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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Yup, I was told by a contact who works for Channel 4 that these channels were to use up capacity that would otherwise be wasted and for the reasons that you gave too.
As well as trying to promote Freeview, they also want to drive up sales of Freeview HD boxes. This is because they intend to close the SD PSB channels on Freeview in 2018. Some of the commercial channels are likely to follow suit.
It is likely that the C4 HD channels will remain (even after the reallocation of some of the TV spectrum to the mobile phone companies) as the way that the HD channels are broadcast is much more efficient.
Just over a year ago, I was told that these channels will probably be extended to other platforms in "the medium term".
In essence, it's Digital Switchover 2 as people with SD only boxes will gradually start to lose channels.
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Media Boy HQ thinks that 4Seven HD will launch when Channel 4 deals with Sky and Virgin Media are up.
The last deal with Virgin Media was signed in late 2012 when More4 +1 was launch on January 2013.