Where has 5HD Gone.

[Deleted User]

VisionMan wrote: »

Bye bye CH5 HD ever coming to Freeview then.

Yes, they've wasted several opportunities to launch in HD on Freeview already and now it looks like the BBC will be taking the remaining HD spaces for the foreseeable future.

Nilrem

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Yes, they've wasted several opportunities to launch in HD on Freeview already and now it looks like the BBC will be taking the remaining HD spaces for the foreseeable future.

Aye, iirc the relevant HD spot on the Freeview EPG was held for them (and for a while the bandwidth on the muxes reserved), but as they've never actually given a firm "we'll do it", and the reservation on the bandwidth ended a while back the BBC have taken the opportunity to use it (IIRC it was open for anyone to rent/buy).

Basically 5 kept mucking about from what I can tell, and ended up losing the chance to make use of the space, and have now decided to keep their HD offerings available only to active Sky subs from what I understand.

Twisted_Cherry

Same thing here, I don't normally watch CH 5, although I did watch Wentworth, tried to record the film Creep last night, and came to watch some this morning got the 'subscription error' as well!

[Deleted User]

Twisted_Cherry wrote: »

Same thing here, I don't normally watch CH 5, although I did watch Wentworth, tried to record the film Creep last night, and came to watch some this morning got the 'subscription error' as well!

Just record from the SD channel. The programme you missed is likely available from the Sky On Demand section (also in SD, of course)

VisionMan

Am I right in thinking that the powers that be are looking at changing legislation so that the HD channels provided by the terrestrial providers will be re-classed as PSB services, so they may eventually have to go unencrypted?

[Deleted User]

VisionMan wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that the powers that be are looking at changing legislation so that the HD channels provided by the terrestrial providers will be re-classed as PSB services, so they may eventually have to go unencrypted?

If that was the case, I doubt Channel 5 would put their HD channel behind a paywall.
Are there still any "terrestrial" providers since digital changeover?

Heinz

Nilrem wrote: »

Basically 5 kept mucking about from what I can tell, and ended up losing the chance to make use of the space, and have now decided to keep their HD offerings available only to active Sky subs from what I understand.

I have 'an active Sky subscription' (but not EE+ or the old HD pack) and I have lost channel 171 too.

So it's not just 'an active Sky sub' but a higher end one.

Thanks heaven channel 5 is such rubbish anyway.

[Deleted User]

Heinz wrote: »

So it's not just 'an active Sky sub' but a higher end one.

Yes, Channel 5 HD is no longer available to anyone who doesn't pay a subscription for additional HD channels.