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Two new services on SDN - 179- "Bluebird TV" and 790 - "Test" |
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Hmm, that might explain why the Synapse test service arrived at the same time.
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if its going to run 24 hours. then it looks like bluebird is not time sharing with a other channel. it also looks like to me that they are not the one's that will be using the stream that was put up for sale some time ago as those hours were midnight to 6am. the hours that playboy chat tv used.
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If it is channel 179 (not in the 200s), and has four streams.... has anyone given thought to the fact it might be like the old BBC News interactive on DTT? They could have 4 1/4 screens with the audio selected by an MHEG app.
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It's in the adult block to satisfy DMOL and Ofcom EPG rules, regardless of whether it is a streamed or "proper" channel.
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Oh well, more Freeview channels that very few will be able to watch.
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I have just read on the bluebird TV forum that channel 179 will work with normal Freeview service.I don't see how this will work having said that would it not be better to have 4 LCN.I guess time will tell.
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I have just read on the bluebird TV forum that channel 179 will work with normal Freeview service.I don't see how this will work having said that would it not be better to have 4 LCN.I guess time will tell.
And as far as I am aware, only Freeview HD boxes have this. |
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It will work on normal the Freeview service, however any box or TV would have to have a working ethernet port for an internet connection.
And as far as I am aware, only Freeview HD boxes have this. |
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I see but in the pass it has been reported on this forum that some HD boxes do not work with this type of channel (IPTV),
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I see but in the past it has been reported on this forum that some HD boxes do not work with this type of channel (IPTV),
This is a list of current compatible devices for the Vision TV network, and I assume that this is the same for other services using similar protocol: http://www.visiontvnetwork.co.uk/home/devices I'm surprised that the YouView box isn't listed, but perhaps the YouView consortium see third party OTT services as competition to their own offering. |
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That's right. In fact very little equipment in the UK is compatible with these IPTV/OTT Freeview services.
This is a list of current compatible devices for the Vision TV network, and I assume that this is the same for other services using similar protocol: http://www.visiontvnetwork.co.uk/home/devices I'm surprised that the YouView box isn't listed, but perhaps the YouView consortium see third party OTT services as competition to their own offering. Oddly enough though, the DigitalStream is not compatible with The Space. |
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Makes me glad i live in a freeview lite area so don't get all these rubbish channels.
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Makes me glad i live in a freeview lite area so don't get all these rubbish channels.
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It's not an issue in full Freeview areas - you simply delete the channels.
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Well channel 179 is starting on monday 14th as on there twitter page just now.
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Hidden on my EPG, along with quite a lot on COMs 4-6: includimg the A+N Mobile + TV Text Services on LCNs 201-204. Tidier.
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BLUEBIRD TV LAUNCHING ON FREEVIEW THIS MONDAY 14TH JANUARY! From bluebird TV forum.
Right, we're happy to announce that after a slight bit of confusion and a hiatus due to the festive/holiday period... Bluebird TV will officially be launching on Freeview TV from 11am on Monday! You will need to have an internet connection to your TV via set top box view the Bluebird TV portal and click through to enjoy the service. This is a very new feature to the Freeview platform, and it is the first time you will be able to view 4 streams via the one channel on Freeview! |
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From bluebird TV forum.
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I assume that this wont be available for most people who dont have the most recent HD TVs?
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Originally Posted by Bluebird blurb
This is a very new feature to the Freeview platform, and it is the first time you will be able to view 4 streams via the one channel on Freeview!
http://www.connect-tv.tv/what-we-do/ |
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Pfft, I thought you wouldn't have to have an internet connection to get it on FV, I am ultra disappointed, unless you can have it if you have FV HD of course.
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The Bluebird TV coming soon message has been removed and is now a blank screen.
Any one got any news on this? Has it been removed from the freeview EPG as i not going to rescan. |
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The Bluebird TV coming soon message has been removed and is now a blank screen.
Any one got any news of this has it been removed as i not going to rescan. |
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<snip> Bluebird TV <snip> Has it been removed from the freeview EPG
Perhaps this is a good example of why posting future predictions of things into the changelog is a bad idea - eg twitter and PR announcements. If we stick to factual reporting of changes which have been observed to have already happened then we won't end up with inaccurate clutter in the changelog. The PR stuff is best posted in a thread like this one. |
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Any news on what 790 will be?
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