
Yes, not that it's worth watching a quater screen all night.

As I've said elsewhere, an odd decision, as Sky people have BBC One Scotland anyway and Freeview people won't be able to read any of the captions because the picture will be too small.
SG
SiGa
Well they are all up and ready now. Apart from 6 seems as though thats not being used tonight. Well yet anyway
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Looks as though BBC Parliament are getting their feed of BBC Scotland through Sky - note the big "red button" icon! (and yes, I did press back up to try and get rid of it - didn't work, obviously! LOL!)
NG
noggin Founding member
william posted:
noggin posted:
That is the interactive stuff testing - though I think the 3/6 graphic is a standard holding pattern for stream 6 on transponder 3, or is it stream 3 on transponder 6?


Pretty sure (as I expect you were) its the former.

Any idea what 'BIP TSG' on the test card means though?

And do the BBC no longer have the ability to block these streams now everything's FTA, or is it just that as yet they've not bothered doing so? The fact they're all called DEV- tends to suggest it is extra bandwidth for testing purposes only rather than the *actual* streams put to air when you press red.


BIP is Broadcast Interactive Playout area I believe.
TSG is an abbreviation for Test Signal Generator (i.e. the box that generates colour bars, pulse and bar etc.)

The interactive streams are FTA - and can be received easily by PC cards, non-Sky receivers etc. Haven't tried using Other Channels on a Sky box - but suspect they may be "hidden" - so that Sky receivers don't "see" them.

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