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29 October 2014
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD launches on Freesat


From today, viewers have a new way of getting Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD – the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's high definition channel – as it launches on Freesat, the new subscription-free satellite service.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD showcases some of the best of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's drama, entertainment, sport, performance and factual programmes from across all other Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ channels.

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The channel broadcasts for four hours a day on weekdays and six hours a night on weekends, with flexibility to extend hours during key live events.

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Seetha Kumar, Head of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD, says: "Today marks an exciting and significant development for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD. Freesat offers viewers a new way of watching the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's HD output, complementing the existing services on Sky and Virgin Media.

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"2008 represents our most ambitious year yet with the channel being extended throughout the summer to cover the Beijing Olympics, Euro 2008 finals, Wimbledon, Glastonbury and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms, so we're really pleased that viewers have even more choice to watch these events in fantastic high definition."

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Other upcoming programmes on the channel include Wild China, Who Do You Think You Are?, Strictly Come Dancing, Torchwood, Heroes, Little Dorrit, and the BAFTA-winning Gavin And Stacey.

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The Freesat announcement comes as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ confirmed it will extend Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD's hours to five hours daily in September and eventually to nine hours, as the number of programmes made in HD increases.

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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has already announced an aspiration towards moving as many programmes as possible to HD over the next decade, having already doubled the total number of hours of HD programming from 583 in 2006 to more than 1,000 in 2008/9.

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Notes to Editors

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD can be found at the following EPGs –

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Sky: 143

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Virgin: 108

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Freesat: 108.

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More information, including how to get Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD and schedules for the channel, can be found at bbc.co.uk/bbchd.

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Date: 06.05.2008
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