ITV/C4/Five HD plans?

Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD versions of
their channels?

Also, are HD versions of these channels still being trialed in London on
DTT?



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DAB sounds worse than FM [email protected] wrote:
Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD versions
of their channels?

For ITV probably none. One of the largest independant suppliers of progs
for ITV recently re-equipped with SD cameras. Which will be expected to
have a roughly 10 year life.

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On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:49:05 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
[email protected] wrote:

Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD versions of
their channels?

Also, are HD versions of these channels still being trialed in London on
DTT?

Only the BBC HD channel remains on DTT, and that ends on the 31st May.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
DAB sounds worse than FM [email protected] wrote:
Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD versions
of their channels?

For ITV probably none. One of the largest independant suppliers of progs
for ITV recently re-equipped with SD cameras. Which will be expected to
have a roughly 10 year life.

Although that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Years ago LWT re-equipped
with new Black and White cameras in 1968, one year before the launch of
colour. ITV will go HD when they have to because of the competition, and
they'll probably throw money at it at the last minute.

Renzz wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:49:05 GMT, "DAB sounds worse than FM"
[email protected] wrote:

Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD
versions of their channels?

Also, are HD versions of these channels still being trialed in
London on DTT?

Only the BBC HD channel remains on DTT, and that ends on the 31st May.


Okay. The trial of the BBC HD channel itself (not sure which platform they
were talking about, if any) has been extended, so it should still be
available on satellite at least.


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On May 12, 3:12 pm, "Stephen"
wrote:

Although that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Years ago LWT re-equipped
with new Black and White cameras in 1968, one year before the launch of
colour. ITV will go HD when they have to because of the competition, and
they'll probably throw money at it at the last minute.

AIUI The London Studios (aka LWT) are thinking very seriously about
upgrading to HD soon, not least I suspect because quite a few BBC
programmes are made there.

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Stephen wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
DAB sounds worse than FM [email protected] wrote:
Anybody know what plans ITV, C4 and Five have for launching HD
versions of their channels?

For ITV probably none. One of the largest independant suppliers of
progs for ITV recently re-equipped with SD cameras. Which will be
expected to have a roughly 10 year life.

Although that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Years ago LWT
re-equipped with new Black and White cameras in 1968, one year before
the launch of colour.

I don't know that story, but perhaps colour cameras were impossible to get
there and then or they hadn't decided which make etc to go for due to
impending developments. Not so in the case I've mentioned.

ITV will go HD when they have to because of the
competition, and they'll probably throw money at it at the last minute.

Unfortunately it's not just a question of paying and throwing a switch.
The whole infrastructure of programme making has to be upgraded.

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