BBC SD/HD channel swaps
Any news on when this is finally going to happen on freesat?
Sky has already implemented it where applicable, and I can't understand why there's such a delay with swapping on freesat.
Obviously I'm not talking about BBC1 Eng regions, but BBC2 Eng, BBC3, BBC4 and BBC News HD.
With Alix Pryde gone there seems to be little news.
Sky has already implemented it where applicable, and I can't understand why there's such a delay with swapping on freesat.
Obviously I'm not talking about BBC1 Eng regions, but BBC2 Eng, BBC3, BBC4 and BBC News HD.
With Alix Pryde gone there seems to be little news.
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But i agree, there was no need for delay in the first place.
IIRC the delay is/was something to do with Red Button applications and making sure you get returned to the correct channel on exit.
Something thats been working fine through when BBC HD was on air before it became BBC Two HD and works fine on BBC One HD.
Its just another BBC excuse, there famed for it
But those channels aren't swapped/replaced in the EPG, I think that's what it relates to, not problems with HD channels as such. I imagine there's some oddity they're trying to work out regarding how (some?) receivers behave when returning to a channel that could be HD/SD on the same number. Perhaps some receivers crash for example, so they're waiting for the manufacturer to fix their firmware.
I thought the only red button 'issue' they were working on regarded BBC News HD, which is why it didn't swap on Sky and besides, Scotland and NI have their BBC1-HD at 101 already on freesat, so surely any RB technicalities have already been worked out?
Anyway, seeing as it's now February, an update would be welcome.
...but unfortunately doesn't elaborate more on the issue.
BBC NEWS HD didn't swap straight away on Sky because of the Mandela coverage and BBC bosses though it might cause disruption....
(Please contain your laughter)
Hopefully it'll all get sorted soon.
have suggested a few times to freesat, that it would be ideal if the SD channels were replaced by the HD channels, and where programming changes for regional - that a 'notice' flashes up on screen, prompting you to either stay with the HD content, or 'automatically swap over' to the SD content.
or at least have a button (simliar how we change to HD on ITV) to switch between content
Very glad to finally see the BBC SD/HD swaps starting to take place, I suspect NI is being done first as a test and then rolled out to BBC One Scotland and Wales before BBC Two England and all the other services. There's probably a fair bit of back-office work to do on the EPG migration so also for Freesat, doing it piece by piece is most likely easier in terms of workload and subsequent testing.
ITV and Channel 4 won't do a swap everywhere to regional advertising. What would be good and as the BBC are doing (appreciate it would benefit and loose out to various people depending where they are) is if the HD version of a channel matches identically to SD for ITV and C4 then also do the swap. All of ITV London, Central W, Granada and Meridian (SE) would immediately benefit which is a fair chunk of the population, C4 viewers in London would also benefit from C4HD on LCN 104.
yes then if people want most of their 1-5 channels HD on 101-105 they just need a London postcode as that would get BBC 2HD at 102, ITV London HD at 103 and Channel 4 HD at 104!
Didn't initially think of that but your right. Looking at the BBC HD/SD swaps on Sky, BBC One NI swapped on the 18th November last year followed by BBC One Scotland and Wales on the 10th December alongside the newly launched BBC HD simulcasts that day. BBC Two England swapped with it's HD variant on the 11th December but BBC News HD didn't swap with it's SD counterpart until early January due to the on-going high profile Nelson Mandella coverage and subsequent Christmas lockdown period.
The BBC must be doing a pilot trial in NI, as they did for Sky, and once happy they'll then swap the rest which will be good.
Presumably BBC3, BBC4 and BBC News will swap irrespective of where in the UK you reside.
There's been no indication from ITV or CH4 about doing such a swap, although it'd be something I'd like to see. BBC1 would still be SD though as they currently don't show the London news on the English HD channel anyway.
Well I was speaking hypothetically, unfortunately, based on 'if' ITV and Channel 4 swapped their HD regional variations!
But If they did and then the BBC brought out its HD regional variations for BBC 1 HD then you could have 'your' BBC 1 HD region and have BBC 2 England HD, ITV London HD, and Channel 4 HD (London).
I believe that that would then be a possible combination?
I believe you can pt whatever postcode you like as the main one and the have whatever different BBC 1 region you like meaning a possible HD region if thats on the list of possible sections.
People should try selecting BBC 1 HD Northern Ireland as their BBC 1 HD region irrespective of their main postcode to try it out now!