The BBC’s Gaelic language channel BBC Alba has commenced HD tests alongside BBC One regional services for the West Midlands and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Browsing: HD switchover
The first stage of the BBC HD satellite upgrade starts on Tuesday 24th January when the first regions migrate on Sky and Freesat.
BBC Radio stations on satellite are on the move, as they make way for changes to the BBC’s satellite television service.
The BBC’s announcement of the end of standard definition (SD) channels will have a knock-on effect on Sky satellite viewers in the UK and Ireland.
BBC confirms plans for HD switch, with an information campaign set to inform viewers on how the changes will affect them.
Standard definition BBC channels on satellite will close next year as part of an HD switchover across all BBC channels and regions.
It’s over a year since Sky Glass became the first provider to offer a regionalised BBC One in HD throughout the UK.