The BBC have today finally confirmed the launch date of the simulcast BBC One High Definition channel BBC1 HD. The channel will launch on all platforms at 7pm Wednesday 3rd November and appearing on Freesat channel 108. The full BCC press release: The BBC today announces that BBC One HD will launch at 7pm...
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Al-Jazeera English was named Best News Channel at the second annual Freesat Awards held in London The news channel beat the BBC News channel, Bloomberg, CNN and BBC Radio 5 Live to the accolade. Best Entertainment Channel went to E4 ahead of BBC HD, BBC Three and ITV2, while ‘Best Music Channel’ was given...
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The BBC today announces it will be launching a simulcast of BBC One in high definition (HD) this Autumn. BBC One HD, which will simulcast a network version of the BBC One schedule for the first time, will see some of the BBC’s most loved programmes including EastEnders, Holby City, The One Show, The...
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Sales of HD ready TVs reached almost 23 million by the end of 2009, Ofcom’s Digital Progress Report for Quarter 4 2009 today revealed. Around 70 per cent of the total TV sales for the quarter were HD ready (2.33 million), with quarter 4 also seeing the highest quarterly sales of TV sets so...
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Football news, views and a comprehensive match planner– helping to get UK viewers prepared for the first ever HD World Cup Freesat, the free-to-air satellite TV service, will become home to the first ever HD World Cup with matches being shared by BBC HD and ITV1 HD this summer. For a one-off payment of...
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Freesat delivers 30 percent sales growth since November 40 percent customers from Sky homes 30 percent share of STB market based on value Subscription-free digital satellite TV service, Freesat, has delivered 1 million sales in a little over 18 months since its launch in May 2008. Freesat enjoyed an excellent Christmas and New Year,...
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New ITV1 HD channel available on Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin ITV launches its new channel, ITV1 HD, on April 2nd 2010, which will broadcast ITV1’s schedule in high definition for the first time. ITV this week reached commercial agreement with Sky and Virgin Media for carriage of the new channel. ITV1 HD will...
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