IAAF World Athletics Championship in HD on Freesat

Press release from freesat 27/07/09:

ON YOUR MARKS… GET SET… GO!
Introducing IAAF World Athletics Championship in HD on Freesat
    
Reach for your running shoes and sprint to the sofa, because this year’s World Championships in Athletics is coming to Freesat in high definition and subscription free. From Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd August, the 12th IAAF World [...]

BBC relaxes DRM on HD Broadcasts

With the forthcoming release of the new Panasonic PVR’s with additional Blu-ray drives the BBC has made changes to the way it enforces DRM (Digital Rights Management) on its High Definition broadcasts.

The new DRM which is encoded with the programme will now allow consumers to make one personal copy of a HD programme (after recording [...]

BBC HD extends broadcast hours

BBC HD is now broadcasting up to nine hours a day, the maximum permitted by the BBC Trust. The challenge now, it says, is to balance its schedule and develop an identity.

Danielle Nagler, the head of BBC HDTV, says: ‘Getting to nine hours is quite a milestone in the life of BBC HD.’ But what [...]

BBC HD Subtitles Now Available

Subtitles are now available when viewing BBC HD on Freesat.

The development follows a software release in October for Humax’s Foxsat-HD receiver that added support for DDS – display definition segment – a technology that allows the box to scale subtitles for display on high definition broadcasts.

This is a welcome addition for the many users with [...]

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Commenting on the Olympics being broadcast in [...]

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freesat confirm issue with subtitles on BBC HD

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We will update as soon as we know more.

Wimbledon and Beijing Olympics to be broadcast in HD

With only 11 days to go until the start of Wimbledon and eight weeks until the start of the Beijing Olympics in China, now is the time to get a HD (High Definition) set top box to enjoy these sporting showcases in stunning HD as long as you have a HD ready TV, subscription free!

The [...]

BBC HD Sound issues again on Saturday night

BBC HD again suffered sound problems this time with their reality show “I’d Do Anything” broadcast at 6pm last night, reports of buzzing and distortion, this was corrected by the BBC half an hour into the programme but by this time most viewers had switched back to the standard definition broadcast, this follows hot on [...]

Euro 2008 starts Saturday 7th June BBC live games to be shown in HD (High Definition)

With the 2008 Football European Championship nearly on us, early listings for BBC HD have allocated the same time frames as the SD (Standard Definition) broadcast on BBC HD channel (108) we will update when we get the full schedule released.

It will be interesting to see if ITV HD (which has not officially launched yet [...]

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