BBC Red Button streams closing

Confirmation today that all but one red button stream will close on the 15th October, along with the DSat7 transponder.

A new DSat8 HD transponder will also launch soon for BBC One HD streams for the nations.


More info:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2012/10/red_button_changes.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/blogaboutthebbc/posts/Satellite-Shuffling-reducing-BBC-Red-Button-and-expanding-BBC-One-HD

*cue Brekkie*

That was the first thing I thought, when I started reading this.

The one good thing hidden in the announcements was that BBC 2 HD (and the closure of BBC HD) has effectively been delayed to 2013.

All we know is that it won't be happening in the next three months then.

That and they have spare bandwith for another HD channel on the new transponder.

The inference was that it wasn't a priority job, I'd think BBC HD was fairly safe till the spring, at the earliest.

And they're moving the radio services onto a UK beam. That will go down well with the ex-pats...

YUSS!

Was BBC2 HD ever announced as happening this year?

After the Olympics I think was touted, which is nice and vague.

Look who made the first comment on the blog post. Still hasn't got it

They'll still be available online.

That excuse doesn't seem to be working for non-ex-pats...