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

["Michael Mc Aree" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>]

I get BBC2 Northern Ireland on NTL while on my terrestial I get BBC2
National  - the NTL EPG shows University Challenge but I get some local
fool trying to cook!!
I then have to go analogue - must try my IDTV...

Michael

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hetherington
> [mailto:mark.egroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 November 2001 17:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] BBC Digital Regional News [Was: Re: Cheap
> capture card for montoring...]
>
>
> 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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