ITV HD accessible with new Sky EPG

[Nibb]

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ITV HD accessible with new Sky EPG

Wednesday, March 11 2009, 10:18 GMT
By James Welsh

Sky+ HD customers whose boxes received yesterday's programme guide upgrade are able to manually add ITV HD to their lineups.
According to reports on Digital Spy's Sky+ HD forum, ITV HD may be accessed by going to the Add Channels menu and using the following settings: 11.427H, 2/3, 27500, channel 10510.
ITV's high definition service launched as a service exclusive to Freesat last year, using a non-standard stream to obfuscate its availability on non-Freesat satellite receivers.
The new version of Sky's electronic programme guide was rolled out to 38,000 boxes yesterday and will be rolled out to all high definition boxes over the coming weeks.


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...w-sky-epg.html

[beerman]

I can see this loophole being closed by the time I get the new EPG.

Hopefully not and I'll be able to watch the little HD content that ITV offer.

[Nibb]

Hmmm I dont see why?

Its not as if the average Joe with a HD box will have any idea how to do this!

Its been available for months on skystar and other FTA sat receivers and they aint done owt.

[beerman]

Hmmm I dont see why?

Its not as if the average Joe with a HD box will have any idea how to do this!

Its been available for months on skystar and other FTA sat receivers and they aint done owt.

Yeah but there's history between ITV and Sky's regarding the EPG. I can't see ITV letting sky have this channel for nowt. As you say though, average joe won't be able to do it.

[afc_man]

Sky do own 10 or 20% of itv so they shouls sort there lives out..

[kez m]

is there anyway to force the epg guide upgrade guys as i cant find on original sky hd cant find itv hd

[Nibb]

No m8...you cannot force a download of the new software.

If you do a forced firmware upgrade you will just reinstall the last stable firmware.

Its not possible to manually tune to ITVHD on the current EPG.

[Detector]

i dont see the big fuss, theres next to fuxk all on itv hd. in fact at xmas i think we only had about 4 films and a couple of programmes broadcast in hd.

[beerman]

i dont see the big fuss, theres next to fuxk all on itv hd. in fact at xmas i think we only had about 4 films and a couple of programmes broadcast in hd.

Champions league will do me.

[kez m]

and me

[Eddie_M]

hope i get my new epg before the next round of champions league
pictures suck on ITV (normal) through sky!

[kez m]

how the hell do you view chqnnel when added where is it on the epg

[Nibb]

Manual Channels....not had a chance to check new EPG but it should be there once added it shows as 10050 or summat like that.

It wont show on EPG for obvious reasons.

[kez m]

ok found it but says channel not transmitting all day or something

[Nibb]

ok found it but says channel not transmitting all day or something

Thats cos its more of an interactive stream on Freesat rather than a fulltime channel.

Heres some listings for the coming days:

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Saturday 4th April 2009
The Interpreter (film) - 8.55pm to 11.20pm
Crime thriller. When a United Nations interpreter overhears a plot to assassinate the leader of an African state, a secret service agent is assigned to investigate. As he delves deeper into the allegation, he discovers that the interpreter has a murky past and begins to doubt her story.

Saturday 4th April 2009
My Little Eye (film) - 11.30pm to 1.18am
Fuelled by the advent of both Big Brother and Blair Witch, this horror looks at what people will do for fame and money. Five contestants agree to live and be filmed in a remote house for six months. The prize? $1 million. The catch? If one leaves then all forfeit the cash. Who will crack and what secrets does the house hide?

Sunday 5th April 2009
Lewis (drama) - 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate when religious fanatic Steven Mullan is found scalded and drowned in his bath. Mullan had been imprisoned for attempting to murder celebrity atheist Tom Rattenbury, and had only recently been released. Lewis is drawn into the fragile but glamorous world of the Rattenbury family, and finds himself unprepared for the secrets that the Rattenburys are fighting to keep hidden.

Monday 6th April 2009
Law and Order: UK (drama) - 9.00pm to 10.00pm
When gynaecologist Dr Alec Merrick is accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients during a routine examination, the team are called in to investigate. But how can they find enough evidence when it’s just one person’s word against another? Prosecutors James Steel and Alesha Phillips find themselves up against an unstoppable defence barrister Phyllis Gladstone. With a thin case and a dangerous level of emotional involvement they have no choice but to battle it out in court - but who will the jury believe?

Tuesday 7th April 2009
UEFA League Football: Manchester United v FC Porto (football) - 7.30pm to 10.00pm
Synopsis to follow…

Wednesday 8th April 2009
Superhuman: World’s Tallest Children (documentary) - 9.00pm
Synopsis to follow…

Wednesday 8th April 2009
Law & Order: UK (repeat) (drama) - 10.30pm
Synopsis to follow…

Friday 10th April 2009
Tremors 3 - Back to Perfection (film) - 1.30am (Friday night / Saturday morning)

[NiCkO]

ok, managed to sort this, but do i have to navigate through the sodding menus, and enter a pin everytime i want to watch this channel?

[Nibb]

ok, managed to sort this, but do i have to navigate through the sodding menus, and enter a pin everytime i want to watch this channel?

Yes.....as theres fuck on most nights it aint too much of a hardship!

Man U v Porto in HD for me tonight!

[Nibb]

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Saturday 11th April 2009
Cliffhanger (film) - 10.30pm
Outdoor action thriller in which a former mountain rescuer is pitted against a group of criminals who have lost their hundred million-dollar stash during a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains. After being persuaded to help rescue a group of stranded hikers, he discovers that they are in fact a gang of violent robbers who need help to locate their missing loot.

Sunday 12th April 2009
Lewis (drama) - 8.00pm to 10.00pm
When Lewis and Hathaway investigate the death of a young orphan, forensic evidence leads them to suspect there is a link with an old rock band on the verge of a comeback. Following a report of a disturbance of the peace, Lewis pays a visit to the mansion of rock legend Richie Maguire. There Lewis is shocked to see Esme Ford, an iconic singer who faked her own death 35 years ago. It seems Lewis’s favourite band are on the verge of a comeback - but Lewis is not the only person keen to see the band reform.

Monday 13th April 2009
Jurassic Park III (film) - 10.45pm to 12.25pm
Further prehistoric adventures from the island of dinosaurs. Dr Alan Grant reluctantly accompanies a rich couple who are searching for their teenage son who crashed on the second Jurassic Park island while paragliding. Unfortunately for the adventurers, there are many unfamiliar - and deadly - dinosaurs lurking in the jungle.

Tuesday 14th April 2009
UEFA Football Chelsea v Liverpool (football) - 7.30pm
Steve Rider presents live coverage of the quarter-final, second-leg match from Stamford Bridge. The two clubs have met in the semi-final of this competition in three of the last four seasons. Liverpool won the first two, but Chelsea gained revenge last season, winning 4-3 on aggregate after extra time. With commentary by Clive Tyldesley and Jim Beglin, studio analysis from Andy Townsend, and pitchside reports from Gabriel Clarke, Subsequent Programmes Will be Subject to Change In The Event of Extra Time/Penalties.

Friday 17th April 2009
Inside I’m Dancing (film) - 11.35pm
Moving drama about a young man with cerebral palsy whose life is changed by the arrival of a rebellious companion at his Dublin home for the disabled. Together, the pair find a flat and hire a nurse to take care of them, but they both end up falling for her, which causes friction in their friendship.

[NiCkO]

Yes.....as theres fuck on most nights it aint too much of a hardship!

Man U v Porto in HD for me tonight!

Cheers Nibb,

hope that changes once programs start flowing better.

I wouldn't mind coming back to watch the game in HD, I take it the only way to record it is doing a manual record? (as it's not in the epg)

[Nibb]

Dont think you can record it at all.