Ten HD

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Ten HD
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Launched 16 December 2007 – 25 March 2009
16 December 2007 – 1 January 2009 (breakaway)
2 March 2016 (revival)
Network Network Ten
Owned by Ten Network Holdings
(CBS Corporation)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV) 16:9
SloganTurn on 10
Country Australia
Language English
Broadcast area Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Northern NSW & Gold Coast, Regional QLD, Southern NSW & ACT, Griffith, Regional VIC, Mildura, Tasmania, Eastern SA, Regional WA
Replaced Ten (HD simulcast)
Sister channel(s) Ten
Eleven
One
TVSN
Spree TV
Website tenplay.com.au
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Ten metro (virtual) 13
Freeview WIN (except Northern NSW)regional (virtual) 80
Freeview WIN Northern NSW regional (virtual) 50
Cable
Foxtel (virtual) 210

Ten HD (stylised as TEN HD) is an Australian free-to-air television channel that was originally launched on 16 December 2007 on channel 1. The channel was available to high definition digital television viewers through Network Ten owned-and-operated stations. The multichannel broadcast live sport, entertainment, films, documentaries, science fiction and news. [1] The channel ceased broadcasting on 25 March 2009, and the following day was replaced by One. Following the government's decision to remove the SD Primary Channel limitations, the channel returned as a HD simulcast on 2 March 2016 on channel 13. [2] [3]

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Contents

On 2 March 2016, to make channel space for Ten HD, One's HD feed closed down and One was reduced to two standard definition (SD) feeds.

History

Origins

From 2002, this was interspersed with a loop of high definition demonstration material during business hours, for viewing in the showrooms of television retailers, at the conclusion of an equivalent service by Network Ten.

Breakaway era

Ten HD was officially announced on 14 September 2007, to replace Network Ten's existing high definition service, a simulcast of its standard definition and analogue services, through the use of an amendment to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 in 2006. The Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006 permitted television networks to launch digital multichannels, provided that they are broadcast exclusively in high definition. [4]

Network Ten Australian television network

Network 10 is an Australian commercial television network. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. The network is owned by Ten Network Holdings, a subsidiary of CBS Studios International.

Standard-definition television technical standard

Standard-definition television is a television system which uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition. The two common SDTV signal types are 576i, with 576 interlaced lines of resolution, derived from the European-developed PAL and SECAM systems; 480i based on the American NTSC system. SDTV and high-definition television (HDTV) are the two categories of display formats for digital television (DTV) transmissions.

The Broadcasting Services Act 1992 is an Act of the Australian Parliament. It broadly covers issues relating to content regulation and media ownership in Australia.

Although originally expected to be the first free-to-air commercial television channel introduced to metropolitan areas since 1988, [5] the surprise launch of Seven Media Group's HD offering, 7HD, on 15 October 2007, two months before transmissions were scheduled to begin, [6] meant that Ten HD was launched as the second high-definition multichannel in Australia. PBL Media announced the creation of a similar multichannel, 9HD, on 27 September, [7] which was launched on 17 March 2008.

7HD

7HD is an Australian television channel, owned by Seven West Media, originally launched on 15 October 2007 featuring unique breakaway programming from 10 December 2007 to 4 October 2009 and a HD simulcast of Seven until 25 September 2010. The channel is available to high definition digital television viewers in metropolitan areas through a number of owned-and-operated stations. On 25 September 2010, 7HD was replaced by the new channel 7mate.

9HD is an Australian television channel, owned by Nine Entertainment Co., originally launched on 17 March 2008 featuring unique "breakaway" programming until 2009 and a HD simulcast of the Nine Network from 2009-2010 and again since 26 November 2015. The channel is available on high definition digital television viewers in metropolitan and regional areas through a number of owned-and-operated and affiliate stations. Originally 9HD only simulcast blocks of programming from the Nine Network, and in 2008 it added time-shifted news, movies, drama and entertainment programs. Following the launch of 9Go! in August 2009, 9HD reverted to a HD simulcast of the Nine Network. The channel was replaced completely in 2010 and the space occupied by the newly launched multichannel 9Gem. Following the government's decision to remove the SD Primary Channel limitations, the channel returned as a HD simulcast on channel 90 on 26 November 2015.

Ten's parent company, and shareholder in metropolitan ratings system OzTAM, Ten Network Holdings Limited, began discussions with the ratings system operator to have digital multichannels, such as Ten HD and ABC2, included in television ratings for the first time on 17 September 2007. [8] As well as this, on the same day, it was announced that the national weekend editions of Ten News would be timeshifted from Ten onto Ten HD, an hour delayed at 6 pm, to directly compete with Seven News and National Nine News . This would have seen Ten News formally broadcast at 6 pm for the first time since 1992, [9] however, the timeslot was later amended to 5.30 pm.

OzTAM is an Australian audience measurement research firm that collects and markets television ratings data. It is jointly owned by the Seven Network, the Nine Network and Network Ten, and is the official source of television ratings data for all metropolitan television in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as well as subscription services on a national basis.

Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth using DVB-T standards. The phase out of analogue PAL transmissions began in 2010 and was completed by 10 December 2013.

Television ratings in Australia are used to determine the size and composition of audiences across Australian broadcast and subscription television, primarily for the purpose of informing advertisers what programming is popular with the audience they are attempting to sell their product or service to.

In preparation for the launch of Ten HD, Ten's digital terrestrial channel line-up was updated on 19 November 2007, with changes consisting of LCN1 redirecting Network Ten's current high-definition simulcast. [10] Following this, on 21 November 2007, Ten Network Holdings Limited announced that it would launch the channel on 16 December 2007 at 5.00 pm, with the first program, Totally Wild . [11]

<i>Totally Wild</i> television series

Totally Wild is an Australian children's television series. It has been in production since 1992, aired on Network Ten from 12 July 1992 until 30 October 2013, later airing on 10 Peach from 4 November 2013. It has the format of a news program, and does stories on topics such as Australia's native flora and fauna, action sports, the environment, science, and technology. The show is broadcast across many countries and regarded as the benchmark for kids television in Australia.

Opening night

Ten HD officially commenced transmission on 16 December 2007 from the network's five metropolitan owned-and-operated stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. [5] Prior to the official launch, at 5.00 pm the first program, Totally Wild , was broadcast. Following this, for the first time since 1992, [9] Ten News and Sports Tonight were broadcast in direct competition with Seven News and National Nine News , timeshifted by thirty minutes to 5.30 pm and 6.00 pm respectively. [12]

In the broadcasting industry, an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. This distinguishes such a station from an affiliate, which is independently owned and carries network programming by contract.

TEN is Network 10's Sydney flagship station. It was originally owned and operated by United Telecasters Sydney Limited (UTSL), and began transmission on 5 April 1965 with the highlight of the opening night being the variety special TV Spells Magic.

ATV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia, part of Network 10 – one of the three major Australian commercial television networks.

The first official program on launch night began at 8.30 pm, the 2001 movie Black Hawk Down . [12] This was followed by Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour at 11.30 pm and Video Hits Presents: The Music of Supernatural at 12.25 am. Video Hits Up-Late marked the end of the first night of transmission for Ten HD at 12.50 am. [13]

In the lead-up to the opening night, the channel promised up to eleven hours of time-shifted programming from Ten in addition to fifty hours of exclusive programming, which included live sport, entertainment, films, documentaries, science fiction and news. [1] [5] This consisted of six movies per week, in addition to National Geographic documentaries in the afternoon, from 3pm to 5pm, music-oriented programming following the Sunday Night Movie, along with a primetime breakaway schedule on Thursdays and from 10.30 pm to 11.30 pm Monday to Wednesday. [13]

In addition to high definition broadcasting on channel 1, a high definition simulcast of Ten HD was provided on channel 12 alongside a standard definition simulcast on channel 11 as Ten SD2. [14]

Full simulcast and launch of One HD

From 2009, commercial networks in Australia were allowed to broadcast a standard definition subchannel. Rather than introduce a new digital service, Ten decided to relaunch Ten HD as a sports-only channel, to be named One HD (now One), and use its standard definition simulcast on channel 11 to broadcast a standard definition simulcast called One SD. [15] Before One HD's official launch, most breakaway programming shown on Ten HD ceased from 1 January 2009, and only showed a high-definition broadcast of the existing Ten digital service, along with a few sports-based breakaway programs. Ten HD officially shut down on 25 March 2009, with One HD launching the following day.

2016 revival

After the Nine Network restarted broadcasting 9HD in November 2015, Ten confirmed that it was working on rebroadcasting Ten HD. However, they did not put a time frame on it, stating that they are "working through some technical and rights issues". [16] On 11 February 2016, some smart TVs began receiving notification messages advising of Ten HD through a "ghost broadcast" that soon disappeared. [17]

Ten later recommenced simulcasting in high definition on 2 March 2016 on channel 13 from 3pm, in time for the 2016 season of the Supercars. As a result, One was reduced to a standard definition broadcast on both channel 1 and channel 12. [2] [3] Ten uses MPEG-4 technology to broadcast Ten HD. [18]

Upon the regional media shakeup on 1 July 2016 where WIN Television replaced Southern Cross Austereo as Ten's primary regional affiliate network, WIN's high definition simulcast on channel 80, WIN HD, became Ten HD's regional counterpart. The remaining Ten station owned by Southern Cross Austereo (Now owned by WIN Corporation), NRN carried Ten HD from 21 September 2016. [19] [20]

Programming (2007-2009)

Ten HD broadcast programming consisting of news, live sporting events, entertainment, films, documentaries and science fiction. In addition to this, themed programming line-ups were broadcast on specified days, including Sci-Fi Saturday. [21] The channel provided fifty hours of exclusive content per week including up to eleven hours of time-shifted programming from Ten, as well as additional programming from popular Ten franchises such as Australian Idol , The Biggest Loser , and So You Think You Can Dance . [5]

Overseas programming on Ten HD included; Psych , Battlestar Galactica , Cane , Conviction , Eureka , Friday Night Lights , Journeyman , One Tree Hill , Over There , Smallville , The 4400 , The Bold and the Beautiful , The Shield and Veronica Mars . In the late evenings a mixture exclusive series, movies and encore screenings of series were broadcast. Late-night series broadcast included The X-Files , Charmed , JAG , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel , NYPD Blue and Sex and the City . In addition to this, high-definition documentaries from the National Geographic Channel and Granada Television screened on weekdays from 3 pm to 5 pm.

News

To compete directly with Seven News and Nine News , Ten HD broadcast local editions of Ten News , timeshifted by half an hour, on weekdays at 5.30 pm, allowing the second half of the bulletin to compete with the offerings from the other commercial networks. [12] On weekends, the national bulletin was delayed by half an hour at 5.30 pm and Sports Tonight followed at 6.00 pm.

Ten HD simulcast the Early News and Morning News , 6 am and 11 am respectively. It did not simulcast Late News but instead showed exclusive programming from 10.30 pm, with a drama series and then a late movie, followed by repeats of Video Hits Up-Late specials.

Sport

Ten Sport broadcast live or near live exclusive and simulcast sporting events on Ten HD. These included Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Nascar Nationwide Series, Formula One , MotoGP , the NFL , the Indian Premier League , [22] the World Golf Championships , the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational , the Mission Hills World Cup and the New Zealand PGA Championship . [23]

In addition to this, the Australian Football League was simulcast on the channel, with all of Ten's games filmed in high definition. [24]

Formula One Grand Prix and MotoGP races were televised on Ten HD, usually on tape delay.

Most of Ten HD's sports content was kept after it was relaunched as One.

Availability

Original channel

In its former inception, Ten HD was available exclusively in 1080i high definition from the network's five metropolitan owned-and-operated stations, TEN Sydney, ATV Melbourne, TVQ Brisbane, ADS Adelaide, and NEW Perth. [5] The breakaway programming was never available outside of the metropolitan areas, although Southern Cross Ten had planned to rebroadcast the service from mid-2009: it instead launched the One service. [25] Foxtel added the channel to its line up for cable customers in June 2008, when the subscription television provider launched its Foxtel HD+ service. [5]

Revival channel

Ten HD is available exclusively in 1080i high definition.

Upon its revival on 2 March 2016, Ten HD returned to 1080i50 high definition, but was broadcast in MPEG-4 format as opposed to the standard MPEG-2 format. Ten HD covers all Ten-owned metropolitan stations as well as the Gold Coast (covered by its Brisbane station). [18] It is also available to regional viewers via WIN Television on channel 80 for Southern NSW, regional Victoria, regional Queensland, Tasmania, regional SA, regional WA and channel 50 for Northern NSW and the Gold Coast.

Logo history

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