What is BBC HD?
{{Infobox TV channel| name = BBC HD | logo = BBC HD.svg | launch_date = Trial: 27 May 2006 <br />Full: 3 December 2007 | picture_format = 16:9, [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]]) | owner = [[BBC]] | web = http://www.bbc.co.uk/hd/ | sat_serv_1 = Freesat | sat_chan_1 = Channel 108 | sat_serv_2 = [[:en:Sky Group|Sky HD]] | sat_chan_2 = Channel 143 <small>(IN H.264/MPEG-4 AVC)</small> | sat_serv_3 = Astra 2D | sat_chan_3 = 10847V 22000 5/6 | cable_serv_1 = Virgin Media | cable_chan_1 = Channel 108 <small>(IN MPEG-2)</small> |logofile=BBC_HD.svg|logocaption=Logo Used 15 May 2006 Until 25 March 2013|launch=15 May 2006 (trial) 1 December 2007 (channel)|closed date=25 March 2013}} '''BBC HD''' is a [[high-definition television]] channel provided by the [[BBC]]. The service was initially run as a trial from 15 May 2006 until becoming a full service on 1 December 2007 and closed on 25 March 2013. The first HD originated program to be shown on the channel was ''Planet Earth'', shown on 27 May 2006. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{bbc.co.uk|id=hd|title=BBC HD}} *[http://bbchd.com/ BBC HD International] *[http://www.bbchd.com.au/ BBC HD Australia]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *{{bbc.co.uk|id=digital/tv/tv_hd.shtml|title=How to receive BBC HD}} *{{bbc.co.uk|id=info/policies/hd_dtt.shtml|title=Report on the digital terrestrial HD trial}} *[http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/otherchannels/bbc_hd.html BBC HD at TV Ark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510061821/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/otherchannels/bbc_hd.html |date=2012-05-10 }} *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/consult/hdtv/pvt_final_conclusions.pdf BBC Trust Public Value Test Final Conclusions document] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320172556/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/consult/hdtv/pvt_final_conclusions.pdf |date=2009-03-20 }} {{BBC}} {{tv-stub}} [