BBC America - HD

BBC America is starting to step up the quality of it's programming and I seem to be watching it more and more. Is there any information on BBC America HD being offered anytime soon? It would be a great addition to the HD lineup!

>Don't expect much of anything new until later in the Summer when channel capacity will be available
Thats fine! BUT TELL US! Without ANY kind of announcement, even one "We need to wait until end of summer, but then WATCH OUT!" or something like that. Right now, it really looks like they don't care and are being very arrogant.

Similar Messages

BBC America HD Channel Not Available

I'm seeing a notice on channel 689 for BBC America HD that the channel isn't available, but I can view the SD version on 189. Anyone else having this problem? I used the in home agent and it didn't report any outages.

Thanks, tns. Tried rebooting and I guess I'll have to try the dreaded reset and lose my settings. I may wait a day or so to see if I get lucky and it fixes itself. Appreciate you letting me know it's working for you. Anyone on VHO 2 having problems (Florida)?

Why is BBC America Offered in all lineups except Prime

When I signed up for the Prime package the sales rep told me that BBC America was included. I noticed it was listed in the Select and Extreme packages, but not Prime, but he assured me that if it was listed in Select, it was also in Prime even though not listed.
Guess what, its not available in my lineups, and I specifically wanted this channel.
i called Customer Serive to ask why this was the case, and she pretty much compared it to ordering of the McDonald's Dollar Menu... that sometimes you can only get a channel if you specifcailly order a package that its included in. She pretty much blamed me for not paying attention and ordering a pacakge that included all the channels I wanted. Told me I had to pay$15 more a month for that channel. I was beyond insulted how rudely she talked down to me.
However, if you offer BBC America in Select, Extreme, and Ultimate pacakges, then why the hell not is it included in Prime. This makes absoluetely no sense.
Three days into your service and the 75/35 internet speed is no different that the 15/5 I had with Comcast, and now I have less channels for the same money. Please explain to me why I shouldn't cancel my service today.

TNS_2 wrote:
BBC America is in prime, but not the HD version.
Not in my house. I have Prime, but no BBC America on 189 or 689. No OnDemand, either. In short, no BBC America on Prime, as the OP pointed out.
Oh Well.
If a forum member gives an answer you like, give them the Kudos they deserve. If a member gives you the answer to your question, mark the answer as Accepted Solution so others can see the solution to the problem.

BBC America On Demand Update

For the past two weeks, BBC America On Demand hasn't been updated.
According to the BBC America On Demand Web Site it has been kept up to date and shows more recent programming than FIOS' BBC America On Demand.
Why is this so???

Regarding BBC OnDemand...I was wondering, since the addition of BBC-HD is not possible at the moment, is there a way that FIOS might be able to add BBC OnDemand in HD? (Something similar to what is currently being done with FEARNet...we have the standard channel, but there is also an HD OnDemand option.) It would certainly be nice to have something to tide viewers over until the day that the HD channel can actually be provided.'

BBC America on Demand

On Wednesday the last episode of The Hour was on--Part 6. I set recorder for the 1am episode. Whether Verizon guide screwed up or BBC America, I ended up with two recordings of The Hour. One started at 11pm, was 14 minutes and was not The Hour. The other one started at 1am, was 45 minutes long and started half way through the episode. Ok-- thought I could watch it On Demand, but Part 6 is not even there yet. It only goes up to 5. Why doesn't Verizon put it on demand as soon as it has aired?

We load the content to the VOD servers when it is provided to us. I apologize for the delay.
Anthony_VZ
**If someones post has helped you, please acknowledge their assistance by clicking the red thumbs up button to give them Kudos. If you are the original poster and any response gave you your answer, please mark the post that had the answer as the solution**
Notice: Content posted by Verizon employees is meant to be informational and does not supersede or change the Verizon Forums User Guidelines or Terms or Service, or your Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions or plan

Cartoon HD, BBC America HD, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network

Hi all,
I submitted a request to FIOS customer support for Cartoon NetworkHD and BBC America HD, and was recommended to post the request here. These are two heavily viewed channels in my home, and it's only fitting to view their HD services, as we do with most major cable nets. Even the new HUB kids channel is being carried in HD.
Also, on 1/1/11, Discovery Health is becoming OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, and I would like to confirm that FIOS will be carrying it in SD AND HD.
Thanks!

Fios already has the HUB in HD. I'm not sure by your post if you knew that or not. Naturally they will be carrying OWN in SD since they already have Discovery Health. The HD will probably be picked up at a later time.

BBC America HD on FiOS?

I heard that BBC America HD is launching in mid-July. Does anyone know if FiOS is going to pick that channel up?

Do you have a link for that?
BBC HD is the channel I most want on my FIOS, so I can see the new Doctor Who Episodes in HD!

BBC America HD is up and running on HD Ch 689

Finally, BBC America HD is up and running on HD Ch 689.
Thanks VZ for listening to the your customers, especially all that voted on Share Your Idea's . It took a while but it's here now!
johnf2

Exciting, isn't it? From the official press release....
Found on Channel 689, BBC AMERICA HD is available in FiOS TV’s Extreme HD and Ultimate HD packages. BBC AMERICA is already available in standard definition on FiOS TV Channel 189. Verizon also plans to add BBC AMERICA HD to its FiOS TV Video on Demand offering soon.
The HD launch on FiOS TV comes just in time for the start of BBC AMERICA’s newest series,“COPPER,” from Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson, Emmy-winner Tom Fontana and Academy Award-nominee Will Rokos. The series – a gripping drama set in 1864 New York City and filled with intrigue, corruption and mystery – premieres Sunday (Aug. 19) at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Other popular shows include “Doctor Who,” “Top Gear,” “The Graham Norton Show” and Dramaville’s acclaimed miniseries “The Hour” and “Luther,” for which Idris Elba won a Golden Globe.
Happy TV watching! Do you have a favorite show? I've heard amazing things about "Doctor Who" and "Luther."

Al Jazeera available but not BBC on Fios? Alert Fox News!

Hi all,
Does anyone have an information as to why BBC America and World news is not available with the preferred lineup? We are baffled as to why we have Al Jazeera instead?
Please Verizon, offer BBC with all packages!
Thank you!

$$$$$$$$$ is the reason why. Cost per subscriber each channel charges is what usually dictates what is available in each tier. Al Jazeera costs next to nothing to carry (i.e. pennies) while BBC America is far more expensive. Has nothing to do with politics, ratings, etc., it is all about the $$$$$$$.

New STB - Is There a Way to Save Recordings?

Verizon is sending me a new Motorola DVR since they determined my current one has a problem. Is there a way to save my recordings? I saw the option to export series to the cloud. I clicked on it and it said okay. I don't see an import option unless that only shows up when I get the new box. Does this actually do anything? And does it only save the series or will it save my actual recordings too? Buying an esata drive isn't worth it for me.
Also, they are replacing the box because I suddenly can't get Channel 689 (BBC America HD). SD works fine, but can't get HD. Is anyone else having this problem? I heard from "tns" in this forum that his was fine in VHO 5. Verizon said there's no outage of which they are aware.
Thanks.

In general there is no way to move content from one DVR to another. The only thing you can do to 'save' content is to record it to something else like a VCR or DVD. All outputs on the DVR box are active simultaneously, so you can connect a VCR to either the RF output, or composite Video or S-VHS video and the audio outputs and record from those outputs.
The external drive will NOT allow you to move content. It is permanently paired with the DVR it is connected to, so the only thing you can do with the external HDD after you change DVR's is re-format the HDD. This is a sore subject..
Before sending back the original DVR, make sure that the new one solves the problem(s). Verizon uses the 'shot gun' approach to trouble shooting, and will try just about anything and everything on your end before considering the possibility that the problem is on their end. In short changing out the DVR may not fix the problem.

The FIOS Channel Listings need to be rearranged.

When I first got FIOS over a year ago, there were slightly less channels, and the channels that were here were well organized by the group of 10 they were in. For example, the 50s are for major entertainment channels. The 70s to 90s are for Sports. It's logical.
But since then, Verizon have seemed to add channels at random. In the 190s, you have both Chiller and FearNET... as wel as E!... as well as the TV Guide Network, FuelTV, and ABCFamily. None of those are related. A ton of these channels need to be rearranged. Why is Sleuth inbetween Bravo and Logo? The 180s are as follows:
180 - Syfy
181 - A&E
182 - CRIME
183 - truTV
184 - GSN
185 - Bravo
186 - Sleuth
187 - LOGO
188 - Ovation
189 - BBC America
There is a logic to that. A&E, CRIME, and truTV should be togther, for example. But Syfy does not belong here. BBC America does not either, although it fits in well with 190 and 191, so I assume you could make that argument, though it breaks the channel listing logic.
The 460s and up don't make any sense to me. I don't even remember I have them. It's a random collection of channels that seem like they belong before the 50s, and are instead dumped at the end of the lineup. At the VERY LEAST, they should be before the PPV Channels, and not after. There's a bunch of PBS channels here, which is bizarre since there are a bunch of PBS channels in the <50s. And while I know you can't fit them in there because of all the Local Channels, it is confusing to me, as well as seemingly hiding the channels from me.
In addition to that, what is with the HD Channels? Some of them don't match their non-HD channel listing number. The Disney Channel is 250, for the non-HD version. For some reason, it is 780 in the HD version. It should be 750.
There are many areas where I would like to see improvement in simple things such as that. It's a much easier thing to fix than adding all the HD Channels I'd want

The only way i can see to do this, is to select your audio track in the timeline and export using Quicktime conversion/ "format" AIFF, check in options that it is set to mono. Save the file and import into Audition. It works for me although I have Soundbooth not Audition.
Good luck.
DM

Tried to connect my ipod to TV through USB. Can play music but the TV cant detect video files

Hi. I have an ipod nano 4th generation. I am obsessed with Doctor Who but unfortunately I do not have BBc America. I watch from itunes on my PC. I would like to sync the shows on the ipod and watch on TV. I am aware i can purchase apple's A/V cable, but i have found that my TV also has a USB port. I plugged in my ipod and four menus came up, "video" "pictures" "music" and "settings". I can play music but the Tv wont find the video files on the ipod.
Thanks!!!!

iTunes Match on your computer can give you the same higher quality files.
Run iTunes on your computer. Show your music library by Song in list view. Add the columns for Bit Rate, Kind, and iCloud Status to the list view.
Any song that is shown as Matched for iCloud Status, that is NOT already 256 kbps (or higher) for Bit Rate can be downloaded from iCloud at 256 kbps AAC. For example, if you have an old album from a music CD that you ripped years ago at 128 kbps MP3, and it is "matched" by iTunes Match, you can replace the lower quality files you have now with 256 kbps Match AAC audio file (which is shown for Kind).
To do so, select the song, or a set of songs, on the library list. Press Delete. Confirm you want to delete the song (but do NOT check the box to delete song from iCloud) and choose to move song file to the Trash. The songs remain on your iTunes library list, with a "cloud" download button next to the song name.
Click that button to download the song from iCloud. Because the song is Matched, you get the replacement as a 256 kbps AAC audio file, instead of the original 128 kbps MP3 file (or whatever lower quality format it was before).
You can go through your iTunes music library, and replace lower quality Matched songs with higher quality versions, thanks to iTunes Match.

Things that bother me with Verizon

I was hoping that Verizon would provide a customer support e-mail address but I couldn't find it. I'm unhappy about a number of things with FIOS TV. First I signed on because of what seemed like a good deal but unlike cable I needed to pay for an adapter for each TV in the house ranging from 5.99 to 16.99 per month. Not such a deal. The order of channels is somewhat annoying with the additional fee channels inter mixed so that you have to scroll through them to find what you want. Then I found that BBC America, a channel that was part of the basic with cable was part of a premium package which included a host of channels I didn't want. It had been available on demand but that has gone away. So none of these things may be major, they are annoying enough that when the deal ends I will be done.

Hi kroman,
Welcome to the Palm forums! Sorry to hear that you're having problems with your Pre. Let's see if we can fix those for you.
1. There have been several updates that improve performance. Let's make sure you have the latest update:
Tap the center button to minimize any open cards
Type Updates (the icon for Updates will display)
Tap on the Updates Icon
If an update is available, tap Download Now.
Tap Install Now once the download is finished.
2. Transferring music and images to/from the computer is done through USB Drive mode. This is a mode that makes the Pre look like a USB hard drive. Simply plug the phone into the computer with the USB cable, then tap USB Drive on the phone. If you want to transfer pictures and videos you've taken from your phone, they're in the DCIM\100PALM folder.
3. What about GPS isn't working? More specifically, which app isn't working. The Pre can use GPS, aGPS, Cell ID, and Wi-Fi ID to find your location depending on which app you use, so I'm going to need some more information before we can work this one out.
Hope this helps and I'll look for your reply.

TV Picture Change

6/27: Why are some local channels now in letterbox (bar on left & right)?

wen059 wrote:
6/27: Why are some local channels now in letterbox (bar on left & right)?
First, if you mean letterbox then ther are bars left, right, above and below. Bars left and right only is old standard def 4:3 aspect ratio as opposed to 16:9 HD.
The reason that any show sent by the local is letterboxed (as I defined above) is because the network has decided to send the picture in 16:9 on a standard definition channel. FOX started doing this for sports starting with last year's NFL season, ESPN has done it for all their standard def channels, as well as many of the other SD channels (including most prime time networks, BBC America, and many others).
This allows someone watching on an SD channel on an HD set to use zoom which does not cause the distortion that stretch cases if the image were 4:3 and still have a full screen image on a 16:9 set. Hope that explains it.
If a forum member gives an answer you like, give them the Kudos they deserve. If a member gives you the answer to your question, mark the answer as Accepted Solution so others can see the solution to the problem.

No Cartoon Network HD?

I just switched to FIOS from cable and there is no Cartoon Network HD (mainly for Star Wars Clone Wars), not to mention the lack of BBC America HD. I would gladly trade about 100 of the other useless channels to get these two. Please, Verizon, take away OWN, Lifetime, Oxygen, We, MTV, anything international or religious, and give me something I will actually watch.

jonesyg27 wrote:
I just switched to FIOS from cable and there is no Cartoon Network HD (mainly for Star Wars Clone Wars), not to mention the lack of BBC America HD. I would gladly trade about 100 of the other useless channels to get these two. Please, Verizon, take away OWN, Lifetime, Oxygen, We, MTV, anything international or religious, and give me something I will actually watch.
You haven't watched all those horrible .tv HD channels yet!!!!

BBC America - HD

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for