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Yes, but as part of Channel 4’s digital-first Fast Forward strategy, we are closing Channel 4 in standard definition (SD) on 1 July in the Republic of Ireland as it no longer delivers meaningful return on investment or public value given the focus of TV platforms is now on HD. Channel 4 will remain available in HD in the Republic of Ireland on all platforms – Sky Ireland, Virgin Media, Vodafone and Eircom. Our strategy reflects the generational shift in TV viewing and involves reducing costs – particularly in linear activities - to allow us to invest in digital priorities and stay competitive in a world of global entertainment conglomerates and social media giants.
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As part of Channel 4’s digital-first Fast Forward strategy, we closed our Box network of channels (The Box, 4Music, Kerrang!, Magic and Kiss) on 1 July 2024 across all platforms - as they are no longer of sufficient scale to deliver meaningful return on investment. Our strategy reflects the generational shift in TV viewing and involves reducing costs – particularly in linear activities - to allow us to invest in digital priorities and stay competitive in a world of global entertainment conglomerates and social media giants.
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As part of Channel 4’s digital-first Fast Forward strategy, we are closing our regional standard definition (SD) channels from 1 July just on Freesat and Sky - as they no longer deliver meaningful return on investment or public value given the focus on these platforms is now on HD. Our Channel 4 SD channel for the London region will remain available across the UK for those viewers who rely on or prefer an SD signal. Content on the London SD version of Channel 4 is the same as on each regional variant – only the ads are different. Importantly, Channel 4 SD channels on YouView, plus Freeview televisions and set-top boxes are not affected. In addition, all our channels, along with a wide range of on-demand content, are also available on Channel 4 streaming via smart TVs, mobile, tablets and PC’s. Our strategy reflects the generational shift in TV viewing and involves reducing costs – particularly in linear activities - to allow us to invest in digital priorities and stay competitive in a world of global entertainment conglomerates and social media giants.”
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Yes, Channel 4 has partnered with SignVideo to enable hearing impaired viewers to make comments or ask questions about our programmes or services via SignVideo’s BSL interpreter service.
To find out more information on how to use the service CLICK HERE
To connect to an interpreter – please go to our Contact Us page and click on the CONNECT TO BSL INTERPRETER link.
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E4 Extra launched on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 7am and can be found at:
- Freeview 31
- Virgin 337
- Sky 138
- Freesat 126
- YouView 31
E4 Extra focuses on comedy and entertainment and is home to scripted and unscripted acquisitions like Batwoman, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Ninja Warrior Japan and Undercover Boss USA, as well as audience favourites like The Big Bang Theory, The Inbetweeners and Derry Girls.
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This is a new format, and some UHDTV’s have appeared on the market. Sometime people call this “4K”. The picture size is even greater than HD, and is increased from 1920 pixels wide and 1080 pixels tall (HD) to 3840 pixels wide by 2160 pixels tall (UHD). That’s about four times more definition.
This is in its infancy, and although there are TV’s on the market, there is not yet a transmission method that broadcasters can use, but there is a great deal of development of this new technology.
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