HD1 programming

[zAndy1]

I am for one...

Andy

[aligebes]

You would think being the 1st day of actual service, that the Euro1080 website would have been ready as well!!. I just went to it, to check out the program listings and there's nothing.

Or am I missing something?

[Hellicopter]

It does make you wonder what sort of service we have paid for ( via the card ) if they cannot even publish a programme guide.
So what is being shown at moment (am at work and not home till Thursday evening)?

[Muf]

At the moment they are showing Antwerp proms un-encrypted with the new logo. Just before that they showed trailers of the LG car racing and scheduled times on Sept 4 & 5th.

Jim

[rogeralpine]

As far as I'm concerned it looks as though they're not fully ready to go "live" with encrypted material yet. Although 140 is a fair price for 5 yrs subscription, the lack of a programme line isn't helping to get the punters knocking at their door is it?

I just hope they're happy for dealers to be their main avenue for marketing the channel - if they're anything like our dealer though, they're going to have a tough time!! Our's has a QualiTV box but it isn't even set up - the assistant said they can't get the sat dish in a good position!! (Even if they had, they only had the box connected to mini LCD - not exactly hardware to show the channel off is it!!!)

[museumsteve]

HD1 goes live

http://www.hd-1.tv/

[Muf]

Thanks again Museumsteve, They set up a new site and no link.
Did anybody look at the Astra HD channel this evening. I just tuned in for a minute before 7 and there was some great new material on. I am recording the Tall Ships Race now so I can't say what's going on there. There seems to be a bit of competition. Great.

Jim

[museumsteve]

I think the new site opens automatically from old site.
I'll have to check out the Astra channel

[museumsteve]

I think the new site opens automatically from old site.
Just had a peek at Astra channel and there's an Antartic Expedition programme on..looks great.
You wait all this time then it all starts to happen (maybe that's a little presumptious thinking though)

[museumsteve]

the loop (and pretty big loop it is) on Astra HD channel is from Voom, I wonder if there's a hint it may come to Europe (can but hope)

http://www.voom.com/index.jsp

[Muf]

Museumsteve was that an arctic expedition, it just came around again which would make the loop about an hour long.

Jim

[Muf]

On the Astra channel credits the "European HD Forum" was mentioned, I wonder who they are or if they are related to the French HD Forum.
Did you ever think you would see yourself flicking back and forth through HD channels.

Jim

[museumsteve]

yes mate, not bad for a loop
I've already sent Voom an email, cos you never know

[Abstrakt]

the loop (and pretty big loop it is) on Astra HD channel is from Voom, I wonder if there's a hint it may come to Europe (can but hope)

Yes, but hell would have to freeze over before that could happen. Voom is an HD enthusiast’s dream come true because it is a satellite package dedicated to high def channels.

Those channels however consist of the HD versions of all the major US networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, PBS) and cable channels (Discovery, Bravo, ESPN, etc…) -- none of which can broadcast in Europe due to the usual international rights issues. The same thing applies to the premium and PPV channels available on Voom.

The only things that Voom could bring to Europe would be their “Voom Originals” which are basically eye-candy channels, like Euro1080 is forever doomed to be. And even in this situation you might run into some rights issues.

Sadly high definition doesn’t change the rules regarding international TV rights. Maybe ten years from now we might get localized (read: watered down ) European versions of channels such as Discovery-HD or Bravo-HD, much like we do now in standard definition; but that’s as far as it goes.

Cheers.