Current/Upcoming HD Channels: All discussion on the HD channels. - Page 4

ST

steveboswell 11 July 2010 11:12am

Is there any news on new channels on Freesat? Will BBC One HD be on there for example?

BBC One HD will be, yes. As for any others, we're going to be looking at the PSBs for our best hope of any quality HD channels (programme-wise, anyway), and as both C4 and Five seem to have cosied-up to Sky with distribution deals, launches in the near future look unlikely.

DA

Dave Founding member 20 July 2010 7:01pm

Not really a new channel but was looking for info about the Sky HD channels and found a news report that the BBC were aiming to have all network programmes in HD by April 2011

Will require a dramatic increase in daytime stuff along with BBC Three programming, are any of BBC Three programmes made in HD yet?

Quote:

TechEye.net reports that the BBC is planning to ensure all of its networked programmes are made and broadcast in HD by April 2011.

According to the website, the broadcaster classes a show as HD when a minimum of 75 per cent of content is filmed in the format. The other quarter tends to consist of standard definition material which can be shown as such.

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/bbc-plans-to-boost-hd-digital-tv-programming-800003308/
http://www.techeye.net/hardware/bbc-to-make-all-shows-in-hd-by-april-2011

DA

davidhorman 20 July 2010 7:36pm

Dave posted:

Will require a dramatic increase in daytime stuff along with BBC Three programming, are any of BBC Three programmes made in HD yet?

Doctor Who Confidential, Mongrels...

...to name but a few

David

AG

AxG 20 July 2010 9:04pm

davidhorman posted:

Dave posted:

Will require a dramatic increase in daytime stuff along with BBC Three programming, are any of BBC Three programmes made in HD yet?

Doctor Who Confidential, Mongrels...

...to name but a few

David

Maybe, possibly Family Guy from next year.

NW

nwtv2003 20 July 2010 9:08pm

AxG posted:

Maybe, possibly Family Guy from next year.

With any luck, The Cleveland Show (even though its on E4) is in HD, the Something Something Something Darkside episode was released on Blu-ray at Christmas, even though it is HD, it's 4:3, but considering The Simpsons is HD now, hopefully FG should be next season.

:-(

A former member 20 July 2010 11:19pm

Don't forget that Family Guy is in HD on FXHD.

SP

Spencer 21 July 2010 10:15am

Andrew Wood posted:

Don't forget that Family Guy is in HD on FXHD.

Even though it's flagged as HD on the EPG, it just seems to be upscaled 4:3 SD with black bars at the side - at least it was when I last saw it on there.

DB

dbl 21 July 2010 10:54am

Andrew Wood posted:

Don't forget that Family Guy is in HD on FXHD.

Family Guy won't go HD until September.

:-(

A former member 21 July 2010 11:01am

Yes, I've been reading about the new titles for the launch of season 9 which'll be in HD. I've been caught out by a) the quality of upscaling on FXHD, and b) Sky Guide flagging it as native HD.

MA

Markymark 21 July 2010 12:07pm

dbl posted:

Andrew Wood posted:

Don't forget that Family Guy is in HD on FXHD.

Family Guy won't go HD until September.

The new series of Family Guy as seen on BBC 3 is still 4:3, never mind HD. Anyway, how would it benefit from being in HD ?

GS

Gavin Scott Founding member 21 July 2010 12:20pm

Markymark posted:

Anyway, how would it benefit from being in HD ?

That's a fair question, but Cleveland does look better.

As much as block colour and an outline can.