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The Red Button.

  • 01-08-2014 6:23pm
    #1
    Mint Sauce
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    A bit puzzled here. Been watching the Commonwealth games, and how come I can find Red Button 1-5 on my free to air box (did a retune around Wimbledon, and found 5 red button streams), and watch events on all 5, as well as BBC1/2 and 3 (7 in total).

    But if I watch on a Sky Box, also receiving FTA (in the same house), or through a Freeview TV and Aerial (near the boarder at home), and hit the Red Button, I'm only offered what ever is on BBC1/2 and 3, and max 2 red Buttons, 4 in total.

    :confused:


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  • #2
    The Cush
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    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    But if I watch on a Sky Box, also receiving FTA (in the same house), or through a Freeview TV and Aerial (near the boarder at home), and hit the Red Button, I'm only offered what ever is on BBC1/2 and 3, and max 2 red Buttons, 4 in total.

    Don't know about Sky but on Freeview lack of capacity means it cannot do the same red button services as satellite

    http://www.a516digital.com/2014/06/at-glance-bbc-red-button-summer-2014.html
    On Freeview and YouView, Extra Commonwealth Games coverage will appear on channels 301 and 302. BBC RB301 (channel 301) is now an evening and overnight-only service, having had to sacrifice scarce bandwidth to allow BBC Three to go full time for the Games. BBC RB301 is a simulcast of the satellite and cable stream 'BBC RB 0'.

    Outside of BBC RB301's evening and overnight broadcast hours, the channel acts as a portal to the BBC's Commonwealth Games coverage. Viewers can press red to access a simple blue button menu of options.

    For most viewers, BBC RB302 (a simulcast of the BBC RB1 service on satellite and cable) is available on channel 302. Viewers on minor relay transmitters, who can't get services such as VIVA and Yesterday on Freeview won't be able to access the service, due to the BBC having to take lower-coverage capacity from a commercial operator to facilitate the service.

    http://www.a516digital.com/2014/07/bbc-red-button-commonwealth-games.html


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