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| Broadcast area | Selected cruise ships, maritime industry |
|---|---|
| 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 (Australia & New Zealand) 3 December 2008 (Nordic region) 2008 (Scandinavia) 31 December 2008 (Romania) 2008 (Latin America) 2008 (Brazil) 10 January 2017 (Selected cruise ships) |
| Closed | 15 November 2009 (Australia & New Zealand) 2012 (Brazil) 5 January 2016 (Nordic region) 26 October 2018 (Poland) 27 May 2020 (Turkey) |
| Replaced by | UKTV HD (Australia) BBC Earth (Latin America) BBC First |
| Links | |
| Website | BBC HD Maritime |
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 In many countries the channel has been replaced by other BBC Studios operations.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.
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.
BBC First replaced BBC HD in Poland on 26 October 2018.[5]
- ^ "BBC HD launches in Australia". Idents.tv. 22 June 2008.
- ^ BBC America press release[dead link]
- ^ BBC HD Scandinavia website
- ^ "Global BBC iPlayer to launch in Europe". Digital Spy. 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Premium British drama channel BBC First to launch in Poland". BBC. 13 August 2018.
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