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colin rees: Ah yes, "HD Ready" doesn't mean it supports DVB-T2, which is the UK HD transmission standard. http://www.avermedia.com/….pdf .
You need a DVB-T2 device to decode Freeview HD.
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Colin: You have two choice to record, either pay at least £10 to Sky per month, or go and get a Freesat+ box - see Upgrading from Sky+HD to Freesat+HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for details.
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Daniel: Please have a look at the Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Trevor Harris: Yes, I know that the demographics are required, but I was just making the point that £10,000 a week of ad revenue for a population of 2.1 million is not "pie in the sky".
Every time Ofcom does research, people say that they would very much want to watch a local TV news service.
I think the problem for a lot of the failed local TV services is that they lack prominence - which is why the "6" slot is important - and they perhaps tried to overstretch themselves.
Having the £25m of BBC money supporting the infrastructure of local television could mean - although it may not - that it could work.
To be honest, looking at the history, Solent TV overstretched itself. It is all very well having "ambitious" programmes, but the were throwing money away.
Big stations will probably be able to expand beyond the basic-type service I outlined above, but not ones with 140,000 target viewers.
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There are some interesting documents here - Ofcom | Local and Regional Media in the UK .
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billy mcdowell: No, you can't do that. Sky+ has only analogue outputs, and the PVR only digital recording, and no editing faculties.
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Emma: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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Dave: If the broadcast was MPEG4, the 99% of viewers that do not have Freeview HD receivers would not be able to watch it.
Coverage of local events would be in the "feature content" part of the schedule detailed above.
I'm not sure if a local channel could sustain a whole hour of local news...
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Saturday 13 August 2011 10:09AM
Scott: Sorry, just once or twice you might see a spam message for a few minutes.