BBC says goodbye to HD channel

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    The BBC has shut down its BBC HD channel and replaced it with a simulcast HD feed of BBC2, which will air alongside the November 2010-launched BBC1 HD channel.


    As of today BBC2 HD will be available subscription-free on all UK digital TV platforms offering HD channels – including *** HD, Virgin Media, Freesat HD, BT Vision, Freeview HD and YouView.


    The launch date, first announced earlier this year, follows the earlier decision to close the general BBC HD channel as part of the BBC’s ‘Delivering Quality First’ cost saving efforts, announced in 2011.


    The BBC HD channel launched in December 2007 and was the UK’s first free-to-air, high-definition television channel. Since its launch, it has broadcast a stand-alone schedule of BBC High Definition output from across the corporation’s portfolio.

    Basically BBC HD is gone, you now have BBC 1 HD and BBC 2 HD, but BBC 2 HD...


    Viewers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and indeed some English viewers) may be disappointed that we are, regrettably, unable to offer the full BBC Two schedule for those nations in HD. This is essentially to do with our need to prioritise our investment in HD as we take each step forward, because we can’t afford to do everything we might like to do. Just to be clear, it’s worth my saying that the broadcast in standard definition of BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two Wales and BBC Two Northern Ireland will be unaffected by this launch.


    TV licence?!?! LOOOOL Can go fook themselves as I can't take BBC 2 HD for a walk ;)

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