Sky has today (September 6) announced that the Anytime service on Sky+ set top boxes will be rebranded as On-Demand for the launch of catch-up TV services on the satellite platform, including BBC iPlayer.
In a statement today, Sky said that the new On-Demand tab will soon be added to the Sky Guide, replacing Anytime and the internet-enabled Anytime+ offerings.
The rebranded On-Demand section will include a brand new Catch Up TV tab, enabling viewers to catch up on the last seven days of television on Sky Channels such as Sky1 and Sky Atlantic.
Following major deals announced earlier in the year, Sky viewers will also be able to access the full ITV Player and Demand 5 services, followed shortly after the update rolls out by the landmark launch of BBC iPlayer.
"You won't need to gather around your laptop to recap the week's best shows," said Sky. "They'll be available to enjoy on your TV, in the comfort of your living room."
Sky previously relied on the Sky+ personal video recorder service for customers to watch shows after they had been aired, but it will now offer a full-blown catch-up TV offering.
The rebranding of Anytime+ means that a new Sky Store tab will be added to the Sky Guide, offering a range of movies to rent on the box, ranging from the latest blockbusters to classic titles.
There will also be dedicated tabs in the On-Demand section for Showcase, along with genres such as Movies, Docs, Entertainment, Kids and Sport.
Sky has announced other changes in its latest Sky Guide update, including the addition of an Undelete option to the Sky+ functionality that "promises to make accidentally deleting a show from your Planner a thing of the past."
All deleted shows will be added to a new 'Deleted' tab and users will be able to restore them to their Planner, or delete them permanently from there.
"There's no need to worry that you'll fill up your hard disk with this new feature," said Sky. "The oldest items will be deleted automatically and permanently if you need more space for new recordings."
Other new features in the update include the Docs tab moving to the middle of the Sky Guide, enabling users to more easily locate factual TV shows.
The Help section will feature tailored menus for all Sky Guide functions, like On Demand, Box Office, Parental Settings and others.
Anyone wanting to disable the remote control functions on the Sky+ iPad app will be able to do so via the Sky Guide's Parental section.
As with all previous TV guide updates, the new software will roll out in phases based on the type of Sky box customers have, starting with the latest Sky+HD box (DRX890 model) and the Sky+HD 1TB box.
The boxes will be updated automatically in the middle of the night to avoid any major disruption.
An exact launch date for BBC iPlayer has not yet been confirmed, but anyone wanting to enjoy the new Catch Up TV service will need to connect their box to a broadband router.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
BBC to change HD frequencies in September 2012
During the early hours of 27 September 2012, the BBC will be making some changes to its BBC HD frequencies and transponder.
These changes include chaning from QPSK to 8PSK, and changing the FEC from 8/9 FEC to 2/3.
This will allow more HD capacity and channels on the BBC HD transponder. And this extra HD capacity will be used for the forthcoming launch of BBC One HD for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
[B]The BBC HD Changes For Sky Box Users[/B]
If you have Sky, you should not notice the change and shouldn't have to do anything on or after 27 September. If you do have an issue receiving the BBC HD channels from this date you can try unplugging your Sky set top box, waiting 30s and plugging it back in again. If that doesn't resolve your problem it's best to contact Sky on 08442 411 653.
[B]The BBC HD Changes For Freesat Box Users[/B]
If you have Freesat you may need to put your HD box or TV into standby for 30 seconds and then switch it back on again to continue to receive the two BBC HD channels; if the channels are still unavailable then carry out a 'Freesat channel retune'. During last year's changes we found that a small number of devices didn't store the information after a Freesat retune so if that happens try a 'first time installation' or 'full factory reset'. Full instructions can be found in the manual for your digital TV or box. Further help with retuning can be found at www.freesat.co.uk or by calling their customer support team on 08450 990 990
These changes include chaning from QPSK to 8PSK, and changing the FEC from 8/9 FEC to 2/3.
This will allow more HD capacity and channels on the BBC HD transponder. And this extra HD capacity will be used for the forthcoming launch of BBC One HD for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
[B]The BBC HD Changes For Sky Box Users[/B]
If you have Sky, you should not notice the change and shouldn't have to do anything on or after 27 September. If you do have an issue receiving the BBC HD channels from this date you can try unplugging your Sky set top box, waiting 30s and plugging it back in again. If that doesn't resolve your problem it's best to contact Sky on 08442 411 653.
[B]The BBC HD Changes For Freesat Box Users[/B]
If you have Freesat you may need to put your HD box or TV into standby for 30 seconds and then switch it back on again to continue to receive the two BBC HD channels; if the channels are still unavailable then carry out a 'Freesat channel retune'. During last year's changes we found that a small number of devices didn't store the information after a Freesat retune so if that happens try a 'first time installation' or 'full factory reset'. Full instructions can be found in the manual for your digital TV or box. Further help with retuning can be found at www.freesat.co.uk or by calling their customer support team on 08450 990 990
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Sky Movies 007 logo ahead of October 5 launch of the James Bond Channel on Sky Movies
Sky Movies has today unveiled the logo and advert for Sky Movies 007, the satellite TV giant's new channel dedicated to superspy James Bond.
Launching on October 5 in both standard and high definition, Sky Movies 007 will make use of Sky's recent deal with MGM and EON Productions to the entire collection of James Bond movies.
All 22 Bond films will be shown on the channel without any adverts; from Dr No in 1962 to the last Bond film, Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig. Sky, which poached the rights from ITV, has also snapped up two non-EON produced titles - the 1967 Casino Royale spoof Bond film and Never Say Never Again.
The new Sky Movies 007 logo features the famous 007 gun emblem from the Bond franchise, marking the first time that a movie emblem has been incorporated into a Sky channel brand.
It will get its first on-air outing today in a television and cinema advert for the channel, which blends various famous Bond car chase sequences using footage form Dr No, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Living Daylights, Goldeneye, The World Is Not Enough and Quantum of Solace.
Produced in-house by Sky Creative, the ad features all the actors who have played Bond over the years - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. "The Sky Movies 007 HD logo marks the first time in Sky Movies' history we've incorporated the logo of another film brand into our own; partnering our logo with Bond's 007 emblem shows just how passionate and excited we are about the arrival of this brilliantly British film franchise to our service in its 50th anniversary year," Sky's brand director Lucian Smithers said.
The new channel launches to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise, as Dr No was released on October 5 in 1962. Sky Movies customers will also be able to watch all the 22 Bond films on-demand via Sky Anytime+ on the television, or on other devices via the Sky Go service. Anyone who subscribes to Sky Movies via NOW TV, Sky's new internet-delivered TV service, will also be able to watch the entire Bond back catalogue. Skyfall, the 23rd movie in the franchise, will be available to rent through Sky Store and air on Sky Movies in 2013.
Launching on October 5 in both standard and high definition, Sky Movies 007 will make use of Sky's recent deal with MGM and EON Productions to the entire collection of James Bond movies.
All 22 Bond films will be shown on the channel without any adverts; from Dr No in 1962 to the last Bond film, Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig. Sky, which poached the rights from ITV, has also snapped up two non-EON produced titles - the 1967 Casino Royale spoof Bond film and Never Say Never Again.
The new Sky Movies 007 logo features the famous 007 gun emblem from the Bond franchise, marking the first time that a movie emblem has been incorporated into a Sky channel brand.
It will get its first on-air outing today in a television and cinema advert for the channel, which blends various famous Bond car chase sequences using footage form Dr No, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Living Daylights, Goldeneye, The World Is Not Enough and Quantum of Solace.
Produced in-house by Sky Creative, the ad features all the actors who have played Bond over the years - Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. "The Sky Movies 007 HD logo marks the first time in Sky Movies' history we've incorporated the logo of another film brand into our own; partnering our logo with Bond's 007 emblem shows just how passionate and excited we are about the arrival of this brilliantly British film franchise to our service in its 50th anniversary year," Sky's brand director Lucian Smithers said.
The new channel launches to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise, as Dr No was released on October 5 in 1962. Sky Movies customers will also be able to watch all the 22 Bond films on-demand via Sky Anytime+ on the television, or on other devices via the Sky Go service. Anyone who subscribes to Sky Movies via NOW TV, Sky's new internet-delivered TV service, will also be able to watch the entire Bond back catalogue. Skyfall, the 23rd movie in the franchise, will be available to rent through Sky Store and air on Sky Movies in 2013.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
One million Apple IDs leaked online, hackers claim
A hacking group claims to have released one million Apple device IDs that it says were stolen from an FBI computer.
The group AntiSec also claims to have access to more than 12 million other IDs, which it has not released, as well as account holders' personal information. The personal information is said to include user names, device names, telephone numbers and addresses.
According to experts this information could be handed to spammers and potentially used to infect computers and steal credit card details. In a statement published online the group said that it had published the information to bring attention to the FBI apparently using the details to track Americans. While the personal information has not been releaseed, the hackers claim that a significant number of users will be able to search for their device, using their Apple device ID The statement said that the laptop "was breached using the AtomicReferenceArray vulnerability on Java.
During the shell session some files were downloaded from his Desktop folder." "One of them with the name of ”NCFTA_iOS_devices_intel.csv” turned to be a list of 12,367,232 Apple iOS devices including Unique Device Identifiers (UDID), user names, name of device, type of device, Apple Push Notification Service tokens, zipcodes, cellphone numbers, addresses, etc." Graham Cluley, a computer security expert at Sophos said that the hackers may have chosen not to release personal information, to make it more valuable to criminals. "That is obviously information that has a real value.
It could be abused in several ways. By publicising the Apple ID details what they are doing is saying we have got all this data- we can prove that we have got it and Apple can test whether these device numbers are correct or not. "They probably either want to exploit [the details] themselves or they might for instance want to sell it on the computer underground to spammers who can send a targeted campaign to those email addresses."
"Maybe it would be claiming to come from Apple, maybe it would contain malicious links or be designed to infect people's computers and potentially steal information such as credit card details " AntiSec, or the Anti Security Movement, is opposed to the computer security industry. Experts say that hacking is a worldwide problem and has become much more visible in the last couple of years, because of the rise of so-called 'hacktivism'
This mixture of hacking and activism is designed to discredit and embarrass large scale organisations. AntiSec said it will not provide further statements until a photo of a writer at a US-based gossip website is featured on the site's front page dressed in a tutu. Adrian Chen is a writer at Gawker who has criticised hacking groups in the past.
Apple declined to comment.
source: telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9519738/One-million-Apple-IDs-leaked-online-hackers-claim.html#
The group AntiSec also claims to have access to more than 12 million other IDs, which it has not released, as well as account holders' personal information. The personal information is said to include user names, device names, telephone numbers and addresses.
According to experts this information could be handed to spammers and potentially used to infect computers and steal credit card details. In a statement published online the group said that it had published the information to bring attention to the FBI apparently using the details to track Americans. While the personal information has not been releaseed, the hackers claim that a significant number of users will be able to search for their device, using their Apple device ID The statement said that the laptop "was breached using the AtomicReferenceArray vulnerability on Java.
During the shell session some files were downloaded from his Desktop folder." "One of them with the name of ”NCFTA_iOS_devices_intel.csv” turned to be a list of 12,367,232 Apple iOS devices including Unique Device Identifiers (UDID), user names, name of device, type of device, Apple Push Notification Service tokens, zipcodes, cellphone numbers, addresses, etc." Graham Cluley, a computer security expert at Sophos said that the hackers may have chosen not to release personal information, to make it more valuable to criminals. "That is obviously information that has a real value.
It could be abused in several ways. By publicising the Apple ID details what they are doing is saying we have got all this data- we can prove that we have got it and Apple can test whether these device numbers are correct or not. "They probably either want to exploit [the details] themselves or they might for instance want to sell it on the computer underground to spammers who can send a targeted campaign to those email addresses."
"Maybe it would be claiming to come from Apple, maybe it would contain malicious links or be designed to infect people's computers and potentially steal information such as credit card details " AntiSec, or the Anti Security Movement, is opposed to the computer security industry. Experts say that hacking is a worldwide problem and has become much more visible in the last couple of years, because of the rise of so-called 'hacktivism'
This mixture of hacking and activism is designed to discredit and embarrass large scale organisations. AntiSec said it will not provide further statements until a photo of a writer at a US-based gossip website is featured on the site's front page dressed in a tutu. Adrian Chen is a writer at Gawker who has criticised hacking groups in the past.
Apple declined to comment.
source: telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9519738/One-million-Apple-IDs-leaked-online-hackers-claim.html#
Sky Sports agree new three-year deal for NFL coverage
Sky Sports has struck a three-year renewal deal with the NFL which kicks off tomorrow with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the New York Giants.
The deal, which runs until the close of the 2014 season, includes 64 live games per season including three live games each week, playoff matches and the Super Bowl.
The agreement will see the partnership between Sky and the NFL run into its 20th year and follows recent rights renewal deals the broadcaster has struck with bodies including the Premier League, SPL, England and Wales Cricket Board and Rugby Football League.
Two live prime time fixtures will be shown every Sunday kicking off at 6pm and 9.15pm, three Thanksgiving Day clashes, plus regular matches on Thursday nights. There will also be live coverage of every wild card, divisional and Conference Championship playoff match and the annual season ending Super Bowl.
The NFL's RedZone score update show every Sunday of the regular season will be available via the red button, along with NFL Total Access twice a week and watch out for news of exciting new regular season midweek coverage as well.
Managing Director for the NFL UK Alistair Kirkwood said: "We are delighted to extend the relationship between the NFL and Sky Sports into its 20th year. Through Sky’s coverage the game has attracted many new fans in this country, and we look forward to another three seasons of excellent coverage.”
In total, over 60 games will be shown live, beginning with the season-opening clash between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants on September 5.
Confirmed games to be shown so far are:
Week 1
Wed 5 Sep Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Midnight Sky Sports 1HD
Sun 9 Sep Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears 5.30pm Sky Sports 2HD
Sun 9 San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers 9.15pm Sky Sports 2HD
Week 2
Thur 13 Sep Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 1.00am Sky Sports 1HD
Sun 16 Sep New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 5.30pm Sky Sports 3HD
Sun 16 Sep Washington Redskins at St Louis Rams 9.15pm Sky Sports 3HD
The deal, which runs until the close of the 2014 season, includes 64 live games per season including three live games each week, playoff matches and the Super Bowl.
The agreement will see the partnership between Sky and the NFL run into its 20th year and follows recent rights renewal deals the broadcaster has struck with bodies including the Premier League, SPL, England and Wales Cricket Board and Rugby Football League.
Two live prime time fixtures will be shown every Sunday kicking off at 6pm and 9.15pm, three Thanksgiving Day clashes, plus regular matches on Thursday nights. There will also be live coverage of every wild card, divisional and Conference Championship playoff match and the annual season ending Super Bowl.
The NFL's RedZone score update show every Sunday of the regular season will be available via the red button, along with NFL Total Access twice a week and watch out for news of exciting new regular season midweek coverage as well.
Managing Director for the NFL UK Alistair Kirkwood said: "We are delighted to extend the relationship between the NFL and Sky Sports into its 20th year. Through Sky’s coverage the game has attracted many new fans in this country, and we look forward to another three seasons of excellent coverage.”
In total, over 60 games will be shown live, beginning with the season-opening clash between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants on September 5.
Confirmed games to be shown so far are:
Week 1
Wed 5 Sep Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Midnight Sky Sports 1HD
Sun 9 Sep Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears 5.30pm Sky Sports 2HD
Sun 9 San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers 9.15pm Sky Sports 2HD
Week 2
Thur 13 Sep Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 1.00am Sky Sports 1HD
Sun 16 Sep New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 5.30pm Sky Sports 3HD
Sun 16 Sep Washington Redskins at St Louis Rams 9.15pm Sky Sports 3HD
Two new HD channels launch on Sky HD
Eurosport 2 HD launched 3rd September 2012.
With HD subscription:
Eurosport 1 HD - 411
Eurosport 2 HD - 412
Eurosport - 413
Eurosport 2 - 443
With no HD subscription:
Eurosport 1 - 411
Eurosport 2 - 412
Eurosport HD - 413
Eurosport 2 HD - 443
Eurosport HD and Eurosport 2 HD available with a Sky HD subscription TCM HD is now live on Sky channel 317. TCM SD has moved to 341. (for HD viewers).
TCM HD available with a Sky HD subscription
With HD subscription:
Eurosport 1 HD - 411
Eurosport 2 HD - 412
Eurosport - 413
Eurosport 2 - 443
With no HD subscription:
Eurosport 1 - 411
Eurosport 2 - 412
Eurosport HD - 413
Eurosport 2 HD - 443
Eurosport HD and Eurosport 2 HD available with a Sky HD subscription TCM HD is now live on Sky channel 317. TCM SD has moved to 341. (for HD viewers).
TCM HD available with a Sky HD subscription
Freesat launches new TV guide called
Freesat, the UK’s free-to-air digital satellite television provider, today launches a new smart on-screen TV guide, available in its next generation Freesat+ boxes (originally dubbed “G2″).
Called, the service offers new features in a single, simple and easy to use guide:
- A backwards TV guide letting you turn back time and watch programmes that have already been on, but you may have missed
- An ‘at a glance’ Now & Next view to show what’s on the minute you sit down
- A new Showcase section that offers recommendations on programmes to watch tonight, in the coming week and on demand
- *On Demand TV from BBC iPlayer and ITV Player with 4OD and Demand 5 launching before Christmas
- Improved recordings that make it even easier to record TV at a touch of a button and find episodes automatically filed into series – just like a DVD boxset
The next generation Freesat+ boxes join the existing range of Freesat digital satellite HD boxes and integrated HDTVs and will be available to buy from John Lewis, Currys, Comet and other retailers and online later this month.
Set top box manufacturer Humax is producing the first new box with and will
be priced at £279. Boxes from Sagemcom, Philips and Manhattan will follow.
Connecting the box to home broadband will power the backward TV guide, give access to On Demand and the full Showcase. Freesat is also planning to launch additional movie and music services in the future.
Emma Scott, Managing Director of Freesat said:
TV is a simple pleasure that technology can make even better, not more complicated. Our new boxes with give satellite viewers everything they get with freesat today and so much more in a single, simple and easy to use on screen guide. We want to help viewers find something great to watch the minute they sit down, so they can spend less time searching and more time watching the TV they love.
Having now exceeded 2.6m Freesat sales we’re thrilled to be launching today and offer satellite homes more quality, choice and value without a subscription.
Note that many of these new "Freesat" services will only be available with a UK ADSL / Broadband Internet connection.
Source: http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/freesat-launches-new-tv-guide-called-free-time/
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BBC to allow mobile phone and tablet owners to download shows
The BBC is to allow people to download its shows to their mobile phones and tablets for the first time.
It is hoped the move will avoid nightmare tales of holidaymakers accidentally racking up huge mobile phone bills while watching TV abroad.
Now, they can simply download shows before they go
Programmes to be made available for download from today on iPhones and iPads include Doctor Who.
A version for Android handsets and tablets will be made available 'in the near future'
The BBC also revealed new data about who was watching programmes on the move.
It said children's content is particularly popular on tablets, as they are devices kids can sit and play with wherever.
BBC Three comedy is popular on smart phones, and the corporation believes it is watched by young people while out and about or waiting for a bus or train.
Daniel Danker, the BBC's general manager of on-demand programmes, said: 'This fundamentally changes one of the most annoying restrictions about viewing programmes.
'It means audiences are liberated from the constraints [of online-only viewing] and it fundamentally changes what it means to go on holiday.'
'With mobile downloads, you can now load up your mobile phone or tablet with hours and hours of BBC programmes, then watch them on the road, on the tube, on a plane, without worrying about having an internet connection or running up a mobile data bill.'
Once downloaded, programmes will be available for 30 days, or within seven days of being watched.
Up to 50 hours of TV will fit on a 16GB iPhone or iPad, or 25 hours of higher-definition content.
Users must have a wi-fi connection to download BBC programmes, but will soon be able to select shows for offline viewing via a 3G mobile phone network.
The iPlayer service has been a huge success, and the BBC says mobile requests for the iPlayer have leapt 142% in the past year to 30m a month.
The iPad is now the second most popular way to watch the iPlayer, after the PC.
The BBC has also made the service available via a plethora of other devices, from the Xbox 360 and PS3 games consoles to TV set top boxes such as the YouView service.
source: dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2198028/BBC-allow-mobile-phone-tablet-owners-download-TV-shows.html#ixzz25V8KJsd4
Sunday, September 2, 2012
'Strictly Come Dancing' returns Saturday, September 15
The full trailer for Strictly Come Dancing series 10 and the show's premiere date have been released.
Judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli are shown flashing their best dance moves with new panellist - ballet star Darcey Bussell - in the promo clip.
After the dance-off to David Bowie's classic 'Let's Dance', it is revealed that the BBC entertainment series will kick off its latest run on Saturday, September 15.
The show is expected to resume its ratings battle with The X Factor across the autumn after securing higher audiences on various weekends last year.
Children's TV icon Johnny Ball, cricket legend Michael Vaughan, Fern Britton, Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, Jerry Hall and Westlife's Nicky Byrne are among the rumoured celebrities taking part this year.
Judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli are shown flashing their best dance moves with new panellist - ballet star Darcey Bussell - in the promo clip.
After the dance-off to David Bowie's classic 'Let's Dance', it is revealed that the BBC entertainment series will kick off its latest run on Saturday, September 15.
The show is expected to resume its ratings battle with The X Factor across the autumn after securing higher audiences on various weekends last year.
Children's TV icon Johnny Ball, cricket legend Michael Vaughan, Fern Britton, Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, Jerry Hall and Westlife's Nicky Byrne are among the rumoured celebrities taking part this year.
TCM Movies HD channel launching on Sky September 4th
Turner Broadcasting has today (August 31) announced that its TCM movies channel will get a high-definition simulcast on Sky next month.
Turner Classic Movies HD will be on Sky channel 317 and will start broadcasting on September 4
Turner Classic Movies HD will show three weeks of some of the greatest movies of all time.
This includes a first week featuring masterpieces such as Ben Hur, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Casablanca and The Philadelphia Story, all shown in HD.
From September 10, the channel will launch 'HD Western Week', involving films such as The Searchers, How the West Was Won and Rio Bravo.
That will be followed by 'HD Musicals Week' from September 17, showcasing favourites including The King and I, The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Also celebrating the HD launch will be the Movies at 9pm programme, which will air a range of new acquisitions including Road to Perdition, Phone Booth and Collateral Damage.
TV dramas Hell on Wheels and Deadwood will also now be shown on TCM in HD.
TCM has had a strong year in 2012, as month-on-month growth helped the network climb to become the third most-watched film network in the UK, behind Film4 and Sky Movies Premiere.
The channel has moved up from being the eighth most popular film channel in 2010 and now attracts four million viewers every month.
Turner Classic Movies HD will be on Sky channel 317 and will start broadcasting on September 4
Turner Classic Movies HD will show three weeks of some of the greatest movies of all time.
This includes a first week featuring masterpieces such as Ben Hur, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Casablanca and The Philadelphia Story, all shown in HD.
From September 10, the channel will launch 'HD Western Week', involving films such as The Searchers, How the West Was Won and Rio Bravo.
That will be followed by 'HD Musicals Week' from September 17, showcasing favourites including The King and I, The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Also celebrating the HD launch will be the Movies at 9pm programme, which will air a range of new acquisitions including Road to Perdition, Phone Booth and Collateral Damage.
TV dramas Hell on Wheels and Deadwood will also now be shown on TCM in HD.
TCM has had a strong year in 2012, as month-on-month growth helped the network climb to become the third most-watched film network in the UK, behind Film4 and Sky Movies Premiere.
The channel has moved up from being the eighth most popular film channel in 2010 and now attracts four million viewers every month.
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