How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

This requires that your Sky+HD box has the new EPG version.


Press "Services" on the remote control (or from the Guide go to "Options" on the top menu).

Press the down arrow, and then scroll across to "Add Channels".

Press "Select" or the down arrow, to highlight the frequency.

Using the number pad on the remote, enter the following frequency: 11.427

Press the down arrow, and use the left or right arrow to change the Polarisation from V to H.

Check that the Symbol Rate is 27.5 and that the FEC is 2/3, and adjust if necessary.

Press the yellow button to Find Channels.

Once it has finished scanning, find & highlight channel "10510" and press the yellow button to store it, and then press Select to continue.

You can now view ITV HD by going to "Other Channels" within Services/Options (it's next to "Add Channels") & pressing Select to reveal channel 10510 (ITV HD) & then pressing Select again to view it.

[As ITV HD is not in the actual EPG, the Guide & the Search/Scan banner will not show any schedule information for it. Also, I believe that you cannot use any of the Sky+ features on it (scheduled recordings, Live Pause, Instant Rewind, etc.) - although I think manual recordings should work.]


The ITV HD schedule is currently rather poor, but does apparently show some sort of football.

http://www.itv.com/Channels/HD/Weekl...e/default.html

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Is this a daft question:) why has ITV-HD not got its own channel number on the Sky EPG?

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

It's a Freesat exclusive channel. What Sky have done is effectively allowed their boxes to tune it manually, but they're not obliged to put it on the Sky EPG (whose channels are highly coveted) until ITV and Freesat say they can. I'm not sure they'd agree with what Sky have done with regard to manual channels either.

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

It's only officially available on Freesat.

Being on the Sky EPG requires paying Sky money. Sky & ITV have yet to come to an agreement over the addition of ITV HD.


EDIT: beaten by Turkey Machine

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any idea yet when the rollout is expected to be completed on the epg update?

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I don't think it's about agreement so much as ITV (which is a partner in Freesat) trying to use ITV-HD one of the unique selling points of the Freesat service.

This will inevitably change in time, just as soon as ITV decides there is more commercial advantage in being on the Sky EPG than not being on it. I suspect they don't get any additional advertising revenue from the HD channel at present, so the limited extra reach they would get from being in the Sky EPG wouldn't make financial sense, seeing as they would have to pay to be in the EPG in the first place.

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Hi

Can anyone help. I have tried adding ITV HD using the settings outlined in the forum, but it say no channel found in the EPG?

Any advice please.

Thanks

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

ITV HD relaunches as ITV1 HD on April 2nd. It's been allocated Sky channel 178 from reading other posts.

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

You wont see it in the EPG you have to go to the settings menu then more channels (or something similar I am at work so cannot say exactly)and pick it from there. Its a bit long winded compared to the EPG but better than not having it.

Also you cannot record or pause/rewind it.

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

motion pictures speak a billion words

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Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Useful video..now all I need is a sky box and subscription :)

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

HI, Iv done the above and cannot find ITV HD in the list of available channels, it was there the first time i tried but something went wrong and it did not save into my "Othewr Channels" tab, and now i cannot find it again in the search. Any ideas gratefull

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Try keying in 178 on your remote when viewing another channel

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

You don't need to add it manually any more, ITV1 HD is officially on Sky+HD now, no need to mess around with "Other Channels".

Just go to channel 178, as MadGamer suggested.

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Thanks for the tip Matt. Now watching Chilie v. Spain in HD!
Great post man, much appreciated, cheers!

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Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

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Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Hi MattD

I Did that and it didn't work ! Channel 178 is an "unavailable channel" for me !

( Incidentally, I live in Scotland and my local ITV1 channel is STV on 103 and I cannot get STV in HD either ).

The only other way I can get ITV1 is when I go to ITV1 London on EPG number 993....NOT in HD either.

Strangely, I can get ITV2 HD on EPG number 118, ITV3 HD on EPG number 119 and ITV4 HD on EPG number 120.

I guess that I am just going to have to tune ITV1 HD in on the "other channels" option after all ?

Regards.....

Papaumau

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

It has been raised before, STV is different from ITV, and sky can't add (or won't, but moot point). So you need to do it through other chanel as you say

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD....update
 

Hi Colin25...Thanks for the reply !

Yesterday I did try to use the "other-channels" system to get ITV1 HD - to no avail.

I did carry out all of the instructions given to tune in the channels that are attached to the Freesat transponder and this was successful. The only thing that wasn't successful was that the group of channels that were "discovered" by the search did not work.

I especially did not get channel number 10510 as indicated as the one that would hold ITV1 HD

I did get:

10522 (Freesaat 2 )
Freesat Home
Freesat Common C
Freesat SSU
Freesat OAD
Teletext
Freesat Info ( But just a musical jingle was attached to this channel )
10523 ( Freesat 3 )
10525 ( ITV )
10527 ( Freesat 1 )
10528 ( Freesat 4 )
10529 ( Freesat 5 ).

Page two....

Freesat test
Radio Caroline ( I did get the music from this station ).

When I tried to apply any of these stations all I got was a message in the mini TV that said: There is s technical fault with this channel. Try later.

Although I saved all of the channels found into the "other channels" page, strangely they had all disappeared today when I tried to find them again.

Any other ideas for the Scots ?

Regards....

Papaumau

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I added itv hd and stv, for the latter, from google
STV HD has now launched on Sky
by going to Options and Add Channels
and then by inputting frequency 10.935
V
22.9
5/6
and storing number 3855
and pressing the Select Button

To the watch this channel u will then need to goto
Options
Other channels
And Select 3855

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Hi again Colin25....

Thanks for that. I will certainly try it !

I STILL have found no way to get ITV1 HD either by going to channel 178 on the Sky EPG, ( It is a red "unavailable" channel for me ), or tuning in the Freesat channels - which for me do not include the number 10510 - as shown above - as suggested.

Does anybody else have any idea what I could do to get ITV1 HD ?

---------- Post added at 12:09 ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 ----------

Hi again Colin 25....

Thanks for that. The data you gave me certainly did tune in STV HD into the "other channels" option. ( one small point though: the symbol rate is 22.0 and not 22.9 as you suggest ). The storing number is 3855 as you state.

Curiosly....on that frequency there are also a couple of ITV1 HD choices to pick from. I didn't go to any of them as I found ITV1 HD on the settings below.

Just out of further interest, for anybody in Scotland or Northern Ireland that are reading this I have found the correct "other channels" gen for tuning in ITV1 HD......The frequency has been changed !

It is now available on:

Frequency......10.834
Polarity..........H
Symbol rate....22.0
FEC...............5/6

Oh and BTW.....Sky do not offer the ITV1 HD channel on 178 or the STV HD channel in their normal EPG as they have only made it - for some unfathomable reason - available to England and Wales.

Anyways guys...Thanks for all of the information.

Regards....

Papaumau

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Thanks -this works - but how long is it before they change the tuning details again - I have to do it nearly every time I want to watch HD ITV1 on Sky

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Strange, I've never had to change once i did it

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You could always tune into channel 178 and watch ITV-HD from the epg????

Re: How to add ITV HD to Sky+HD
 

Hello and thank you for the info on getting the ITV HD in Norhern Ireland! All info perfect and now watching last 5 minutes of the match in HD!

Regards...
Mark in Belfast.

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Not in NI.
Thanks UTV...