Will ITV Anglia HD Ever Happen?
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If this has been discussed before I apologise, but was unable to find anything when I searched...
I was under the impression when Freeview HD launched in the Anglia Region (in my case from the Sandy Heath Transmitter), back in 2011 that the use of ITV Meridian HD was only a temporary measure for a few months and would soon switch to Anglia...
Were now three years in and still getting ITV Meridian HD!
I suppose to the majority of TV viewers, they really don't care much, but it really annoys me how we get local news and adverts focused on the South of England more than 150 miles away - which has absolutely no relevance!
What is the issue preventing us getting our own local version of ITV HD?! I know Anglia has always come across as a bit behind the times, but surely this issue can be resolved... Isn't ITV Anglia HD broadcast on Sky and FreeSat?
I was under the impression when Freeview HD launched in the Anglia Region (in my case from the Sandy Heath Transmitter), back in 2011 that the use of ITV Meridian HD was only a temporary measure for a few months and would soon switch to Anglia...
Were now three years in and still getting ITV Meridian HD!
I suppose to the majority of TV viewers, they really don't care much, but it really annoys me how we get local news and adverts focused on the South of England more than 150 miles away - which has absolutely no relevance!
What is the issue preventing us getting our own local version of ITV HD?! I know Anglia has always come across as a bit behind the times, but surely this issue can be resolved... Isn't ITV Anglia HD broadcast on Sky and FreeSat?
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No, it doesn't even exist. There are licences for another two ITV HD regions, Yorkshire and I think Wales, but they haven't even launched them yet so don't expect Anglia HD any time soon.
The meridian news was upscaled SD so not much better.
Eventually there will be another DSO when DVB-T2 is mandated and all main channels could be HD if desired, but no guarantee even then I guess.
http://www.a516digital.com/2014/03/further-itv-hd-regions-added-to-freesat.html suggests that Anglia postcodes are supplied with Meridian output... $ky postcode allocation will be broadly the same.
If the receiving device is freeview HD compliant there is not need for any broadcaster and a PSB in particular dual illuminating so assume all PSB will be HD ... Even ch 5!!!
Any reason for the $ in place of the S in Sky - ever increasing astronomical subscription rates perhaps - or maybe it's just a slip?
Anyway, back on subject, I note that the Beeb still can't do their local news in HD either (in the north-east that is). I'm not sure about ITV, but I guess if there's no Yorkshire HD Tyne Tees viewers must get Granada - I'll try to remember to check this tomorrow. I seem to remember that Tyne Tees viewers get Yorkshire (Calendar) news on ITV+1 for some reason!
That was the case when ITV+1 started, but there has been a separate ITV+1 Tyne Tees for some time now. As for ITV HD, yes the entire north of England currently gets the Granada version.
Then Arqiva for DSAT code mux and up link , SES more transponders , and Atos fir DTT
And Arqiva to monitor it.
(BBC has similar issues - for play out read back haul opts from regions and Atos for DSAT )
Are they going to get any more money?
Turning off dual illumination saves money ... But itv are not supporting com7&8 .
Unlike BBC and ch4
May I ask, is that true, even with in the Scottish borders region, where they have ITV Borders?
Exactly, a friend of mine has just recently purchased a 4K TV (Samsung UE40HU6900) and it cost the bast part of £800 :eek:
He is seriously loaded but considering there is next to no 4K content yet commercially available it is an absolute waste of money!
All TV manufacturers world wide are in financial difficulties .... Some mire than there they need to sell more TVs .. So they forced 3d ..... Which was ex suave to make and fir a lot f TV not that impressive etc ....
And n any case we do not see depth stereoscopically much at all....
4k is another one
Look how they have move from lines 1080 in HD
To pixels and they. Have rounded up .... Uhd1 has 3840 pixels ..
Film has more which are closer to 4000.... But there are 11 different cinema "4k"
Depending on width lines etc...
The real broadcasters want to get right what was nit well done in HD ..
Hence higher dynamic range, and Frame rate ... Both if which are obvious to see a long way away fro the screen .... And wider colour gamut ...
Before and as well as how many pixels .....
But the TV set manufactures need money now!!!!
I end up only watch sports and travelogue type programmes in HD.
are in HD plus Ulster TV and the Glasgow version of Scottish TV.
What they have done is made the HD version of the nearest available region available. For example, ITV Wales is still in SD despite having brand new studios in Cardiff with (I understand) HD equipment. So, the nearest HD region to Wales is Central and that is what the Welsh receive whether from transmitters or satellite.
I can't see the point of SD versions of HD channels being beamed from satellite as virtually all satellite viewers (Sky or Freesat) will have HD equipment. Of course, ITV can't switch off SD versions of those areas that are not yet in HD. Neither can they switch off SD versions of ITV 2,3 & 4 from satellite because they refuse (having taken money from Sky), to make the HD versions of these channels available via Freesat. Of course, this is likely to mean that non paying viewers will be less inclined to watch ITV 2, 3 & 4 due to the inferior picture quality so they get lower ratings and therefore command less advertising revenue. So, ITV are happy to lose FTA viewers, pump out inferior pictures even of programmes shot in HD in order to put the HD versions behind a Sky/Virgin paywall. Sounds like they are shooting themselves in the foot! (Channel 5 have adopted the same policy of depriving the vast majority of viewers on Freeview and Freesat the HD version of their channel).
Broadcasters can't switch off SD versions from transmitters because so many televisions were sold (& are still sold) with non HD tuners. Many people thought that when they bought "HD Ready" televisions that they were future proof - little realising that they came with SD tuners but had the number of pixels in the screen to show HD if you PLUGGED IN AN EXTERNAL BOX with HD. It is only those televisions described as 'Freeview HD' that do indeed have the HD tuner built in with HD channels loading from 101+.
The picture quality is perfectly acceptable to me, although the programme content is a bit lacking at times (try finding something to watch live at 7a.m. on a Sunday morning).
The northern advertising macro covers Border, Granada, Tyne Tees and Yorkshire. It is also sold to advertisers in smaller macros: Granada with Border and Yorkshire with Tyne Tees.
The apparent plan to launch ITV HD Yorkshire in the future will split northern England and the Borders reflecting the smaller macro ad regions.
Wales & West* and West Country are part of the West macro and also - with Central - part of Midwest macro. This is why these areas get Central. A licence for an HD version for Wales is licenced.
But there's absolutely no indication that Anglia HD will happen soon.
*From 1/1/15 Wales is a separate licenced ITV region. West and West Country become one - on-screen these changes have long since been made.
With regards replacing SD regions on satellite with HD- until the Broadcasting Act is amended to cover PSB HD (as is the plan), I can't see it happening..
I don't think at present D-Sat broadcasts per se, are considered as PSB, so that would need to change too ?
Does any if this have any indication of any possible launch of ITV Wales HD?
Thanks in advance for positive replies
What you could do is purchase a twin tuner Freeview HD hard-drive recorder. You simply plug in the aerial and then connect to the TV via a HDMI lead (£6 approx). Then you could record 1 programme in HD and watch another in HD or record 2 at once in HD (or SD) and watch another live in SD via the TV's own tuner.
Not yet added to Anglia East Freesat EPG's but coming soon? .............may coincide with it's arrival on Freeview???