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No one I know can confirmed any info on Sky Sports 5.

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Base on past Sky Basic channel launches I think Sky Sports News HD will launch by one of the following dates.

-November 2014.
-May 2015.

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Shame we won't have sky sports news hd for transfer deadline day.

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Isn't the final bit of deadline day on Sky Sports 1 HD anyway?

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I hope so, bloody brilliant tv.

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The World Cup -- the common man's excuse to get a new telly -- is being used by the BBC to test UHD broadcasts, with three matches set to be broadcast at 4K resolution via both digital terrestrial TV and broadband streams. Sadly it's a closed trial only for the eyes of BBC R&D and select electronics suppliers, who will use it as a base to form strategies to deliver our UHD future.

4K may take off, you never know. Will VM follow suit with new Tivo box upgrades?

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Not too knowledgeable here, but would the TiVo need to be upgraded?

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I definitely think so. Not just in storage space, because 4K will take up a lot of room, but also the capability of the current box.

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I'd expect so, the same as HD required new kit over SD.

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I don't think it can output 4k, would probably need a new generation TiVo.

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This might be the stage when LGI establishes a new Europe-wide cloud-based platform in place of Tivo and Horizon. Maybe the son of Tivo and Horizon: Tivozon? :)

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HorIVO! :D

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But when I spoke to virgin on twitter a got this replay

Virgin Media ‏@virginmedia May 12
Fancy Sky Sports F1 in HD? That and more coming to Virgin Media.
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blue6666661 ‏@blue6666661 May 12
@virginmedia when are the channeling launching. We need a date please
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Virgin Media ‏@virginmedia May 13
@blue6666661 Hi Blue, these are to come very soon and once we know we'll be shouting about them here :) Glad you're excited too! BH
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Other people got the same response and thought that they were coming soon too, it now looks like they lied/guess or were misinformed.

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Yes all platforms will need new hardware as I believe 4K requires a new compression format one of them being (High Efficiency Video Coding) H.265.

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Manchester United have sent out emails this morning confirming MUtv HD will launch shortly on Sky and VM.

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Probably misinformed blue mate, my guess would be that they don't know when the channels are launching.

Be worth the wait when they do finally show up be great to watch F1 in hd the sd version is very poor quality in my opinion.

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That'll be nice for all the Manutd fans, something for them to cheer I suppose;)