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On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:58:32 -0000, "Rick" wrote:
"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000, Scott wrote: I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? If BBC One Scotland is shown in HD (in Scotland) and STV is shown in HD in Scotland, why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? If they are making up a tartan mux, why not include BBC Two Scotland? This change applies to satellite channels as well. To make opt-outs possible for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would need an extra 3 HD satellite channels. This would cost money even assuming that there is capacity on the transponders. There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! If Scotland votes for total independence, then they'll be requiring their own national broadcaster. Or set up a satellite dish and rely on the 'England' footprint extending into Scotland :-) |
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"Scott" wrote in message ... On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:58:32 -0000, "Rick" wrote: "Peter Duncanson" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000, Scott wrote: I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? If BBC One Scotland is shown in HD (in Scotland) and STV is shown in HD in Scotland, why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? If they are making up a tartan mux, why not include BBC Two Scotland? This change applies to satellite channels as well. To make opt-outs possible for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would need an extra 3 HD satellite channels. This would cost money even assuming that there is capacity on the transponders. There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! If Scotland votes for total independence, then they'll be requiring their own national broadcaster. Or set up a satellite dish and rely on the 'England' footprint extending into Scotland :-) Just one of many issues that will rear its head to make independence extremely problematic. |
BBC Two HD
On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:58:32 -0000, "Rick" wrote:
"Peter Duncanson" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000, Scott wrote: I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? If BBC One Scotland is shown in HD (in Scotland) and STV is shown in HD in Scotland, why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? If they are making up a tartan mux, why not include BBC Two Scotland? This change applies to satellite channels as well. To make opt-outs possible for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would need an extra 3 HD satellite channels. This would cost money even assuming that there is capacity on the transponders. There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! If Scotland votes for total independence, then they'll be requiring their own national broadcaster. Being proudly and stubbornly independent they will build their own rocket and launch their own satellite into orbit. -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message ... In article , Scott wrote: I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! It may also allow us the priviledge of being able to view/hear the first half of the Last Night of the Proms via DTTV HDTV. At present DTTV SD BBC2 in Scotland routinely replaces that with a 'tartan and shortbread flavoured' concert from Dundee. Annoying as the first half generally has the focus on the music rather than the flag-waving and includes items that are sometimes rarely performed. So I'm hoping you are correct in your understanding! Truimph for music over the urge of BBC Scotland to 'promote' itself by shoving in the way. I am considering reporting you to Alex and Nicola. -- JohnT |
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:16:36 +0000, Peter Duncanson
wrote: Being proudly and stubbornly independent they will build their own rocket and launch their own satellite into orbit. But they'd have to put it into orbit above Scotland (at least some of the time) rather than the equator. |
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In message , Peter Duncanson
writes On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:58:32 -0000, "Rick" wrote: "Peter Duncanson" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000, Scott wrote: I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? If BBC One Scotland is shown in HD (in Scotland) and STV is shown in HD in Scotland, why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? If they are making up a tartan mux, why not include BBC Two Scotland? This change applies to satellite channels as well. To make opt-outs possible for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would need an extra 3 HD satellite channels. This would cost money even assuming that there is capacity on the transponders. There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! If Scotland votes for total independence, then they'll be requiring their own national broadcaster. Being proudly and stubbornly independent they will build their own rocket and launch their own satellite into orbit. Hopefully, with Trump on it. -- Ian |
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In message , Richard Tobin
writes In article , Jim Lesurf wrote: It may also allow us the priviledge of being able to view/hear the first half of the Last Night of the Proms via DTTV HDTV. More likely it will allow you to watch a screen saying "BBC 2 HD is not available in your region at this time". -- Richard Or, "Last Night of the Poms is not available in your region at any time". -- Ian |
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On 23/02/2013 22:51, Martin wrote:
Similar to BBC1 HD not showing local news. They spend millions on promoting Jimmy Savile and yet they cannot spend a few pennies to show the Potter's wheel when they cannot be bothered to broadcast on a channel. -- mailto:news{at}admac(dot}myzen{dot}co{dot}uk |
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Scott wrote:
I see the BBC Two high definition channel is to be launched on 26 March: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...bc-two-hd.html As I understand it, this is to be a single version for the whole UK without opt-outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is the logic behind this? If BBC One Scotland is shown in HD (in Scotland) and STV is shown in HD in Scotland, why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? If they are making up a tartan mux, why not include BBC Two Scotland? Because under DQF proposals, BBC 2 'nations' are to be ditched within the next couple of years, and presumably the programming transferred to the BBC 1 nations. -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. www.paras.org.uk |
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