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BBC Olympics Channels [Merged]

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  • 16-07-2012 5:04pm
    #1
    babybuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    Just wondering if the BBC HD olympic channels will be FTA? I have a Panasonic V20L and its picking up the BBC olympic SD test signals at the moment. I understand that Freesat platform will allow access to these channels via the red button. Alas my TV doesnt have Freesat.
    Thanks


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    #2
    John mac
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭John mac


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77923903
    yes


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    #3
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,543 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    HD streams >
    11914 H 29500
    12129 V 29500
    12304 H 29500
    12422 H 29500
    12441 V 29500

    Sd streams
    10876 V 22000
    10921 H 22000
    11469 H 27500


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    Nowso
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 5,471 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nowso


    Gerry Wicklow wrote: »
    HD streams >
    11914 H 29500
    12129 V 29500
    12304 H 29500
    12422 H 29500
    12441 V 29500

    Sd streams
    10876 V 22000
    10921 H 22000
    11469 H 27500

    for humax users hd streams dvb-s2. qpsk 3/4


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    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,638 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Wonder will they appear on the Irish EPG on Sky


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    no


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    lawhec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭lawhec


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Wonder will they appear on the Irish EPG on Sky
    Unlikely to appear to any Sky EPG full stop (Various reasons, getting an EPG position involves normally long term carriage, cost of EPG number, limited memory on certain SD receivers etc.). I'm 99% certain it'll be Red Button service which will likely make it available to southern viewers.


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    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Sky's briefing on the extra coverage is here.
    What Olympic Games channels are showing in the Republic of Ireland?
    You won't be able to access the extra 24 live channels as the BBC is not the official broadcaster for this region.

    Sky+HD RTÉ 2HD (channel 102 on the Sky TV listings) will show a wide range of exciting programmes including the Olympic Games this summer. If you're in the Republic of Ireland you can also access the Olympic Games channels by pressing the red button while watching the standard BBC channels (BBC1, BBC3, BBC One HD and BBC HD).

    Always possible to use the "extra" card, I suppose.


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    lawhec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭lawhec


    Should be possible then to tune in to the SD streams via Other Channels, but the HD streams won't be possible on a Sky receiver.


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    orwellg84
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭orwellg84


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Wonder will they appear on the Irish EPG on Sky

    It is possible but there are two buts. You have to have a bit of saavy and have a UK card. If so, search the forums for the solution.


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    jujamax
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭jujamax


    Humax freesat users should be fine to watch and use red button


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    babybuilder
    Registered Users Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭babybuilder


    babybuilder wrote: »
    Hi
    Just wondering if the BBC HD olympic channels will be FTA? I have a Panasonic V20L and its picking up the BBC olympic SD test signals at the moment. I understand that Freesat platform will allow access to these channels via the red button. Alas my TV doesnt have Freesat.
    Thanks

    Great news and thanks for the link


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    marclt
    Registered Users Posts: 845 ✭✭✭marclt


    lawhec wrote: »
    Unlikely to appear to any Sky EPG full stop (Various reasons, getting an EPG position involves normally long term carriage, cost of EPG number, limited memory on certain SD receivers etc.). I'm 99% certain it'll be Red Button service which will likely make it available to southern viewers.

    My understanding is that in the UK/NI the additional channels will appear on the EPG, channels 450+.

    Although they may be accessible by the red button.


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    Johnny Johnson
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭Johnny Johnson


    marclt wrote: »
    My understanding is that in the UK/NI the additional channels will appear on the EPG, channels 450+.

    Although they may be accessible by the red button.
    I did read that they will indeed be available via the red button also


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    mike2084
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭mike2084


    Handy list of tuning details on the BBC website

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/info/bbc_olympics_channels.shtml


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    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    jujamax wrote: »
    Humax freesat users should be fine to watch and use red button

    They will appear on the Freesat EPG from 25 July from Channel 150 onwards.

    http://www.freesat.co.uk/bbc-olympics


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    jabarrett35
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭jabarrett35


    As it is via the red button here in the ROI, will it not be very difficult to navigate 24 feeds. I pressume the Freesat channels will be in HD


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    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    jabarrett35 wrote: »
    As it is via the red button here in the ROI, will it not be very difficult to navigate 24 feeds. I pressume the Freesat channels will be in HD

    Agreed. Freesat users will have a significant advantage over Sky subscribers. I have both and I know which I will be using. And yes, all of the channels will be in HD on Freesat.


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    #19
    jabarrett35
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭jabarrett35


    tallpaul wrote: »
    Agreed. Freesat users will have a significant advantage over Sky subscribers. I have both and I know which I will be using. And yes, all of the channels will be in HD on Freesat.

    Just looked at the BBC site it gave the impression that the red button streams will be in HD if you have a HD box. I may have read this wrong but it appears to read that way. I wonder will this apply here?


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    xxyyxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 223 ✭✭xxyyxx


    If the red button streams are HD in the UK then there is no reason for them not to be here.


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    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    jabarrett35 wrote: »
    Just looked at the BBC site it gave the impression that the red button streams will be in HD if you have a HD box. I may have read this wrong but it appears to read that way. I wonder will this apply here?

    They should be but the Humax Freesat box will be much easier to use, particularly as you can show a list of HD channels only by using the yellow button on the remote from the channel list.


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    eirman
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭eirman


    They just appeared on my Digiguide Channel Lists.
    Am I glad that I have NI Sky Sub.

    Screenshot attached


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    #23
    MarkK
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    The 24 BBC Olympic channels now on Sky EPG presumably UK EPG only.

    They start on 450


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    #24
    sob1467
    Registered Users Posts: 791 ✭✭✭sob1467


    Will these be on Freesat as well?


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    #25
    MarkK
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    sob1467 wrote: »
    Will these be on Freesat as well?

    Yes, they should be on Freesat by Wednesday.

    http://www.freesat.co.uk/how-to/faqs/olympic-games/


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    eirman
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭eirman


    A sample of what you will be missing ....


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    Gipo3
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭Gipo3


    eirman wrote: »
    A sample of what you will be missing ....

    What do you mean, there fta


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    #28
    eddiem10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭eddiem10


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/info/bbc_olympics_channels.shtml


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    #29
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Tut tut BBC, listing the channels on 10876 and 10921 as being from Astra 2D. ;) :pac:


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    #30
    mollser
    Registered Users Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭mollser


    all there on the Samsung freesat box this evening, looking forward to this! channels 150 through 174


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    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    Will these be available on sky channels here?


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