No more BBC HD on iPlayer?

[Dan Ashby]

> Firstly, yes, the BBC *are* selective about what they show in HD. I don't
> know that I've ever seen any movies available in HD, and other shows
> (regular TV drama series, for instance) seem to be on HD on their first
> run, but not on repeats.
>
> I imagine the lack of HD movies is to appease the licensors, although
> it's a bit ridiculous as you could get the same show just fine if you had
> a satellite dish and a PVR (e.g. MythTV). I think the quality might be
> even better that way, as iPlayer's HD is 720p, whereas I think the
> satellite broadcasts are 1080. (1080i?)

Thanks for the informative reply. I only wanted to add that there have been 
some HD films (but very few). 'Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the 
Were-Rabbit' is one I have which is indeed in 720p.

Dan