Here is a quick overview of the services that are going to be cut back.
BBC TWO England HD to replace BBC HD channel
The BBC proposals say:
Closing the BBC HD channel and replacing it with a single version of BBC Two in high definition. (continue reading…)
Are you still watching BBC in SD? I believe for most of you, the answer is NO.
Of course it should be no, it’s the HD time. Freeview HD transmissions were switched on in December 2009. By the time the digital switchover is completed in 2012, 98.5% of the UK should be able to receive Freeview HD.
So what is/are needed for BBC HD, to be specified, to get Freeview BBC HD? (continue reading…)
DVB-T2 is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting – Second Generation Terrestrial; it is the extension of the television standard DVB-T, issued by the consortium DVB, devised for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television.This system transmits compressed digital audio, video, and other data in “physical layer pipes” (PLPs), using OFDM modulation with concatenated channel coding and interleaving. The higher offered bit rate, with respect to its predecessor DVB-T, makes it a suited system for carrying HDTV signals on the terrestrial TV channel.It is currently broadcasting in UK (Freeview HD, four channels), Italy (Europa 7 HD, twelve channels) and in Sweden (five channels). (continue reading…)