BBC Two HD to replace BBC HD
6 Oct 2011
The BBC plans to replace the BBC HD channel with BBC Two HD as part of cost-cutting proposals announced by the corporation today.
The new channel will sit alongside BBC One HD. BBC HD launched in May 2006 and was joined by BBC One HD in November last year.
The proposal comes as the BBC announces nearly 2000 job cuts alongside plans to save £670m a year.
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According to the Guardian, "BBC2's daytime schedule to feature international news and current affairs at lunchtime, repeats of factual programming and live sport"
And, "BBC3 and BBC4 to be refocused to play "supporting" roles to the main channels, BBC3 to be more explicitly a "place to nurture talent for BBC1".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/oct/06/bbc-bbc-expenses?INTCMP=SRCH
So i guess that covers BBC4s HD content, and sounds like they're gonna be cutting a lot of the current BBC3 programming, which isn't suitable for daytime viewing on BBC2
hmm, i don't really approve. Some good HD material will be missed.
Indeed, this is a shame I think. In particular, there are a number of BBC4 programmes which are then shown in HD on BBC HD which I tend to wait for.
I wonder what this will mean for shows on BBC3/4 that are in HD - and normally get an outing on BBC HD.....
Makes a lot of sense, as presumably most programmes are recorded in HD these days, and the rather random BBC HD was always a bit of an oddball.
The results on Freview HD and Freesat HD are so good it makes regular channels hard to watch!