ITV1 HD Channel - fulltime from April

evilivor

New ITV1 HD channel available on Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin

ITV launches its new channel, ITV1 HD, on April 2nd 2010, which will broadcast ITV1’s schedule in high definition for the first time.

ITV this week reached commercial agreement with Sky and Virgin Media for carriage of the new channel. ITV1 HD will also launch on Freeview*; and Freesat, where it will move from a red button service to a standalone channel for the first time. The new deals mean that ITV1 HD will be available on all major high definition platforms ahead of this summer’s World Cup.

The ITV1 schedule will be simulcast on the new channel, with the majority of peak time content available in ‘native’ HD, including all live football, and an increasing range of drama, factual and entertainment programming. Other ITV1 content including GMTV and the daytime schedule, will be ‘upscaled’ – giving viewers a better than ever experience of the nation’s most popular commercial channel.

Upcoming highlights on ITV1 HD will include the final stages of the UEFA Champions League and The FA Cup as well as England internationals and the FIFA World Cup 2010. HD dramas include Father & Son, Law and Order: UK, Identity, The Prisoner, Foyles War and Lewis. In factual programming there’s the chance to see Joanna Lumley’s Nile, Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys Jones, and the brand new Survival with Ray Mears all in pure HD. And, for HD entertainment there’s The Whole 19 Yards, 71 Degrees North, Soccer Aid and the UK’s biggest TV show, Britain’s Got Talent. ITV1’s Prime Ministerial debate will also be shown in HD.

Peter Fincham, ITV Director of Television, Channels and Online, said: “The availability of high definition content is something viewers have come to expect as standard and, as we approach the 2010 World Cup, I’m delighted that we are able to launch our new channel, ITV1 HD, on all major platforms.

“All of our output will benefit from the stunning picture quality that high definition offers, whether it’s ITV’s original drama, landmark factual shows, entertainment events or our live football.”

http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/itv1hdtolaunchinapril/default.html

von Smallhausen

Sadly it will only be available on the UK EPG, not ROI:mad:

redout

thank god for that.

No freesat box meant it wasnt available on other satellite receivers.

Mountjoy Mugger

O.T./ Interesting. I wonder if UPC have done a carriage deal for this like they have for ITV2, 3 and 4.

Bluloa

Im going to cancel my Sky subscription.

Its bad enough that we pay far more for our Sky Service and HD service, and yet we now get far lesser HD channels.

the UK get Ch4 HD
BBC HD
and now ITVHD.

No doubt they will also get Five HD later on in the year.

There is no reason why we cant have access to BBC HD and Ch4 HD considering we already pay for the BBC service on Sky and already receive Ch4.

I know its not Sky`s fault and its carriage deals blah blah blah, but at the end of the day Sky are still happy to take more money of us than they do the Brits and its this reason im going to take out a UK hd package and use a different address for my subscription and at least get away with more HD and cheaper prices thanks to the exchange rate.

Rick_

On the plus side, it will be on a transponder where it will be using a Sky box compatible symbol rate so it can be tuned in via Other Channels, so you can still tune it in and access it that way, just not record. It's on Freesat so will be FTA. Non-Sky FTA boxes can also tune it in, as I'm sure Freesat/Sat4Free boxes can too. Testing should start imminently as it launches in a fortnight.

Bluloa

You do know how much Irish customers are being ripped off?

The complete SKY HD package in the UK costs €64.42 and that is in Euro.

That Includes HD subscription
All Channels including Movies and Sports
BBC HD
ITV HD
CH4 HD
BBC 3
BBC 4
ITV 1
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
Fiver
Five
Five USA


And what do we lose? RTE 1&2 TV3 and TG4 which we all get anyhow and will be free when RTE set up freeview.

And you actually save money if you suscribe to a UK account! Its a no Brainer, and its a joke on how much we are being ripped off.

evilivor

It's not even getting great slots as is.

ITV1 HD will be available on the following EPG numbers:

Freesat 119
Freeview 51
Sky 178
Virgin 113

tommee

bbc news channel and radio stations are another advantage of a UK sub
i use my cousins address in NI

pizzahead77

evilivor wrote: »

It's not even getting great slots as is.

In fact on Freesat, its right beside BBC HD which is on 118, which is perfect

evilivor

pizzahead77 wrote: »

In fact on Freesat, its right beside BBC HD which is on 118, which is perfect

BBC HD is 108.

118 is ITV4+1

homer911

Thats a big shame - they should put it on 103 and move 103 to 119

Minstrel27

homer911 wrote: »

Thats a big shame - they should put it on 103 and move 103 to 119

For advertising reasons that wont happen.

Mr McBoatface

Excellent News , hopefully there will be some extra new Hi-Def content to go along with this and not just upscaled from the same SD source running on ITV.

Edit :- With this change does anybody know if ITV-HD on Free-Sat still remain running on DVB-S single as opposed to DVB-S2 ?

Minstrel27

jobyrne30 wrote: »

Excellent News , hopefully there will be some extra new Hi-Def content to go along with this and not just upscaled from the same SD source running on ITV.

Upscaled would be just like HD when compared to their SD output.

Minstrel27

Danny_B wrote: »

Sadly it will only be available on the UK EPG, not ROI:mad:

I have just read over on DS that it will be England and Wales only. Northern Ireland and Scotland will miss out due to them not being served by ITV1

Rick_

Don't worry, it's going on 10.832 H which has a symbol rate of 22000 so a Sky+HD box can tune it in if you're in Scotland or NI / ROI. It will remain DVB-S, and won't be in DVB-S2. You can watch, just not record on a Sky+HD box. It will also be FTA, so no worries about subscriptions or the like. Non-Sky boxes can get it easily too.

Minstrel27

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Don't worry, it's going on 10.832 H which has a symbol rate of 22000 so a Sky+HD box can tune it in if you're in Scotland or NI / ROI. It will remain DVB-S, and won't be in DVB-S2. You can watch, just not record on a Sky+HD box. It will also be FTA, so no worries about subscriptions or the like. Non-Sky boxes can get it easily too.

A pain for those wishing to record it with their Sky HD boxes.

BArra

ah so people with skyHD in ROI will be able to tune in this new constant service ITV1-HD via other channels?

200motels

If UPC get ITVHD on their EPG then I will gladly get rid of rip off Sky and move to them.

Sideshow Mark

Bluloa wrote: »

Im going to cancel my Sky subscription.

Its bad enough that we pay far more for our Sky Service and HD service, and yet we now get far lesser HD channels.

the UK get Ch4 HD
BBC HD
and now ITVHD.

Bluloa wrote: »

All Channels including Movies and Sports
BBC HD
ITV HD
CH4 HD
BBC 3
BBC 4
ITV 1
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
Fiver
Five
Five USA

I really dont get this, on a Sky HD account here you get BBC HD and the ITV HD test channel right now, the ITV HD Channel will be available from launch here too as confirmed in this thread. With both a Sky + and a Sky HD box you get BBC 3 & 4, and ITV 1 through 4, and Five.

And both here and in the UK you need to subscribe to the Movie Channels and the Sports channels and pay the HD charge to get the HD versions of those channels. I really dont see what the anger is here for, CH4 Hd would be nice, but its by no means essential.

bk

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

I really dont get this, on a Sky HD account here you get BBC HD and the ITV HD test channel right now, the ITV HD Channel will be available from launch here too as confirmed in this thread. With both a Sky + and a Sky HD box you get BBC 3 & 4, and ITV 1 through 4, and Five.
.

The point is unlike the UK, they aren't officially on the EPG, so you can't record from those channels.

That makes Sky Ireland much less value for money then in the UK.

Sideshow Mark

But the costs are made clear as is what you get and dont get before you sign up, I dont understand people cancelling in outrage as outlined above. If anything the new HD channels over the past few months make it better value not worse. If you really wanted the BBC and UTV on the epg you should have signed with UPC not Sky, the options are there.

I'm far more annoyed that there is no RTE HD channel than anything SKY have or havent done or charged me over the past year

Minstrel27

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

If you really wanted the BBC and UTV on the epg you should have signed with UPC not Sky, the options are there.

UPC aren't an option for me.

mossie

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

If anything the new HD channels over the past few months make it better value not worse.

It may be better value than it was before but compared to the UK it's very poor. In the first place it cost about 50% extra to have the full HD package here and secondly, while you can tune in the extra channels, you can't record them. Realistically Sky should be charging us the same as the UK, or less, but they use the excuse of "exchange rates" yet still seem to base their charges on the exchange rate of 18 months ago so we end up paying far more for less.

Pat Gleeson

Sideshow Mark wrote: »

But the costs are made clear as is what you get and dont get before you sign up, I dont understand people cancelling in outrage as outlined above.

I agree. Read the T&C's and then decide if you want the service. Sky can't force channels to appear on their platform if they don't want to: e.g. BBC HD, ITV 1HD, C4HD, ITV 1-4 etc.

Channels pay Sky for EPG slots, so Sky would welcome any extra income. The one exception is on channels 141-2 on the Irish EPG, where Sky pay the BBC (actually BBC Worldwide) to appear.

RTE don't pay for EPG carriage, but Sky charge customers for a PSB channel which would ordinarily be free - as is BBC / ITV C4 / Five.
That annoys me more, personally.

bk

Pat Gleeson wrote: »

I agree. Read the T&C's and then decide if you want the service. Sky can't force channels to appear on their platform if they don't want to: e.g. BBC HD, ITV 1HD, C4HD, ITV 1-4 etc.

No, but if it becomes a competitive disadvantage, then Sky can offer them free carriage or even pay for them.

A recent survey by Sky sounds like they maybe forced to do this due to competition from UPC.

channelsurfer2

bk wrote: »

No, but if it becomes a competitive disadvantage, then Sky can offer them free carriage or even pay for them.

A recent survey by Sky sounds like they maybe forced to do this due to competition from UPC.

any ideas what the survey found out? or will they even act on it?

bk

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

any ideas what the survey found out? or will they even act on it?

No idea, just heard of the survey from Sky customers who were asked the questions soon after UPC introduced the new channels.

UPC is looking increasingly competitive with their nice new HD box, new channels and in particular their very attractive triple play products and pricing.

Pat Gleeson

bk wrote: »

UPC is looking increasingly competitive with their nice new HD box, new channels and in particular their very attractive triple play products and pricing.

Competition is always a good thing - real competition. Let's hope something comes of it. Extra channels free and a broadband tie-up.

Rick_

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

redout

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

I have read that that is indeed the frequency which it will most likely be on so sounds positive.

pa990

just tuned it in on my humax freesat box.. Must keep an eye on it

evilivor

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

I wonder what the story will be with encryption for ITV1 HD, be nice to be able to record stuff and stick on to USb or whatever on the Humax.

slegs

evilivor wrote: »

I wonder what the story will be with encryption for ITV1 HD, be nice to be able to record stuff and stick on to USb or whatever on the Humax.

There will be no encryption as it has to be on Freesat which has no CA functionality. It is the STB's local recording file format that restricts open transfer to USB and computers. Most non freesat recording devices will be able to record in native MPEG Transport Stream format which is readable in VLC and many freeware players.

evilivor

slegs wrote: »

There will be no encryption as it has to be on Freesat which has no CA functionality. It is the STB's local recording file format that restricts open transfer to USB and computers. Most non freesat recording devices will be able to record in native MPEG Transport Stream format which is readable in VLC and many freeware players.

Sorry, meant copy protection. At the moment all the ITV HD stuff is currently content is flagged with copy never codes, unlike the BBC HD stuff which can be to be copied once.

Sideshow Mark

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

"10001" is there now too, both are on the Sky HD box.

Apogee

evilivor wrote: »

Sorry, meant copy protection. At the moment all the ITV HD stuff is currently content is flagged with copy never codes, unlike the BBC HD stuff which can be to be copied once.

Once the channels is up and running as a full FTA HD channel, you should be able to by-pass the copy protection in the PVR by going into non-freesat mode.

givecredit

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

Now showing ITVHD fulltime (Some HD, SOME UPSCALED) since yesterday.

Nowso

Showing itv1 london

Satdog

Eternal Wonderer wrote: »

Channel "10000" has shown up on 10.832 H. No video or sound testing yet, but this is probably ITV 1 HD. It's not flagged as HD on my Humax HDCI-2000 yet, but it may well be soon...

Also showing as 10001, ITV1 London - I have a London post code entered for my Humax Foxsat. Both channels flagged as "HD" in the listing. See link: http://en.kingofsat.net/tp.php?tp=507

Greenpiece

ITV1HD showing fine on 10510 channel at moment but seems to freeze a bit on 10000 & 10001 channels. Anyone else seeing this?

TheDriver

mine is totally out of sync on a pana z81

Satdog

Greenpiece wrote: »

ITV1HD showing fine on 10510 channel at moment but seems to freeze a bit on 10000 & 10001 channels. Anyone else seeing this?

Didn't notice any freezing last night on 10000 or 10001 although wasn't watching for very long.

John mac

Greenpiece wrote: »

ITV1HD showing fine on 10510 channel at moment but seems to freeze a bit on 10000 & 10001 channels. Anyone else seeing this?

mine is also fine on 10510,

10000 and 100001 had picture no sound on my sky box. but no freezing

Greenpiece

Thanks, all seem fine now.

Mr McBoatface

Is it me or is the video picture currently better on channel 10001 than on 10000 ?

glineli

Any update on this? Where on the sky epg will this be?

evilivor

glineli wrote: »

Any update on this? Where on the sky epg will this be?

Going live Friday. Freesat doing a big advertising campaign focusing on World Cup in HD to go along with it.

Freesat 119
Sky 178

redout

glineli wrote: »

Any update on this? Where on the sky epg will this be?

It wont be on the EPG in Ireland.

It an be added in extra channels.

Arsenal -v- Barca is on it 2moro.

glineli

redout wrote: »

It wont be on the EPG in Ireland.

It an be added in extra channels.

Arsenal -v- Barca is on it 2moro.

Thanks. I have a HD box with a white freeview card so 178 for me, pretty sweet!!

Next up, 5HD!!!!