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BBC HD began broadcasting on 15 May 2006 as a trial station to test the possibility and technical practicality of broadcasting programmes in HD. [2] [3] The first programme to be broadcast that was specifically made for HD was natural history programme Planet Earth, which was shown on 27 May 2006.
Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.
On 28 May 2010, the BBC announced that they would launch a simulcast of BBC One in HD to accompany the BBC HD channel, which aimed to show the best BBC programming in high-definition, whereas the new channel was aimed purely at being a HD version of BBC One. BBC One HD launched at 19:00 on 3 November 2010. In July 2011, rumours began to surface ...
An Australian version of BBC HD was broadcast on the Foxtel HD+ service which was made available to subscribers on 2 June 2008 and was officially launched on 22 June 2008. [1] On 15 November 2009 it was replaced on Foxtel HD+ by UKTV HD. During the first broadcast of BBC World News America, it was announced that BBC America HD would be launched ...
BBC HD is also available on Virgin Media and Freeview. BBC One HD was launched on 3 November 2010 on Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview. During 2006, ITV trialled its high-definition service ITV HD. This trial was a Digital Terrestrial trial which broadcast only from the Crystal Palace transmitting station in London. The channel was transitioned ...
Standard greyscale and frequency response (1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5.25 MHz) tests are found on the left and right respectively of the central picture. [2] [3] On the updated version known as Test Card J (including widescreen and HD versions), the X on the noughts-and-crosses board is an indicator for aligning the centre of the screen.
U&Alibi HD: UKTV (BBC Studios) 3 July 2012 Animal Planet HD: Discovery EMEA (Warner Bros. Discovery) 27 February 2012 Arirang TV HD: 100% HD Independent Korea International Broadcasting Foundation: 26 September 2016 BBC Alba HD: HD/upscaled SD mix Simulcast BBC: October 2021 BBC One HD: Simulcast [n 1] 3 November 2010 BBC One Northern Ireland ...
In pre DSO areas, Multiplex B continued to carry BBC Four, BBC Parliament, CBeebies, BBC Radio Stations and 301 until DSO. Former streams of 302 and News Multiscreen on Multiplex B were sublet to broadcasters other than the BBC for pre DSO areas only, and were not available at all in post DSO areas because of the new DVB-T2 HD multiplex as ...