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CH4 HD Channel

  • 03-03-2009 2:46pm
    #1
    deffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Anyone know why CH4 HD is not on Freesat and Sky only and if it is coming to Freesat does anyone know when that is likely to happen.?Thanks


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  • #2
    syboit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,171 ✭✭✭syboit


    I believe its due do sky partially funding C4HD.


  • #3
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    take a look over at digitalspy and its been discussed to death. Basically, if ITV HD goes to sky, its said that C4HD will be released from sky to freesat


  • #4
    Sonic_exyouth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭Sonic_exyouth


    TheDriver wrote: »
    take a look over at digitalspy and its been discussed to death. Basically, if ITV HD goes to sky, its said that C4HD will be released from sky to freesat

    or... CH4HD will go freesat when the SKY renewal comes up

    CH4 is supposed to be a public service broadcaster, in the same (but more .. 'youthy' )manner as BBC, only funded through advertising.


  • #5
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Channel 4 HD is available on a FTV card, easily my favourite 'free' HD channel.


  • #6
    Onikage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Onikage


    gtg60 wrote: »
    Channel 4 HD is available on a FTV card, easily my favourite 'free' HD channel.

    Not for long. Sky are phasing in new cards and the old ones will stop working (in another thread, too lazy to find it now)


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  • #7
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Onikage wrote: »
    Not for long. Sky are phasing in new cards and the old ones will stop working (in another thread, too lazy to find it now)

    Yeah, that's my thread about the new cards on the way BUT if you get a NEW FTV card then you will be able to get 4 HD for free.


  • #8
    Onikage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,451 ✭✭✭Onikage


    True. But we still don't know if they will post out new cards to all the FTV users at their UK addresses, I suspect not.


  • #9
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Onikage wrote: »
    True. But we still don't know if they will post out new cards to all the FTV users at their UK addresses, I suspect not.

    Depends on how long ago the FTV card was issued (it's in the other thread) but Sky will definately use it to coin in some more dosh...


  • #10
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,687 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Sonic_exyouth wrote: »
    or... CH4HD will go freesat when the SKY renewal comes up

    CH4 is supposed to be a public service broadcaster, in the same (but more .. 'youthy' )manner as BBC, only funded through advertising.

    The argument being that you indeed get C4 already, HD is only a perk but I take your point!


  • #11
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    TheDriver wrote: »
    The argument being that you indeed get C4 already, HD is only a perk but I take your point!

    The Channel 4 we officially get here in Ireland is different to the UK one as sometimes they blank out movies and programs as they only have the rights for the UK, I suspect there may be a similar issue with 4 HD and it's very unlikely they'll set up one just for us!!


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  • #12
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    It will be a few months before they turn off current cards. It was the same the last time they issued new cards.


  • #13
    medoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 981 ✭✭✭medoc


    TheDriver wrote: »
    take a look over at digitalspy and its been discussed to death. Basically, if ITV HD goes to sky, its said that C4HD will be released from sky to freesat

    But does CH4 HD broadcast from 2D to keep rights holders happy if it was free. Would it be able to broadcast free on a wider beam across europe like ITV HD is now (sort of Hidden but not really).


  • #14
    gtg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭gtg60


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    It will be a few months before they turn off current cards. It was the same the last time they issued new cards.

    I would be hopeful that I'd get another 6 months out of mine, the new ones aren't supposed to start rolling out til next month and I can't imagine they'd have all the millions of cards out and working in a shorter timeframe.


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