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wilt64:
*Prime in HD will only be available for SKY customers with the new SKY Box, MY SKY HDi or MY SKY+, along with an HD-ready television. Prime in HD comes at no extra cost to your monthly subscription and no HD ticket is required. Prime in HD will not be available to Freeview customers, SKY customers with silver MY SKY1 boxes, or Vodafone customers with the T-box.
It shows what a scam Sky treat HD as. If you want HD for channels that are already broadcasting in HD you have to pay extra. But for a free to air channel which is only currently available in HD on Sky it's free.
The studio shots and graphics on NewsHub looked good at Midday (Didn't see PH this morning). Thought this might happen today with the format change. Must have meant some big changes in the News studio. Nothing in HD on their story's yet though, hope that changes soon.
As others have said, with MW producing Prime News, hopefully that is in HD from the 19th too.
Oh, and what channel was the Prime HD testing on?
richms:
What discussions do they really need with the broadcast partners? Surely its just a case of how much and here you go?
It's not that simple, for example on Freeview, changes to channels or any new channels will need to go through the Stakeholders which is TVNZ, Radio NZ, Mediaworks and Maori TV they need to sign things off individually which takes a long time as well as Korida having to deal with the actual switch from a SD Prime to an HD prime and letting people / viewers know that series links will be removed and a retune may need to happen on older DTT products (Mostly Channel PR and Freeview promotion)
Sommet Sports was an example with the Satellite rollout, the space was the issue but the Stakeholders needed to approve the move on tho DTH
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pjamieson:
The studio shots and graphics on NewsHub looked good at Midday (Didn't see PH this morning). Thought this might happen today with the format change. Must have meant some big changes in the News studio. Nothing in HD on their story's yet though, hope that changes soon.
As others have said, with MW producing Prime News, hopefully that is in HD from the 19th too.
Watched PH, yes the studio was in HD however some elements On screen graphics, such as the bottom right section with the Paul Henry graphic was not in HD, the same applies to the Newshub at Midday, the logo on the bottom right is not in HD.
Reports and external content as you say in SD, you can notice the difference now! But looks great.
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joshhill96:
It's not that simple, for example on Freeview, changes to channels or any new channels will need to go through the Stakeholders which is TVNZ, Radio NZ, Mediaworks and Maori TV they need to sign things off individually which takes a long time as well as Korida having to deal with the actual switch from a SD Prime to an HD prime and letting people / viewers know that series links will be removed and a retune may need to happen on older DTT products (Mostly Channel PR and Freeview promotion)
Sommet Sports was an example with the Satellite rollout, the space was the issue but the Stakeholders needed to approve the move on tho DTH
If freeview means that all those other people can interfere with their business then perhaps it isnt such a good thing? Since they are paying kordia for the space on that mux, surely TVNZ and mediaworks should have zero involvement or influence on this?
Not being rolled out to Vodafone TV customers? Why not?
Kirk
kharris:
Not being rolled out to Vodafone TV customers? Why not?
Will be today.
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kharris:
Not being rolled out to Vodafone TV customers? Why not?
From what I recall Vodafone has the right but not the obligation to take Sky's channels in the lineup. Perhaps Vodafone have elected not to take Prime in HD? Maybe a question to direct to Vodafone.
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PH and Newshub is looks great in HD......TVNZ miss the boat once again!!
Who was the first to go Nicam stereo, Wide screen, 5.1 and HD???
Also some of the SD channels look disgusting with low bitrate which in some cases looks worse than the old Analogue TV system...Prime being a good example of this. Can't believe it has taken this long for them to take this step to HD....
pjamieson:
Nothing in HD on their story's yet though, hope that changes soon.
News gathering camera upgrade will apparently take 7 to 8 months, then news will be ingested in HD.
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wilt64:
Who was the first to go Nicam stereo, Wide screen, 5.1 and HD???
Prime on Freeview HD still doesn't have 5.1 or HD capabilities.
TVNZ got there well before them.
wilt64:
Who was the first to go Nicam stereo, Wide screen, 5.1 and HD???
I believe TV3 were the first to go Nicam Stereo when TV3 started. TVNZ some time later the same year I believe.
rlevis:
wilt64:
Who was the first to go Nicam stereo, Wide screen, 5.1 and HD???
I believe TV3 were the first to go Nicam Stereo when TV3 started. TVNZ some time later the same year I believe.
You are correct TV3 was the first to go Nicam, widescreen 5.1 and HD, that is what I was meaning.
A bit surprised Four is not in HD as yet....
Prime has really missed the mark and have left it way to long to go HD, should have happened 5 years ago!!
Wonder if they will be in 5.1 too?
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