bay24:the_lhc:bay24:Many thanks for the responses. Sounds like they are not going to be getting much more hd content
I don't think anyone here can actually say that with any degree of confidence.
FreeviewHD won't get (m)any more HD channels because it doesn't have the bandwidth. FreesatHD doesn't have that problem, the only thing stopping more HD channels being shown is the TV companies themselves, it seems to be partly a political and partly a commercial decision at the moment.
Yeah I though that would be the case, I knew about the limitations on freeview but I am guessing that they will get 5 in the end and that will be about it 5 is/will be the maximum...
It does seem that freesat just doesn't have the impact to draw the channels in.
The biggest problem for Freesat atm, imo, is the broadcasters most likely to launch HD channels on Freesat (ITV/C4/C5) are/have been in a financial mess, hence C4/C5 doing 'exclusivity' deals with Sky and ITV going payTV with its additional HD channels
I wonder if it will be able to keep sales going now freeview hd is here.
Sales figures still seem to be showing steady growth (1.25 million sales as of Q2 2010)