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BBC Four HD

  • 06-11-2015 01:41PM
    #1
    duckysauce
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    is it available free in Ireland or do you need a sky hd sub ?


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  • #2
    my3cents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,762 ✭✭✭my3cents


    Its free and available and we watch it all the time but I can't give you the technical details.


  • #3
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,990 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Free to air on satellite, as per my HD combo receivers at home. Can't advise on whether it can be added on a sky receiver.


  • #4
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    duckysauce wrote: »
    is it available free in Ireland or do you need a sky hd sub ?

    It's a free-to-air channel so can be watched for free on satellite. It's not on Sky's Irish epg but can be added and viewed via Other Channels.


  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,493 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    BBC Four HD reception parameters - 11023 H 23000 2/3 DVB-S2 8PSK

    http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2E-2F-2G.html


  • #6
    duckysauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭duckysauce


    cheers


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  • #7
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,712 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    It is available on Freesat on channel 107.


  • #8
    danm14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭danm14


    And on 116 on a Sky box with a Sky UK, Sky Freesat or Setanta card


  • #9
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,870 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Find it odd that Sky does have the SD versions of BBC Three and Four but not HD (even though they do have BBC One and Two HD).


  • #10
    danm14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭danm14


    icdg wrote: »
    Find it odd that Sky does have the SD versions of BBC Three and Four but not HD (even though they do have BBC One and Two HD).

    It's pretty unusual alright,
    - We had (standard definition) BBC One and BBC Two for about ten years before we got BBC Three and BBC Four
    - We get no BBC One and Two regional variations
    - We get a different regional variation of BBC One HD than BBC One SD (England HD, NI SD)
    - We don't get the BBC News channel or BBC Parliament

    They're all FTA channels and RTÉ don't seem to have any problem with BBC on Sky showing some of the same programs like TV3 did about UTV/ITV


  • #11
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,335 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    its annoying that BBC Three HD and BBC Four HD as well as BBC News not available on Sky Ireland EPG. Surely it's easy for them to add the news as there are no copyright issues involved.

    Luckily i get BBC News via Freeview overspill but the reception isn't always the best. Hopefully the bbc will add it for Irish viewers at some point.

    What about BBC Three in general, isn't that channel meant to be shuting down soon?


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  • #12
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭lertsnim


    The BBC won't add it. Sky will need to pay them and does Sky want to pay for a Sky News competitor.


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