All posts by Briantist
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Bob Huckin: The Digital UK consultation returned that the public wishes Children's channels on Freeview to be "kept together, for the sake of the children".
It also returned that people wanted the HD channels on the "normal" numbers, but that can't be done yet - Digital UK on Freeview HD channel numbers: "we can not do that, sorry" | High definition | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Trevor Harris: ... and the easiest way to get people to stop using FM is to tell them you're going to switch it off.
It's not really "18 years" - the service was a "test broadcast" until about 2003.
Most of the FM radios are sold in equipment that people are buying anyway. As I pointed out above, it costs close to nothing to add an FM radio to any device, it doesn't mean that people are using them.
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Trevor Harris: BBC Four HD will be launching as soon as the Freeview HD extra multiplexes are on air.
According to Al Jazeera, this is going to be "before Christmas".
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"That would not be a vote winner at the next general election."
I recall they said that about TV switchover.
And when it finally happened, everyone was far too busy taking about the paedophile disk jockey to even notice.
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Nicholas Willmott: There will be TEN slots on "COM7" Freeview HD extended service from 2014 (com7) | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice and "COM8" Freeview HD extended service from 2014 (com7) | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice ?mux=com8 .
One will be BBC FOUR HD /CBeebies HD. One will be BBC News HD.
We know one other will be Al Jazerra HD. Al Jazeera launches new Freeview HD wave
Channel 4 said they would provide "at least one" HD channel (Film4 HD seems likely).
Leaving six we don't know.
I'm guessing the BBC three HD going on 105 says that Channel 5 HD isn't likely.
Remember that Sky have "exclusive" agreements with some HD providers.
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Right folks, just looking at
Digital UK Industry - Listings
We now see
108 Al Jazeera HD HD COM7
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I can confirm that COM7 is on air!
Al Jazeera HD is being broadcast from Crystal Palace.
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Wednesday 16 October 2013 8:55AM
John Clemence: BBC FOUR HD/CBeebies HD as well as BBC News HD will be starting on the two new HD multiplexes.
CBBC and BBC three have the highest viewing figures, it makes sense for them to go first.