@robert+petal wrote:
Where are the Wimbledon channels? I was expecting 5 or 6 to turn up near channel 970 as usual but nothing has appeared. Are we not getting them this year?
After two decades, the BBC will no longer provide extra Wimbledon Red Button feeds via satellite. Bonus coverage will be available via the iPlayer instead.
Traditionally, the BBC offered up to six temporary pop-up channels for the summer, offering extra coverage from the grass courts of SW19. Prior to the pandemic, these channels also offered coverage from Glastonbury.
The online shift means that satellite viewers using older receivers will find they can’t access the same range of extra Wimbledon feeds as before. On newer receivers, the extra coverage will be delivered via the internet.
This year, the BBC will carry a single, live ‘Wimbledon Extra’ channel on the Red Button, plus iPlayer, website and app. Every match will now be available to watch on iPlayer.
https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/bbc-axes-extra-red-button-service/
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