HD : BBC to Launch 5 New HD Channels

Originally Posted by Jameseh

If CBBC HD/Cbeebies HD weren't launching nothing else would, they don't affect you whatsoever so where the hell is the problem.

Just expressing my view on a discussion board mate dunno what your beef is but its mouldy

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Chris

I would happily see CBBC and Cbeebies merged into a single channel. CBBC content is aimed at kids who should be at school for half the time the channel is live. That's a clear waste of money.

But extending HD across the BBC's output is primarily about streamlining and reducing cost. The next step will be to switch channel numbers so the HDs are the defaults. Then when HD uptake is high enough the SD channels can disappear.

Also I think BBC Three and BBC Four need to merge into one channel so the BBC can reuse two of their EPG Slots on Sky for the new HD Channels.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Also I think BBC Three and BBC Four need to merge into one channel so the BBC can reuse two of their EPG Slots on Sky for the new HD Channels.

imo these channels need to be expanded this is where the quality tv is (bbc's anyway)

[Doug P]

I do find this a very odd thread. Agreed there is a debate on children's tv and how much they should watch, but the launch of the remaining BBC HD channels makes sense, costs very little if anything overall apparently, and will be available on all platforms.

Whilst not the most exciting news ever it is not something I can find to be worth complaining about.

Originally Posted by Doug P

I do find this a very odd thread. Agreed there is a debate on children's tv and how much they should watch, but the launch of the remaining BBC HD channels makes sense, costs very little if anything overall apparently, and will be available on all platforms.

Whilst not the most exciting news ever it is not something I can find to be worth complaining about.

and I do not think someone complaining about HD kids channels is worth the flacks its got

everyone is entitled to a view are they not

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Also I think BBC Three and BBC Four need to merge into one channel so the BBC can reuse two of their EPG Slots on Sky for the new HD Channels.

Never disagreed with you more MB. Two totally different remits and both worthy of survival separately.

That is like saying The Times and The Daily Mirror should merge!

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

and I do not think someone complaining about HD kids channels is worth or the flacks its got

It's not flack it's bemusement. They harm nobody unless we get into child psychology issues.

Do not see why News 3 and 4 should go HD and not the children's channels.

Originally Posted by Doug P

Never disagreed with you more MB. Two totally different remits and both worthy of survival separately.

That is like saying The Times and The Daily Mirror should merge!

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It's not flack it's bemusement. They harm nobody unless we get into child psychology issues.

Do not see why News 3 and 4 should go HD and not the children's channels.

I do not really give a toss to be honest . I saw the thread its a quiet day I posted my view then got a discussion on it so I have been entertained which is what its all about innit

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Also I think BBC Three and BBC Four need to merge into one channel so the BBC can reuse two of their EPG Slots on Sky for the new HD Channels.

Please no!

Never even look at BBC 3 as it's content is of no interest to me. BBC4 has some great music documentaries on amongst other things.

[JayAy]

Originally Posted by Chris

Yeah, totally. Bring back 405 line VHF, life was so much simpler.

You beat me to it!

[toady]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Please no!

Never even look at BBC 3 as it's content is of no interest to me. BBC4 has some great music documentaries on amongst other things.

Ditto for me but the other way around, never find anything interesting on BBC4 but watch BBC3 all the time

[GrimUpNorth]

I think it's a good idea. My days of children’s TV are over (for now), but in the days it used to be on here I would have loved to have had to endure it in HD. There must be a call for it or the 'commercial' children’s TV providers wouldn't have embraced the technology, because commercial companies (especially American ones) just throw money down the drain don't they?

Cheers

Grim

Originally Posted by toady

Ditto for me but the other way around, never find anything interesting on BBC4 but watch BBC3 all the time

Missus and I watched BBC3 almost constantly when it first launched. The other day I suddenly realised that we no longer watch anything on it any more and most of the schedule either makes me cringe or else roll my eyes at the yoof of today. But seeing as missus and I are about 10 years older than when Three launched and are both beyond its target age demographic, I guess this is just a sign that they have got their audience pretty well pegged out.

I would watch loads of stuff on Four but most of it would bore missus to tears. We tend to have One on mostly, if at all. Actually we watch a lot less telly than we used to. It's on a lot during the late afternoon and early evening for the kids (until we chase them outside or upstairs), so for aesthetic reasons I'm glad we will be able to have CBBC and Cbeebies in HD as SD doesn't look great on our TV.

[ocav]

It makes no cost difference for the childrens channels to launch in HD if BBC Three/Four are.

The Playout and Transponder space is exactly the same, if you sit in continuity at BBC Three, you will sit and watch CBBC until the channel goes live at 7 because of this. There is approximatly a 1 1/2 minute switchover between the channels, from Kids going off to BBC Three/Four coming on. So why shouldn't kids have HD?

Nick, Disney, Cartoon Network etc seem to be in HD so why not the BBC ones?

[pk1]

Don't see what the fuss is about, we are getting 5 more HD channels free ones at that.(Even though they are funded by the TV licence)

Start complaining when all you get is shopping channels in HD or the slappers on a sofa channels.

Rant done.

[dilli-theclaw]

Slappers on a sofa channel - not heard that one before