Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36094813)

News of this was also reported on the broadband tv website, although it does not quote a specific source.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/

Originally Posted by heavyside (Post 36094772)

I believe the info reported in the article was originally announced on the BBCs own website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p09v556t/2021/10/20

Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36094876)

It would appear that people are far more ready to listen to and believe Chinese whispers that they are to wait for announcement from the BBC about what it actually plans to do. ;)

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The problem being the BBC schedules pages don't give any indication of where the HD services will be carried. It could be limited to the BBC Boardroom or the DG's office (I'm guessing it will be more than that but who knows?). The additional HD services have been spotted on the schedules page and, in the absence of any announcements from the BBC, people have drawn their own conclusions and spread them across the internet as facts.

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36094928)

The BBC Schedule pages have prior history of yielding indication of new services before they were even announced. I heard they had indicated the existence of the BBC Scotland channel before it was officially announced and had the launch date correct. I'm hazier on the other example, but I think the Schedule pages mentioned BBC radio station Cymru 2 before it was announced too, but in that case the date was out by a few weeks.

Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36094933)

Oh well, it that case the HD channels will automagically appear everywhere in October as predicted. :D

I'm wasn't saying it won't happen, simply that there hasn't been an announcement from the source to confirm that it will. Enhancements to iPlayer have been announced, these could simply be extra iPlayer steams. The Beeb have announced that BBC One English regions will eventually be in HD but with a completely different timescale.

Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36094876)

It would appear that people are far more ready to listen to and believe Chinese whispers that they are to wait for announcement from the BBC about what it actually plans to do. ;)

---------- Post added at 20:25 ---------- Previous post was at 20:19 ----------


The problem being the BBC schedules pages don't give any indication of where the HD services will be carried. It could be limited to the BBC Boardroom or the DG's office (I'm guessing it will be more than that but who knows?). The additional HD services have been spotted on the schedules page and, in the absence of any announcements from the BBC, people have drawn their own conclusions and spread them across the internet as facts.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36095013)

Discovery+ is now available on Prime Video Channels in the UK.

It can be accessed by all UK Prime members via Prime Video for £4.99 per month for the Entertainment package and £6.99 per month for Entertainment and Sport.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2021...-amazon-in-uk/

Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36095185)

https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertai...22_465962.html

It seems that the HD versions on the BBC schedules web pages are appearing as the result of a technical error. That's how rumours start folks!

Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36095185)

https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertai...22_465962.html




It seems that the HD versions on the BBC schedules web pages are appearing as the result of a technical error. That's how rumours start folks!

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36095693)

The "technical error" is still online

BBC ONE Cambridgeshire HD

https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p09v555w/2021/10/21