BBC One HD not currently available on Irish EPG

bbability · 14-11-2010 01:45PM

Just to say that I'm watching the grand prix on BBC 1 Hd via my 60 quid freesat hd box. Sky me a*se

Minstrel27 · 14-11-2010 01:56PM

It is upscaled though. F1 is not HD until next season.

Morrisseeee · 17-11-2010 12:41PM

I just got my Sky HD box (€30 for box & install) and I signed up to the HD package (€5 pm), and I'm impressed with the quality of the HD and the new EPG/Menus. Now I hate giving Sky my hard earned money just as much as the next person but I thought the above offer was reasonable. I then put the old box in the bedroom and use it as a freesat/freeview box. I was surprised you couldn't watch your recordings on the old Sky+ box (ie. on the hard-drive) without a Sky viewing card, bummer !!!!! But............I've also got another surprise, its on the HD box, and its EPG !! It seems I have a double EPG or something, like as if both the Engerlish & Irish EPG are multiplexed, I'm sure this is not normal !!! ie. I've got BBC1 & RTE1 on channel 101, the same for BBC2/RTE2>102. I also have 'Other' Channels on the EPG (which I can record), eg. CBEEBEES, BBC3/4 etc, ...........except for one channel: BBC1 HD, again bummer. When my OH questioned the installer about this irregularity he said: "ah its just a wierd Sky thing atm, it will be resolved in the future" !!!!!

cartman51773 · 17-11-2010 12:45PM

how did you get the hd subs for €5. was its some sort of deal

Morrisseeee · 17-11-2010 12:48PM

Yep, Sky ring me every-so-often with offers, and I keep telling them "fcek off I want a Sky HD offer"

, it worked eventually it seems, although I think other people have gotten the same/similar offer.

cartman51773 · 17-11-2010 01:54PM

How long did you get the €5 offer for

Morrisseeee · 17-11-2010 01:55PM

One year

cartman51773 · 17-11-2010 02:08PM

not bad. im on free hd subs myself after complaining to them. i wont be paying €15 subs next year no way

dolallyoh · 17-11-2010 03:56PM

Morrisseeee wrote: »

I just got my Sky HD box (€30 for box & install) and I signed up to the HD package (€5 pm), and I'm impressed with the quality of the HD and the new EPG/Menus. Now I hate giving Sky my hard earned money just as much as the next person but I thought the above offer was reasonable. I then put the old box in the bedroom and use it as a freesat/freeview box. I was surprised you couldn't watch your recordings on the old Sky+ box (ie. on the hard-drive) without a Sky viewing card, bummer !!!!! But............I've also got another surprise, its on the HD box, and its EPG !! It seems I have a double EPG or something, like as if both the Engerlish & Irish EPG are multiplexed, I'm sure this is not normal !!! ie. I've got BBC1 & RTE1 on channel 101, the same for BBC2/RTE2>102. I also have 'Other' Channels on the EPG (which I can record), eg. CBEEBEES, BBC3/4 etc, ...........except for one channel: BBC1 HD, again bummer. When my OH questioned the installer about this irregularity he said: "ah its just a wierd Sky thing atm, it will be resolved in the future" !!!!!

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murpho999 · 17-11-2010 07:59PM

Well I also got my Sky HD upgrade today on the €30 installation and €5 per month offer. Now working fine and I also have BBC HD in my EPG. All working fine and I can record it as normal.
So I'm surprised that older subscribers don't get it.
When my box was switched on it did a software update. Perhaps people need to that?

Mr McBoatface · 17-11-2010 08:05PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I also have BBC HD in my EPG. All working fine and I can record it as normal.
So I'm surprised that older subscribers don't get it.

Is it BBC HD or BBC1 HD you have ? BBC HD has been available on The EPG since the summer (I think)

murpho999 · 17-11-2010 08:38PM

jobyrne30 wrote: »

Is it BBC HD or BBC1 HD you have ? BBC HD has been available on The EPG since the summer (I think)

My mistake....didn't read thread properly....it is indeed BBC HD.

ray27 · 21-11-2010 04:02PM

is there anyway to get the uk epg on skyhd box??? also is it possible to get e4 hd in the other channels menu on the irish epg???

ftakeith · 21-11-2010 04:27PM

ray27 wrote: »

is there anyway to get the uk epg on skyhd box??? also is it possible to get e4 hd in the other channels menu on the irish epg???

e4 hd is not fta

Minstrel27 · 21-11-2010 06:29PM

It is also on the Irish EPG.

SteveDon · 21-11-2010 06:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Its not enough that we pay more for our Sky subs but Irish Subscribers now loose out on

BBC One HD
BBC 3
BBC 4
Ch5
Ch5 HD
Five US
Fiver
CH4 HD
ITV
ITV2
ITV3
ITV3
ITV1 HD
ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD

I wouldnt mind but our beloved government transmit all our channels to the North and yet we get nothing in return except BBC 1 NI, BBC2 NI and BBC HD

Time to swap my Irish subs to a UK Subs.

You can get most of those channels on sky, they just arent on the main menu but on the other channels option.

Pat Gleeson · 21-11-2010 07:26PM

BBC One HD
BBC 3
BBC 4

These could be added with a deal made by Sky and BBC Worldwide
(a la BBC 1 and 2 NI and BBC HD). Entirely up to the BBC.

Ch5
Ch5 HD
Five US
Fiver

Not a Sky issue. Five do not want to broadcast to Ireland or appear on the Irish EPG. Five is available off the EPG on Sky as it's FTA.

CH4 HD

Again, up to the broadcaster (C4).

ITV
ITV2
ITV3
ITV3
ITV1 HD
ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD

Blame TV3, not Sky. TV3 have prevented ITV allowing carriage of UTV on the Sky EPG. Same issue with rest of ITV's bouquet of channels.

The issues usually lie with the broadcaster, not Sky.
If enough people leave Sky, it may compel them to make new deals with the BBC and C4 to add the rest of those channels. I don't see ITV - or especially Five - doing a deal to appear on the Irish EPG any time soon.

Charles Slane · 21-11-2010 08:05PM

Pat Gleeson wrote: »

BBC One HD
BBC 3
BBC 4

These could be added with a deal made by Sky and BBC Worldwide
(a la BBC 1 and 2 NI and BBC HD). Entirely up to the BBC.

I'm pretty sure that the BBC would allow these on the Irish epg, but BBC Worldwide would expect payment from Sky for them. In which case it's really up to Sky to pay for them (hence reducing their profit from Irish subscribers).

They could' of course, increase the subscriptions to pay for them, but must assume that they'd lose more subscribers because of the increase, than gain because they're available on the EPG.

excollier · 21-11-2010 08:25PM

When Saorsat kicks off, no-one in Britain will be able to watch RTE etc for free, and yet many here expect to be able to watch all the British programming, via Sky sub or FTA. What's the problem? Get Freesat+ and ditch Sky, save money!
The Freesat HD boxes will probably be capable of receiving Saorsat in Ireland,as well as Freesat, what more does anyone need

Pat Gleeson · 21-11-2010 10:47PM

Charles Slane wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that the BBC would allow these on the Irish epg, but BBC Worldwide would expect payment from Sky for them. In which case it's really up to Sky to pay for them (hence reducing their profit from Irish subscribers).

Or Sky lose enough Irish subscribers to warrant coughing up. Assuming the Beeb - through BBC Worldwide - allow it to happen.

dolallyoh · 21-11-2010 11:29PM

ray27 wrote: »

is there anyway to get the uk epg on skyhd box??? also is it possible to get e4 hd in the other channels menu on the irish epg???

If you are happy to ditch RTE etc pay a friend in the uk to pay for a sub there for you and have the card posted over methinks.

Minstrel27 · 22-11-2010 09:05AM

Pat Gleeson wrote: »

Or Sky lose enough Irish subscribers to warrant coughing up. Assuming the Beeb - through BBC Worldwide - allow it to happen.

Thay have no reason for it to not happen. BBC Worldwide can receive money for their channels to appear on the EPG or they could carry on and let people watch for free with absolutely no return.

mossym · 22-11-2010 10:34AM

excollier wrote: »

The Freesat HD boxes will probably be capable of receiving Saorsat in Ireland,as well as Freesat, what more does anyone need

how will the freesat boxes handle the seperate dish which will be required for saorsat given it will be on a different satellite? can freesat boxes handle more than one dish(i'm pretty sure they can't)?

SRB · 22-11-2010 12:19PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Thay have no reason for it to not happen. BBC Worldwide can receive money for their channels to appear on the EPG or they could carry on and let people watch for free with absolutely no return.

Eh, yes, but who is going to pay that money ? The BBC can't justify spending public money to have their channels listed on, what is after all, another country's EPG. The reason BBC1 and BBC2 NI are there is because of a deal with BBC Worldwide and Sky, who obviously felt having 1 and 2 made the take up of Sky more attractive. (It's along similar, though obviously not the same lines - no encryption - as the RTE on Sky deal.)

Pat Gleeson · 22-11-2010 09:47PM

SRB wrote: »

Eh, yes, but who is going to pay that money ?

Also, I presume it's not an inconsiderable amount being paid at present for BBC 1 and 2 NI. Enough not to make it financially attractive for Sky to add to.

Minstrel27 · 23-11-2010 10:42AM

SRB wrote: »

Eh, yes, but who is going to pay that money ?

Sky should of course. I have always stated this. To expect the BBC to pay would be rather stupid.

excollier · 23-11-2010 09:28PM

mossym wrote: »

how will the freesat boxes handle the seperate dish which will be required for saorsat given it will be on a different satellite? can freesat boxes handle more than one dish(i'm pretty sure they can't)?

Some of them can handle DiSEqC switching, so more than one satellite position.

mossym · 24-11-2010 01:36AM

excollier wrote: »

Some of them can handle DiSEqC switching, so more than one satellite position.

which ones??

excollier · 24-11-2010 09:57PM

mossym wrote: »

which ones??

Humax, Technisat.

Aidan! · 08-01-2011 07:08AM

Well, Hello.
My name is Aidan and I live in an extremely rural area in the ROI, I have a freesat SD receiver and I get
BBC1 NI
BBC2 NI
BBC1 Scotland
BBC2 Scotland
BBC ALBA
BBC1 Wales
BBC2 Wales
BBC1 England
BBC 2 England
BBC London, Yorkshire, Oxford etc.
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News Channel
BBC Parliament
CBeebies!
CBBC and so on...
That's only some BBC channels.
Also I would like to add freesat is growing all the time , adding more channels. Also I think it's adding more HD channels aswell.
I would like to add that the quality of these channels are superb for SD.
I have a SD box you will get all the other HD channels with the HD box. I shall be purshing a HD freesat receiver soon because I will be able to get new HD channels when they add them! Also with the HD receiver you can also use BBC iPlayer.
Aidan!.

BBC One HD not currently available on Irish EPG

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