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Sky News HD rebuild?

  • 01-04-2010 8:33pm
    #1
    More Music
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭


    Isn't Sky News HD supposed to be on-air this summer?

    I reckon they've started to build the new set for the launch.

    It's now all close up shots of readers and weather presenters. No video wall or different angles being used. No moving around to different desks either.

    And the giveaway, the actual newsroom isn't behind the presenter. They are obviously in a very small studio and using chroma key (green screen). You can see the outline around the news reader.


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  • #2
    kmurph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 586 ✭✭✭kmurph


    Meant to be launching to coincide with the British General Election. So next week more than likely. Probably doing final tests and giving the studio a brushup.


  • #3
    lord lucan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Expecting an announcement next week when Brown goes to the queen to dissolve parliament. They've been rehearsing and fine tuning it for the last few weeks,expected to go live as soon as the election race begins.


  • #4
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    any chance it will be fta


    (For some reason i'm thinking it'll be 720p)


  • #5
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    pa990 wrote: »
    any chance it will be fta
    SKY like to brag about how many HD channels they have in their package.
    Just saying, don't keep your hopes up. But you never know.


  • #6
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    i don't really see any advantage of a hd news service.

    A lot of reports seem
    to be done with video phone technology.

    HD is only good for sports & movies, and some tv series


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  • #7
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    pa990 wrote: »
    any chance it will be fta


    (For some reason i'm thinking it'll be 720p)

    Why would it be 720p when all other Sky HD channels are 1080i?


  • #8
    Duke MacGyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Duke MacGyver


    i hear that it'll be in 1080i too.
    sky says that the new graphics will have a 3d effect. i don't know what they mean by this though.
    Also i don't think that sky is going to use the same studio. they might mearly be stripping down the old one to use it for parts


  • #9
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    Why would it be 720p when all other Sky HD channels are 1080i?

    sport is 720p . . . isnt it, or am i wrong


    anyway, i cant see why it needs to be 1080


  • #10
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    pa990 wrote: »
    sport is 720p . . . isnt it, or am i wrong

    1080i. I am almost sure of it.


  • #11
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yeah, pretty sure all the HD channels are in 1080i.


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  • #12
    trap4
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 468 ✭✭trap4


    pa990 wrote: »
    any chance it will be fta?

    ?


  • #13
    Ludo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    Channel 517 when it launches:

    http://skynewselectionmagazine.com/1I4bbaf8743d3ef012.cde


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