[mythtv-users] OT - UK interest, 5 more BBC channels now in HD

[John Pilkington]

On 13/12/13 09:24, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 13/12/13 09:08, David Scammell wrote:
>> Cbeebies, CBBC, BBC Three, BBC News and BBC Four now broadcasting in HD,
>> looks great on freesat but also on freeviewhd. If these were advertised
>> and this is old news I apologise but I tend to skip the ads these days :)
>>
>> These have been live since the 10th, see
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/new-hd-channels.html
>> Just in time for crimbo.
>>
>> dave
>
>  From 'Notes to Editors'
>
>> On digital terrestrial television (Freeview HD and YouView), BBC Three
>> HD and CBBC HD will use capacity on the BBC’s existing HD multiplex,
>> which has universal coverage of UK homes. BBC News HD, BBC Four HD and
>> CBeebies HD will use new HD capacity, which will extend to cover 70
>> per cent of UK homes by the Wimbledon Championships in June 2014.
>
> The new mux from Crystal Palace is at much lower power than the others,
> and isn't available yet here.  www.ukfree.tv is less spin-oriented.
>

I should have added a heads-up.  New kernels from kernel.org break the
PCTV nanostick T2 290 e, a popular HD tuner here.  3.10.22, 3.12.3

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66861