BBC World News goes widescreen

The big moment for BBC´s international viewers. After years of waiting, they have finally pressed the 16:9 button.

First wide opening with David Eades and Lucy Hockings.

See when and how they changed widescreen format (0:04).

Recorded: 13 Jan 2009, 10,57am (CET, +1h)
Source: DVB-S

Category:

News & Politics

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• BBC
• World
• News
• goes
• widescreen
• Lucky
• Hockings
• David
• Eades
• Lyse
• Doucet
• wide
• opening
• countdown
• yt:stretch=16:9

[RhezaFadlySurya]

The 16:9 format is on BBC World News Europe with black letterbox on top and bottom on your television screen.

[djriki0]

your cable or iptv provider probably didn´t switched it to properly format. digital satellite viewers can switch format, which they want (fully wide, wide in 4:3 with letter box or cropped to 4:3.

[theBlockerPH]

only on Livestation... oh!

here in the Philippines, still in 14:9...

[djriki0]

it was recorded from Europe, Astra satelite 19.2E

[theBlockerPH]

oh how fortunate European viewers...

and it's much more clearer in 16:9.

[djriki0]

i think it will come to philippines/taiwan/malaysia region soon.

ex. bbc entertaimnent for taiwan broadcasts in wide screen and european viewers have similar tv channel called bbc prime still in 4:3 format

[williamg209]

i do that for bwbc

[ShhhTelevision]

In Latin America still 14:9

[thepod96]

Hi there, to properly watch this video in 16:9, could add the tag (without apostrophes) "yt:stretch=16:9" ? It would stretch the 4:3 bit to widescreen but at least we could see the channel in widescreen!

[RhezaFadlySurya]

Info, if your turn your satellite dish antenna to Hot Bird 6 or Astra 1L Satellites, you will receive BBC World News in the United Kingdom free.

[RhezaFadlySurya]

In my country, United Kingdom, BBC World News doesn't available and replaced by BBC News. I think many satellite television providers in Europe are receive BBC World News in 16:9 widescreen format.

[jw1701]

well im sure the weather girl is pleased its very slimming!

[cnwe]

asia has turned to 16:9

[djdpower]

its in 16:9 in Australia it looks great, funny how BBCWN goes wide-screen before all the local Sky News operated channels did