2011-12-28Channel 5 snubs Freeview HD again

Channel 5 snubs Freeview HD again,Home of the Eddie Stobart docu sticks to SD.

Channel 5 is giving up on filling a Freeview HD channel, so fans of Celebrity Wedding Planner will just have to live with standard definition. Or go to Virgin or Sky for its Channel 5 HD offering.The intention had been for an HD version of Channel 5 to fit into Freeview from April 2012, but the broadcaster has now notified Ofcom that it won’t be proceeding with the application, potentially leaving the BBC with another channel to fill.