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Technology Lifestyle Foxtel to launch four HD channels mid-2008, more to come | Foxtel to launch four HD channels mid-2008, more to come |
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| by Adam Turner | |
| Wednesday, 30 January 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 2 The new high definition content will be available to both cable and satellite Foxtel subscribers from mid-year with the upgrade to a HD Foxtel set top box. According to Foxtel, only 25 per cent of its subscribers currently own a HD compatible television. Those without a HD compatible television will still be able to watch the HD channels, but they will be downscaled to SD. Extra high definition channels will be on offer in May 2009 when the pay TV provider gains access to the new Optus D3 satellite plus extra bandwidth on the Telstra cable network. Foxtel plans to offer multiple HD channels for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, with eight HD channels scheduled for the 2012 London Olympics. Speaking at a Sydney preview event, Foxtel managing director Kim Williams also unveiled details of the new Foxtel iQ2 high definition personal video recorder, to be equipped with a 320GB hard drive holding up to 30 hours of HD recordings or 90 hours of standard definition. The box will also feature an HDMI output and four HD tuners - allowing users to record two Foxtel channels whilst watching a third. The fourth tuner will be used to trickle Foxtel Box Office HD movies to the box in advance, giving subscribers access to instant on-demand 1080i high definition pay-per-view movies. |
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