Regional versions of BBC One in high definition will be rolled-out in England next year, the corporation had said. The move comes 15 years after the corporation first started broadcasting programmes in HD.
Viewers with Freesat, Freeview, Sky and YouView devices will be able to watch HD without having to switch over to standard viewing for local programming. BBC One is already broadcast in HD in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on digital terrestrial and satellite platforms.
To deliver these improvements on Freesat and Sky devices, the BBC will no longer have local programmes available in standard definition.
