BBC Digital Regional News [Was: Re: Cheap capture card for montoring...]

["Mark Hetherington" <mark.egroups@xxxxxxx>]

For Paul and anyone else interested in this:

Full press release is at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/news/news350.htm

Snippets for quick reading:

"Director-General Greg Dyke announced today (16 October 2001) that
Digital Satellite viewers across England are to receive their
regional news services on BBC ONE for the first time. Two-thirds of
the country will get this service early in the New Year and the
remaining regions as soon as possible thereafter. "

"The first phase, covering more than 70% of the population, will
apply to viewers in the London area, the North West (broadcast from
Manchester), the North region (broadcast from Leeds), the West
Midlands (broadcast from Birmingham) and the South (broadcast from
Southampton). "

The bit that is best for me is:

"This will also enable viewers to overcome existing regional
anomalies on analogue TV (people getting the "wrong" region),
caused
by local topography."

Since I am in an area that always seems to end up with the wrong
local region :)

The story I saw on regional news and the web about it was after the
16th October and suggested an earlier turn on time for the first 5
areas than the new year.

Mark.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...> wrote:
> >
> >I thought the regional broadcasts were launching on digital
formats
> >soon. The last time I saw regional BBC on terrestrial they
finished
> >the programme with a comment that the programme would on digital
> >broadcasts within the next few weeks.
> >
>
> That would be really useful. then I finally could do away with the
> terrestrial signal at last...
>
>
> >Since Sky's ITV broadcasts are supposed to be regional, it is
> >obviously possible. Sure I saw something on the web about it as
well
> >but can't find the link offhand, will have a dig around and see
what
> >I can find.
>
> Cheers Mark...
>
> Paul G.
>
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