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demented · 02-03-2009, 14:08

Well the deal signed over a year ago with C4 HD made it sound like we would have C4 HD vod. Unfortunately it's still yet to appear to this day and rather more annoyingly Sky have had a laugh by putting the odd bit on their anytime HD which is superior for HD catch up content (certainly not for SD). There are quite a few things C4 HD have made that are not movies that could have appeared on catch up and I've watched them and would have been extremely pleasant to have the HD option.

ITV is more problematic. Apart from placeholders they don't really do anything in HD apart from Movies and Sports at present. In the fullness of time this will change.

One of the reasons I prefer linear HD is the above about C4 HD, I'm always sceptical about VOD stuff actually being added. Having a linear HD channel means there is no way of weazling out the content.

02-03-2009, 14:08	#12
demented Inactive Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sheffield Services: 4Mbs, V+, XLtv + premium channels. Posts: 1,133	Re: HD content or VOD? Well the deal signed over a year ago with C4 HD made it sound like we would have C4 HD vod. Unfortunately it's still yet to appear to this day and rather more annoyingly Sky have had a laugh by putting the odd bit on their anytime HD which is superior for HD catch up content (certainly not for SD). There are quite a few things C4 HD have made that are not movies that could have appeared on catch up and I've watched them and would have been extremely pleasant to have the HD option. ITV is more problematic. Apart from placeholders they don't really do anything in HD apart from Movies and Sports at present. In the fullness of time this will change. One of the reasons I prefer linear HD is the above about C4 HD, I'm always sceptical about VOD stuff actually being added. Having a linear HD channel means there is no way of weazling out the content.