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Old 10-11-2011, 16:35   #4245
Jameseh
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry View Post
bbc 1 hd and bbc hd (also bbc 2 hd) are simulcast channels anyway like the c4, itv, and sky hd channels

and anyway, even if the prpgramme is not hd it will still look better

so they are lagging behind in terms of hd channels
Because Channel 4 and ITV can afford to run more HD channels because they're behind a paywall, BBC must make them available to every platform for free and pay for them to broadcast there.

Sky own the satellite and have more money than jesus so they're not particularly comparable.