Expected to start from Autumn 2010, the new BBC One HD service will be a simulcast of the main BBC One output, bringing HD content including EastEnders, Holby City, The One Show, The Apprentice, The Weakest Link, QI, Strictly Come Dancing, Human Planet and Waterloo Road.
Head of the BBC’s HD services, Danielle Nagler, has this to say: “HD is the future of television. People who have HD have clearly told us that they want more of their licence fee-funded content in HD. I’m delighted that the HD simulcast of BBC One will become available on satellite, on cable, and now also on Freeview’s new HD service. This is a key moment for us on the journey to HD becoming the norm for all our programmes and channels.”
BBC One HD will be made available to Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media platforms.
BBC One HD on Freeview has been made possible as a result of Five opting not to provide an HD service to Freeview, and Ofcom’s revokation of Five’s Freeview HD licence.
