BBC One HD launches on 3rd November

[Teppic]

BBC One HD launches on the evening of the 3rd of November, and has been allocated the following channel numbers:

Freesat channel 108
Freeview channel 50
Sky channel 143
Virgin Media channel 108.

Any programmes not produced in native HD will be still be available on the channel, but upscaled to the higher picture quality. So, upscaled Brazilian Grand Prix coverage then! Although not true HD it will be better than nothing until Bernie allows broadcast of an HD feed.

The existing BBC HD channel will continue showing selected content from BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four, including Top Gear and Wimbledon coverage. It (BBC HD) will also broadcast some of the final races from this year's Moto GP in HD as a trial run for the sport. BBC HD will move to the following channel numbers:

Freesat channel 109
Freeview channel 54
Sky channel 169
Virgin Media channel 187.

[MonkeyHanger]

Teppic said:

Although not true HD it will be better than nothing until Bernie allows broadcast of an HD feed.

Next year apparently, although that came from Yoda himself so take it with a shovel full of salt.

[Dare2Fail]

So I have the choice of MotoGP in lovely HD with the two useless chuckleheads in the commentary box, or pretty average picture quality and a delayed broadcast with good commentary on Eurosport? That's going to pose some conflict in my head come race day.