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BBC World News Europe HD

  • 04-06-2019 9:25pm
    #1
    lgs 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 685 ✭✭✭


    That's a nice addition to 28e .It's has been on Astra 1 19e for two years now . This might make Sky News go HD .


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  • #2
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,568 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    It might only be temporary. This is the HD Red Button channel (6811) they use each summer for tennis etc.


  • #3
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Sky News looks ridiculous in comparison to pretty much every other news channel. Bloomberg, BBC News, BBC World News (19e), CNN, CNBC, France 24, TRT World, RT, Al Jazeera and Euronews (Hot Bird) all available for free in HD.


  • #4
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    lgs 4 wrote: »
    That's a nice addition to 28e .It's has been on Astra 1 19e for two years now . This might make Sky News go HD .

    The BBC red button is currently carrying BBC news UK. Which channel are you referring to?


  • #5
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    The BBC red button is currently carrying BBC news UK. Which channel are you referring to?

    12421.50MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:6811 PID:5800


  • #6
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    JDxtra wrote: »
    12421.50MHz, pol.H SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:6811 PID:5800

    That’s BBC News UK, not BBC World News.


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  • #7
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    That’s BBC News UK, not BBC World News.

    Cheers. It was reported as BBC World News on King of Sat. May have changed since it first appeared. Checked it, and it is BBC News UK now.


  • #8
    PeterDuggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭PeterDuggan


    JDxtra wrote: »
    BBC World News (19e)... available for free in HD.

    Can you receive this on a standard satellite aerial?


  • #9
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    PeterDuggan wrote: »
    Can you receive this on a standard satellite aerial?

    You require a satellite dish pointing at the 19.2°E position

    https://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-1KR-1L-1M-1N.html


  • #10
    PeterDuggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭PeterDuggan


    The Cush wrote: »
    You require a satellite dish pointing at the 19.2°E position

    Thanks. So a standard dish receiving Freesat,etc wouldn't work?


  • #11
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    PeterDuggan wrote: »
    So a standard dish receiving Freesat,etc wouldn't work?

    Some dishes can be upgraded with a second LNB mounted beside the main one (side-lobe reception), to receive other satellite positions, and using DiSEqC switching you can seamlessly switch between channels on different satellites with a free-to-air satellite receiver.


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  • #12
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    They don’t want it available in the UK. It’s available here on Virgin (along with the BBC News Channel) but not Sky for the above reason. Yes, I know, they could do an encrypted version for Ireland only, but they’ll only do that if Sky pay them and Sky don’t want to facilitate a competitor to Sky News if they can help it.


  • #13
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    The frequencies that you get on the BBC on satellite are temporary BBC Red Button Feeds for Wimbledon & Glastonbury.

    There are 6 RB feeds for these events. So that's 1 HD feed & 5 SD feeds.

    The BBC News Channel on SID 6811 is only there as a placeholder until Wimbledon begins later in the summer.


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