BBC HD (international)
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BBC HD was an international high-definition television channel owned by BBC Studios. In many countries the channel has been replaced by other BBC Studios operations. At present, the channel is only available in selected cruise ships and within the maritime industry.
Broadcast area | Selected cruise ships, maritime industry |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Studios |
Sister channels | BBC Entertainment BBC Earth BBC Brit BBC First BBC Lifestyle CBeebies BBC World News |
History | |
Launched | 22 June 2008; 15 years ago (2008-06-22) (Australia & New Zealand) 3 December 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-03) (Nordic region) 2008; 16 years ago (2008) (Scandinavia) 31 December 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-31) (Romania) 2008; 16 years ago (2008) (Latin America) 2008; 16 years ago (2008) (Brazil) 10 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-10) (Selected cruise ships) |
Closed | 15 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-15) (Australia & New Zealand) 2012; 12 years ago (2012) (Brazil) 5 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-05) (Nordic region) 26 October 2018; 5 years ago (2018-10-26) (Poland) 27 May 2020; 3 years ago (2020-05-27) (Turkey) |
Replaced by | UKTV HD (Australia) BBC Earth (Latin America) BBC First |
Links | |
Website | BBC HD Maritime |
It first launched in Australia. An Australian version of BBC HD was broadcast on the Foxtel HD+ service which was made available to subscribers on 2 June 2008 and was officially launched on 22 June 2008.[1] On 15 November 2009 it was replaced on Foxtel HD+ by UKTV HD.
During the first broadcast of BBC World News America, it was announced that BBC America HD would be launched in 2008. However, the HD version did not begin broadcasting until 20 July 2009.[2]
BBC HD started broadcasting to the Scandinavian countries in 2008.[3] A localised Latin American feed started in 2011.[4] In 2012 a Brazilian feed was created, though later that year, the Brazilian feed merged with that for the rest of the region, with separate audio and subtitle channels.