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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? There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! |
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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! -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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"Scott" wrote in message ... 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? There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! "BBC Two HD will replace the existing BBC HD Channel." So what have they done with the HD slot they pinched from Channel 5? http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-two-hd.html "The Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster has dropped plans to launch Channel 5 HD on Freeview in April 2012, Ofcom said that the spare capacity will be handed back to the BBC, and it will be up to the corporation to decide the future of the additional HD network." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a356343/channel-5-rules-out-hd-channel-launch-on-freeview.html |
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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. Slainte, Jim -- Please use the address on the audiomisc page if you wish to email me. Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scot...o/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html |
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In message , Rick writes
"Scott" wrote in message .. . 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? There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! "BBC Two HD will replace the existing BBC HD Channel." So what have they done with the HD slot they pinched from Channel 5? http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-two-hd.html "The Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster has dropped plans to launch Channel 5 HD on Freeview in April 2012, Ofcom said that the spare capacity will be handed back to the BBC, and it will be up to the corporation to decide the future of the additional HD network." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...rules-out-hd-c hannel-launch-on-freeview.html I guess that would be Freeview 303. -- Ian |
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I had no idea that there were opt outs on 2 these days. Get rid of those to
save moneyperhaps? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "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! -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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"Ian" wrote in message ... In message , Rick writes "Scott" wrote in message . .. 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? There may of course be benefits in allowing viewers in Scotland to avoid Newsnight Scotland in the run-up to the referendum! "BBC Two HD will replace the existing BBC HD Channel." So what have they done with the HD slot they pinched from Channel 5? http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-two-hd.html "The Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster has dropped plans to launch Channel 5 HD on Freeview in April 2012, Ofcom said that the spare capacity will be handed back to the BBC, and it will be up to the corporation to decide the future of the additional HD network." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...rules-out-hd-c hannel-launch-on-freeview.html I guess that would be Freeview 303. Yes, what's that all about Ian? just seems to have been sat there for months, doing sweet FA as far as I can see. |
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:03:35 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote: I had no idea that there were opt outs on 2 these days. Get rid of those to save moneyperhaps? Brian The BBC wouldn't necessarily be getting rid of them. They could still be shown on BBC 2 standard definition. The opt-outs on BBC 2 Northern Ireland are of three main types: sport, Irish language programmes and parliamentary reports. For example last Wednesday the 19th an Irish language programme was broadcast in place of "Flog It!", an antiques buying and selling show. Yesterday, Friday the 22nd, two hours from seven thirty pm to nine thirty pm a rugby match between Ulster and Glasgow Warriors was shown live. On weekdays there is a thirty minute report of proceedings in the Northern Ireland parliamentary assembly. That immediately follows Newsnight. I don't know whether these programmes are strictly speaking opt-outs because the shows they replace are sometimes broadcast at a later time or date or were repeats anyway. -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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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 |
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"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. .. |
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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. |
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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. 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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Mark Carver wrote: 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. except during the Olympic games when all regional/national progarmmes are transferred to BBC2 ;-) -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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Martin wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:52:30 GMT, Paul Ratcliffe wrote: 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. because? to allow a very tight beam to serve Scotland only, perhaps? -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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In message , alan
writes 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. By the potters wheel, I take it that you mean the one that used to be shown during the intermissions on the old 405 transmissions before ITV? -- Clive |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:22:13 +0100, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:16:36 +0000, Peter Duncanson wrote: 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. Communication satellites used by UK are launched by Arianespace, with zero British involvement and either built by Astrium a predominantly Franco German company or by American companies. BAe sold their interests in spacecraft production long ago. Indeed. But I was suggesting, satirically, that Scotland outside the UK would want to do the whole job indepedently of anyone else. -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:22:58 +0100, Martin 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. because? Because they're Scottish of course. |
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Martin wrote:
I meant why put it in an orbit over Scotland ever? It would be in a geostationary orbit over the equator just like other countries' communication satellites are. That's just a silly restriction. I suppose the Common Market is behind it. We should be able to put satellites anywhere we like. I'm voting UKIP. |
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In message , Bill Wright
writes Martin wrote: I meant why put it in an orbit over Scotland ever? It would be in a geostationary orbit over the equator just like other countries' communication satellites are. That's just a silly restriction. I suppose the Common Market is behind it. We should be able to put satellites anywhere we like. I'm voting UKIP. There are obvious snags in placing and keeping a geostationary satellite in position above Scotland, However, couldn't they transmit from a satellite dangling from a tethered hot-air balloon, filled with the inexhaustible supply of the hot air that the SNP spouts about the advantages of complete independence? -- Ian |
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Ian Jackson wrote:
There are obvious snags in placing and keeping a geostationary satellite in position above Scotland It's only a matter of keeping it still. I think fishing line would do it. Three lengths, tethered to widely spaced places in Scotland, would be enough. Incidentally I see that the Scottish wind turbines are actually a net contributor to global warming, because of the amount of peat their construction has disturbed. Bill |
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Clive wrote: In message , alan writes 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. By the potters wheel, I take it that you mean the one that used to be shown during the intermissions on the old 405 transmissions before ITV? Not ITV: it was one of a number of interlude films used by the BBC to fill several minute gaps between programmes in the early 1950s - others included windmills and Snowy the kitten. The Potter's Wheel film can be seen he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUzGF401vLc |
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In message , Bill Wright
writes Ian Jackson wrote: There are obvious snags in placing and keeping a geostationary satellite in position above Scotland It's only a matter of keeping it still. I think fishing line would do it. Three lengths, tethered to widely spaced places in Scotland, would be enough. Incidentally I see that the Scottish wind turbines are actually a net contributor to global warming, because of the amount of peat their construction has disturbed. So what do they do with the peat they disturb? Surely they don't just burn it? Of course, I suppose it could always be used as fuel for power stations. ;o) -- Ian |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:19:56 +0000, Roger Wilmut
wrote: In article , Clive wrote: In message , alan writes 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. By the potters wheel, I take it that you mean the one that used to be shown during the intermissions on the old 405 transmissions before ITV? Not ITV: it was one of a number of interlude films used by the BBC to fill several minute gaps between programmes in the early 1950s - others included windmills and Snowy the kitten. The Potter's Wheel film can be seen he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUzGF401vLc He's not saying it was on ITV, but shown before ITV (ie before ITV started in 1955). |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message
... Ian Jackson wrote: There are obvious snags in placing and keeping a geostationary satellite in position above Scotland It's only a matter of keeping it still. I think fishing line would do it. Three lengths, tethered to widely spaced places in Scotland, would be enough. It just occurred to me: if things like 'space elevators' are possible, satellites could have a wired uplink and power supply which would enable them to carry a lot more channels and be much more powerful. (I must be the next Arthur C Clarke.) -- Max Demian |
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:44:43 +0000 (GMT), charles
wrote: 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. except during the Olympic games when all regional/national progarmmes are transferred to BBC2 ;-) What are you wittering on about? No regional/national programmes were transferred to BBC2 during the Olympic games. |
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:18:17 +0000, Scott wrote:
why not BBC Two Scotland rather than BBC Two 'London'? Demographic fact of the day: A 'Yorkshire' regional variant of BBC One or BBC Two would have a larger target audience than Scotland, or Wales, or Northern Ireland. -- |
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On 24/02/2013 17:06, Ian Jackson wrote:
So what do they do with the peat they disturb? Surely they don't just burn it? Of course, I suppose it could always be used as fuel for power stations. ;o) Once you drain a peat bog it starts to rot. I guess the disturbance exposes some of the peat to the air. Andy |
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In article , Max Demian
wrote: "Bill Wright" wrote in message ... Ian Jackson wrote: There are obvious snags in placing and keeping a geostationary satellite in position above Scotland It's only a matter of keeping it still. I think fishing line would do it. Three lengths, tethered to widely spaced places in Scotland, would be enough. It just occurred to me: if things like 'space elevators' are possible, satellites could have a wired uplink and power supply which would enable them to carry a lot more channels and be much more powerful. (I must be the next Arthur C Clarke.) There have already been a number of projects using aircraft, etc, as platforms for broadcasting. However this method doesn't seem to have, erm, 'taken off' for wide audience domestic uses. :-) I assume broadcasters are looking at either satellite or internet. In the end internet probably makes most sense for all 'fixed' reception. But requires the powers-that-be to take wide broadband provision more seriously and not "leave it to the market" which just cherry-picks. I'd be much happier about the way DTTV is being crushed if the Government told the 4G companies that part of the 'price' would be for them to ensure that 99 percent of UK households had reliable broadband at rates adequate for, say, two symultaneous HDTV feeds. But of course, the 4G companies don't want this as it may cut their income from getting people to pay them for TV for their 'mobiles'. Slainte, Jim -- Please use the address on the audiomisc page if you wish to email me. Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scot...o/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html |
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Scott wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:19:56 +0000, Roger Wilmut wrote: In article , Clive wrote: In message , alan writes 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. By the potters wheel, I take it that you mean the one that used to be shown during the intermissions on the old 405 transmissions before ITV? Not ITV: it was one of a number of interlude films used by the BBC to fill several minute gaps between programmes in the early 1950s - others included windmills and Snowy the kitten. The Potter's Wheel film can be seen he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUzGF401vLc He's not saying it was on ITV, but shown before ITV (ie before ITV started in 1955). Yes, that probably is what he meant. I don't know how long they went on using them - it was years before they started cluttering up every programme junction with endless trailers (if I see 'Much have I travelled...' many more times I may throw something) though they did tighten up their programme timings somewhat. |
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"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:22:58 +0100, Martin 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. because? Because they're Scottish of course. Dunno about the Scots launching their first satellite, but this was the first Irish attempt to land a man on the moon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfz9O_mSY1U |
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:15:52 +0100, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:58:13 +0000, Peter Duncanson wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:22:13 +0100, Martin wrote: On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:16:36 +0000, Peter Duncanson wrote: On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:58:32 -0000, "Rick" wrote: "Peter Duncanson" wrote in message om... 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. Communication satellites used by UK are launched by Arianespace, with zero British involvement and either built by Astrium a predominantly Franco German company or by American companies. BAe sold their interests in spacecraft production long ago. Indeed. But I was suggesting, satirically, that Scotland outside the UK would want to do the whole job indepedently of anyone else. Just like the French did. Do you find that a bad thing? There's nothing specifically wrong with it, but Scotland is a much smaller country that France and it would need a much larger proportion of its national financial resources to do the job. -- Peter Duncanson (in uk.tech.digital-tv) |
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"Roger Wilmut" wrote in message
... In article , Scott wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:19:56 +0000, Roger Wilmut wrote: In article , Clive wrote: In message , alan writes 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. By the potters wheel, I take it that you mean the one that used to be shown during the intermissions on the old 405 transmissions before ITV? Not ITV: it was one of a number of interlude films used by the BBC to fill several minute gaps between programmes in the early 1950s - others included windmills and Snowy the kitten. The Potter's Wheel film can be seen he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUzGF401vLc He's not saying it was on ITV, but shown before ITV (ie before ITV started in 1955). Yes, that probably is what he meant. I don't know how long they went on using them - it was years before they started cluttering up every programme junction with endless trailers (if I see 'Much have I travelled...' many more times I may throw something) though they did tighten up their programme timings somewhat. I thought that the potter's wheel interlude was to give you a chance to go to the bog (or make a pot of tea). -- Max Demian |
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