DE
I've just had a quick flick through the UKTV channels on Sky and none of them are transmitting in 16:9 - they're either 4:3 originations or widescreen programmes being transmitted as usual in 14:9 letterbox.
UKTV is transmitteed by Red Bee Media from the Broadcast Centre (the same place as the BBC channels amongst others) and although the transmission areas are perfectly capable of swicthing aspect ratios, the entire UKTV back catalogue is 14:9 Letterbox or 4:3. An enormous amount of work will have to happen to reversion the widescreen programmes to full 16:9. They could transmit the ads in 16:9 (all ads are recorded onto the servers in widescreen so they can be shared between the Broadcast Centre's clients) and I suppose they could transmit 14:9 programmes as 14:9 pillarbox within 16:9 screen...
UKTV is transmitteed by Red Bee Media from the Broadcast Centre (the same place as the BBC channels amongst others) and although the transmission areas are perfectly capable of swicthing aspect ratios, the entire UKTV back catalogue is 14:9 Letterbox or 4:3. An enormous amount of work will have to happen to reversion the widescreen programmes to full 16:9. They could transmit the ads in 16:9 (all ads are recorded onto the servers in widescreen so they can be shared between the Broadcast Centre's clients) and I suppose they could transmit 14:9 programmes as 14:9 pillarbox within 16:9 screen...
SP
Oh well, the sooner they get started...
deejay posted:
UKTV is transmitteed by Red Bee Media from the Broadcast Centre (the same place as the BBC channels amongst others) and although the transmission areas are perfectly capable of swicthing aspect ratios, the entire UKTV back catalogue is 14:9 Letterbox or 4:3. An
enormous
amount of work will have to happen to reversion the widescreen programmes to full 16:9.
Oh well, the sooner they get started...
GE
thegeek
Founding member
I'm told that UKTV transmits everything in 14:9 because it's what the client pays Red Bee for.
If any of the Flextech channels transmit anything in widescreen, then you might find something sensible happening with UKTV once they move in to the Broadcast Centre. The commercials are only going to be ingested once across UKTV and Flextech channels, so I'd imagine they'd bring in some form of widescreen switching above having commercials on server twice, with one copy ARC'ed.
If any of the Flextech channels transmit anything in widescreen, then you might find something sensible happening with UKTV once they move in to the Broadcast Centre. The commercials are only going to be ingested once across UKTV and Flextech channels, so I'd imagine they'd bring in some form of widescreen switching above having commercials on server twice, with one copy ARC'ed.
LO
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
As do BBC channels (licence fee and Worldwide), Discovery, ESPN and Community Channel and Five (backup).
thegeek posted:
If any of the Flextech channels transmit anything in widescreen, then you might find something sensible happening with UKTV once they move in to the Broadcast Centre.
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
As do BBC channels (licence fee and Worldwide), Discovery, ESPN and Community Channel and Five (backup).
IS
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
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I think thegeek was refering to when the Flextech channels move there
lovin_it posted:
thegeek posted:
If any of the Flextech channels transmit anything in widescreen, then you might find something sensible happening with UKTV once they move in to the Broadcast Centre.
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
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I think thegeek was refering to when the Flextech channels move there
HA
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
As do BBC channels (licence fee and Worldwide), Discovery, ESPN and Community Channel and Five (backup).
ESPN the sports channel
edit it's just the boring classic sports channel shown overseas!
harshy
Founding member
lovin_it posted:
thegeek posted:
If any of the Flextech channels transmit anything in widescreen, then you might find something sensible happening with UKTV once they move in to the Broadcast Centre.
UKTV channels already come from the Broadcast Centre.
As do BBC channels (licence fee and Worldwide), Discovery, ESPN and Community Channel and Five (backup).
ESPN the sports channel
edit it's just the boring classic sports channel shown overseas!
GE
Ah, never realised that - for some reason I'd assumed they were arc'ed on ingest. I really must pay more attention.
harshy: you're not wrong about ESPNCS being less than gripping to watch.
thegeek
Founding member
andyrew posted:
All commercials in the Broadcast Centre are on server in widescreen FHA only. In the case of UKTV they are ARC'd live on the output chain.
harshy: you're not wrong about ESPNCS being less than gripping to watch.