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#140982 25-Feb-2014 23:27
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Freeview are testing a 4th mux in Auckland on Ch35 UHF (Waiatarua)

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  #994549 25-Feb-2014 23:31
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And that signals another station/content provider about to launch?



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  #994577 26-Feb-2014 06:35
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Maybe they are going to make the Mediaworks mux less crowded. It's horrible at the moment.

Or could it mean that there will be more HD content? HD Prime would make me very happy.

I've always wondered if Sky keep Prime in SD to encourage people to come to them for their "HD" content.




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  #994585 26-Feb-2014 07:22
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turb: I've always wondered if Sky keep Prime in SD to encourage people to come to them for their "HD" content.


I am pretty sure your theory is true. But what it has meant that all of Prime's sporting events have been in horrible SD. London and Socchi have looked worse than Beijing - as TVNZ showed Beijing in HD.




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  #994662 26-Feb-2014 09:15
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turb: Maybe they are going to make the Mediaworks mux less crowded. It's horrible at the moment.

Or could it mean that there will be more HD content? HD Prime would make me very happy.

I've always wondered if Sky keep Prime in SD to encourage people to come to them for their "HD" content.

That doesn't really make sense though, because even if you have MySky and HD Ticket (another gripe - why should we have to pay extra in this day and age to get HD???), Prime is still not in HD.

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  #994685 26-Feb-2014 09:52
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trig42:
turb: Maybe they are going to make the Mediaworks mux less crowded. It's horrible at the moment.

Or could it mean that there will be more HD content? HD Prime would make me very happy.

I've always wondered if Sky keep Prime in SD to encourage people to come to them for their "HD" content.

That doesn't really make sense though, because even if you have MySky and HD Ticket (another gripe - why should we have to pay extra in this day and age to get HD???), Prime is still not in HD.


Prime isn't HD, but it is all content that Sky controls on their premium channels

They want you to think:

"goshdarn, this SD content sucks, I wish Icould get it in HD!"

"But I can!! If In sign up with Sky, and sign up for everything, I'll get the HBO stuff on Soho, and the rugby on Sky Sport, everything HD and before those losers on the basic package."






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  #994686 26-Feb-2014 09:52
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RSM licence shows CH35 from Waiatarua belonging to World TV




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  #994695 26-Feb-2014 09:59
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Sheesh. I don't think I'll bother doing a rescan.




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  #994701 26-Feb-2014 10:14
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I think that they will restack Auckland in a wee while, as RSM are showing DTV35 being allocated to TVNZ across the rest of the country and it would align world TV into a nationwide set as well

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  #994702 26-Feb-2014 10:14
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I just wish that there was another shopping or religious channel - can't get enough of them - ohh in HD too please. :|
Ooh that reminds me I need to buy a larger disk so I can record them to watch later too

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  #994705 26-Feb-2014 10:15
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kiwiharry: RSM licence shows CH35 from Waiatarua belonging to World TV


That will be the new Freeview +  channel World TV are working with Worldnet TV to deliver some content from Korea and Japan via Internet, alongside some other channels available without Freeview +

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  #994911 26-Feb-2014 15:45
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turb: Or could it mean that there will be more HD content? HD Prime would make me very happy.

I've always wondered if Sky keep Prime in SD to encourage people to come to them for their "HD" content.


There was some discussion here late last year about the possibility of Prime going HD. I seem to recall a link to a news article where an exec hinted towards it happening this year.

You might find that article if you try Googling it.

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  #994918 26-Feb-2014 15:53
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kiwiharry: RSM licence shows CH35 from Waiatarua belonging to World TV

Yup, and it has done for quite a while. It looks like things are inching forward!

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  #994927 26-Feb-2014 16:00
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Just appears to be a carrier at present. Can't see any DVB PIDs on the frequency but the signal strength looks good.




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  #994956 26-Feb-2014 16:29
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Ch 28 is active at present off Kaukau, a duplicate of the Kordia mux

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Ch 28 is active at present off Kaukau, a duplicate of the Kordia mux






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