All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
mrdtv: There is a whole year of 61/62 clearance, and then the launch of more HD services from 20 masts, then clearing of the 700MHz band for mobile broadband...
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David: If you get your Freeview direct from one of the above transmitters, you will get ten extra 10 channels soon. If you don't, you may get them in 2018.
Not withstanding the aerial groups issue - COM7, COM8 and COM9 part II - which transmitters are "in group" | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Josh: BBC TWO HD will be broadcasting the BBC News channel all afternoon soon...
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Dave Lindsay: That's nearly true about the BBC services/ Those people who were on non-Freeview relay transmitters could only watch BBC One and BBC TWO until switchover. And satellite viewers had more Red Button screens until a few months ago. It might be possible for Channel 5 HD to go on the new multiplexes, as the cost of carrying the services from 20 transmitters will be much less than for ALL of them.
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David: DVB-T2 is used in Northern Ireland for the NIMM and Freeview HD.
The RoI used DVB-T, but with MPEG-4.
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Declan McGrath: Llanddona is the number 53 terms of the homes covered. The proposal is for the top 20 transmitters only.
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Aerialman: It's a question of where people live today that determines which transmitters are regarded as necessary for low-cost coverage.
Fremont Point, Torosay and Eitshal might have been "important" when distribution was done "the old way", but if services are delivered to masts via fibre-optic, as they now are, then the network can be configured in different ways.
The 20 sites may be added to, but the two DVB-T2 multiplexes have to be done with BBC budget cuts.
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Josh: probably best to point out that the list has not been made official in any way!
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*** Sky News, PICK TV and Challenge TV on Freesat from Monday 3rd December | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ***
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Sunday 18 November 2012 3:05PM
Ian: That's quite harsh! One thing that the majority of disinterested people say about Ofcom is that is a rather successful regulator.