HD FREEVIEW CHANNELS - HD FUTURE IS MPEG4

HD FREEVIEW CHANNELS - HD FUTURE IS MPEG4

HD Freeview channels are going to be the first of the Freeview HD channels sent out in MPEG4.
What does this mean to the non-technical viewer who has only one thing in mind, ie; relaxing after a hard day with his family and choosing to watch the football in HD from Freeview.
What does our Mr average need from his TV equipment to do this - if he has freesat there are no problems, as he can watch freesat in MPEG2 at present and enjoy his football or perhaps a family movie.
2010 will see the addition of HD being transmitted from Freeview and Mr average will need a new, (yet to be revealed) Freeview box, (not to be confused with freesat) which is capable of handling MPEG4, the older Freeview boxes cannot handle MPEG4 and those wishing the very latest HD channels their Freeview box will need to be replaced. To elaborate; ALL EXISTING PUBLIC FREEVIEW BOXES will be unable to handle MPEG4.
Now this is where it gets awkward and confusing, but here goes;
Only a very small proportion of BRAND NEW TV systems out there are actually capable of handling MPEG4 - our research has found that some of the so called latest bargain TV's which are Plasma or LCD and have inbuilt Freeview, are not designed to handle the new MPEG4, although your local friendly salesman will quite happily wash over this as something in the future far far away.
If you are shopping for your new telly, and you want the latest with everything considered and you also want HD (high definition) then insist on a TV that has inbuilt MPEG4 firmware.
The sky will not fall in if you use your existing Freeview boxes or Freeview inbuilt telly, but if you like the latest in techie equipment which in 2010 will be the new Freeview box which will be capable of handling MPEG4 + many other little extras. To compliment the new type Freeview box insist on the latest inbuilt MPEG4 firmware TV.
It seems the media and the political arena are awash with the magic word, "CHANGE", and we feel that like everything else our TV as we know it is going to be the next victim.

VIVA TV KICKS OFF BIG TIME.

VIVA TV KICKS OFF BIG TIME.

Viva TV kicked off on freeview with some top programmes.
Top American shows like; "Two and half men" and Hulk Hogans wrestling school can be viewed.
Their website can be found at;
http://uk.viva.tv/
You can view the schedule and plan your viewing.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - FREESAT TV LATEST NEWS.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU - FREESAT TV LATEST NEWS.

EVERY STAR WARS MOVIE IN HD FOR FREE

WITH ITV HD EXCLUSIVELY ON FREESAT

Official Freesat TV Press Release.

Jump aboard the Millennium Falcon and prepare to fight the Death Star as the entire Star Wars movie franchise is coming to a living room near you, in High Definition and subscription free, on the ITV HD service from Freesat, starting 24^th October.

Running throughout the month of November and December, the entire series will be airing on ITVHD in consecutive order, beginning with Episode I: The Phantom Menace on 24^th October, culminating with Episode VI: Return of the Jedi in December, and including the terrestrial premiere of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. A favourite of film fans of all ages, this franchise has to be seen in digitally remastered HD.

The Star Wars have generated a universe of their own, from books to video games and has made stars of actors such as Harrison Ford. Originally released in 1977 with Star Wars, followed by The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, director George Lucas returned to Star Wars in 1999 with The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, prequels to the original series.

Freesat is a subscription-free satellite TV service from the BBC and ITV, with over 140 channels and free high-definition programmes from the BBC and ITV, all with no monthly bills. As Freesat is a satellite service, you can receive it anywhere in the UK and can use an existing satellite dish.

Other ITV HD highlights on Freesat include films such as Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Champions League and FA Cup football.

FREESAT HOSTS ZING TV.

FREESAT HOSTS ZING TV.


Freesat hosts Zing TV which will delight Indian viewers all over the U.K. who have been requesting for some time their own dedicated TV channel, but more importantly films from that all important Bollywood stable.
Viewers wishing more detailed information can click this link which will take them direct to http://www.zingtv.in/
Their full TV schedule can be viewed and for those who follow film stars can download their favourite screen savers.
The Zing TV website compliments their TV channel with lots of gossip, video's, downloads and news.
Freesat has once again gained another popular TV channel - watch this space for next months offerings...

FREESAT LAUNCHES AMERICAN GIANT CBS.

FREESAT LAUNCHES AMERICAN GIANT CBS.
Freesat;
freesat is about to get another injection of channels and channel changes.

The American giant CBS will add three channels to the Freesat channels on the 16th of November 2009.
The channels are;
CBS ACTION - CBS DRAMA - CBS REALITY
As well as being on Freesat they will also be shown on Virgin and Sky and unlike Quest on Sky these three will be free for Freesat viewers.
Freesat existing channels; ZONE REALITY will change it's name to allow for these new channel additions.
Freesat is looking better and better value for our public licence fees.

FREEVIEW HOSTS QUEST TV - WHAT EXACTLY IS QUEST?

FREEVIEW HOSTS QUEST TV - WHAT EXACTLY IS QUEST?

• Quest is a new entertainment channel launched on Freeview
• Quest is the only new channel to launch as part of Freeview’s big re-tune
• Quest is on Freeview Channel 38
• The channel transmits daily from 10am – midnight
• The programming is a mix of quality drama, outdoor adventure series, documentary series and user-generated video clip shows
  

HELI-LOGGERS ON QUEST TV.

HELI-LOGGERS ON QUEST TV.

In the rain forest of northern British Columbia, a rowdy group of extreme loggers risk their lives to provide the world with something that we often take for granted; logging has a fatality rate that tops all other jobs performed on land. Working against the clock, these loggers battle perilous terrain, weather and even bears, while maintaining an eco-friendly, environmentally sustainable mission.

DISCOVERY TV SHOWING ON QUEST.

DISCOVERY TV SHOWING ON QUEST.

Freeview viewers can look forward to a new engineering based series set to air on Quest, a new Discovery backed channel launched yesterday.

In Industrial Junkie presenter and engineering enthusiast Jonny Smith (Fifth Gear) experiences every essence of the process, the noise, heat, sparks and sweat of Europe’s biggest engineering industries.

Over the series Smith visits a Norwegian oil rig, digs for lignite to create coal in Poland and blows up tonnes of limestone to eventually create glass in Belgium.

Smith describes making the series as “an amazing experience.”

“The scale alone has blown me away. My highlights were being allowed to drive a 200 metre long, 8,000 tonne coal extractor in Poland which looked like a mechanical dinosaur; and in Sweden pressing the button which set off 250 sticks of explosive – underground. I was still shaking hours later. That was cool.”

Thursdays from 1st October 2009 at 9pm and 9.30pm on Quest (Freeview channel 38).