HD channels on freesat

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I have recently bought a panasonic plasma with built in freesat receiver.
Is there a way to "tune in " ITV hd so it is always available?
 
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No - ITV HD is not licensed by Ofcom so they can only operate the interactive service for the time being.

Its a fudge, although some generic HD boxes can tune it in as a seperate channel!
 
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Burnham Beech said:
You could try tuning it under the other satellites option.
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It doesn't work. Scanning the TP declines to acknowledge it and there is no facility for manually inputting PIDs.
 
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Did you try scanning TP when ITV HD was transmitting a live program?
 
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Yes, of course! ;)

I have never seen anyone report success with this particular evolution on a Freesat Box.

Have you somehow managed it?

It is, however, perfectly possible on various non-Freesat Receivers, and Fortec Star Passion owners seem particularly chuffed.

To confuse the issue further, the BBCi Streams are inconsistent in the same respect: The two on 11954 H 27500 (the multi-screen ones) can be acquired in non-freesat mode on a Freesat Box, but the others on 12441 V 27500 cannot. Now to get those, which don't present a problem to non-Platform Boxes at all, would be quite useful.
 
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