ITV messes up The Bill's high def debut

No red button prompt

ITV messes up The Bill's high def debut

3 July 2009 13:38 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

ITV HD's debut broadcast of The Bill on Freesat did not go to plan.

The broadcaster was due to show the first episode of a brand new six-part story "Conviction Cover Up" in high definition, but this was not to be the case.

Those tuning in to watch the police drama in five times the resolution that standard definition television currently offers were disappointed.

Although the show was broadcast as planned, there was no red button prompt required to access the HD feed.

In addition, those that tried to record the show in high def were equally disappointed with no programming saved.

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  • There wasn't much point in watching in HD anyway as they've shot it in 25p, which looks terrible with strobing and flicker on motion. When I emailed ITV to ask why they've done this, their reply said "This is because to shoot interlaced, (full resolution video) is too unkind to our sets and actors.". Totally ridiculous. Posted by Gary, UK
  • It was actually the second episode on Thursday 2nd July that wasn't broadcast in HD - the first episode on Wednesday 1st was broadcast in HD. Posted by Glenn, Ireland

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