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91Èȱ¬ to show RBS Six Nations 2007 in High Definition
The 91Èȱ¬ will be broadcasting all England, Wales and Scotland home games in High Definition (HD) for the first time during this year's RBS Six Nations 2007 championship.
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The 91Èȱ¬'s HD coverage begins with England v Scotland on Saturday 3 February at 4pm on 91Èȱ¬ One.
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John Inverdale will be the main host and will be joined by fellow presenters Craig Doyle and Jill Douglas.
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The existing studio line-up of Jonathan Davies, Jeremy Guscott, Andy Nicol, Keith Wood and Austin Healey will be supported by new signings Gregor Townsend, Mark Taylor and Philippe Saint-Andre.
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Commentators will be Eddie Butler, Nick Mullins and Andrew Cotter, with Brian Moore, Jonathan Davies, Philip Matthews and Andy Nicol as co-commentators.
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Sonja McLaughlan, John Beattie and Graham Thomas head up the pitchside reporting team.
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Roger Mosey, 91Èȱ¬ Director of Sport, said: "We've had terrific feedback on our trial HD broadcasts in other sports, so this is a major step forward for our coverage of the Six Nations."
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Carl Hicks, 91Èȱ¬ Six Nations Rugby Editor, said: "91Èȱ¬ Sport is looking forward to what should be one of the most open Six Nations championships in years. I can't remember a championship that has been so eagerly anticipated and as our TV trail for this season says: 'anything can happen'."
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91Èȱ¬ Radio Five Live will carry all five England games live as well as the France v Wales game. Six matches will be on Five Live Sports Extra with reports on the remaining games on Five Live.
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Ian Robertson continues to head up the Five Live commentary team with seasoned partners Alastair Hignell, Martin Bayfield, Iain Carter, Alastair Eykyn and Jonny Saunders.
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The team are joined by a panel of expert summarisers from across the British Isles.
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A new signing this year is former-England, World Cup winning scrum-half Matt Dawson. He will be giving his expert opinion on all England games whilst former Wales captain Rob Jones will be on hand for the Welsh matches.
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Gavin Hastings and Brian Redpath will provide analysis on the Scottish team and former Irish fullback Hugo MacNeill will use his expertise to discuss Ireland.
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The 91Èȱ¬ Sport website will carry live video coverage of every match (for UK users), plus live audio of most games from Radio Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra.
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In addition video highlights of every match will be available at half-time and full-time, with extended highlights (15 minutes per match) online, 24 hours after the final whistle.
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Viewers can also contribute to the Six Nations blog, which will feature TV and radio commentators and reporters, as well as the 91Èȱ¬'s own online team.
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91Èȱ¬ Sport's interactive TV coverage of the 2007 Six Nations Championship will be presented in a multi-screen format for the first time.
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The Six Nations Multiscreen service will offer a selection from live network coverage, alternative commentaries, updated highlights of the match in progress, and highlights from earlier games.
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In addition, live coverage from other sports covered during the event will also be available via the Multiscreen.
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Interactive forums will also run following a number of the Six Nations fixtures (see Notes to Editors for details).
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Notes to Editors
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High definition
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High definition is a step change in television technology which provides far
clearer and more detailed pictures than normal standard definition TV.
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The 91Èȱ¬ is running a trial of high definition broadcasting which started last
summer and is due to last a year.
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It includes some of the best sport, drama,
events and documentaries from 91Èȱ¬ One and 91Èȱ¬ Two. The 91Èȱ¬ HD trial shows a few
hours of programmes a day.
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The 91Èȱ¬'s HD programmes are accessible to viewers with all of the following - an HD Ready television set, a satellite or cable HD service, and an HD set top
box. No extra subscription is required.
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The 91Èȱ¬ is using the trial to test technical delivery of HD and also to find
out how the audience values 91Èȱ¬ HD programming. More information about the
trial can be seen at bbc.co.uk/hd.
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RBS Six Nations 2007 Fixtures (all GMT)
* denotes Interactive Forum
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Saturday 3 February
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Italy v France, 1.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
England v Scotland*, 4pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Sunday 4 Feb
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Wales v Ireland, 3pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Saturday 10 Feb
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England v Italy, 1.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
Scotland v Wales, 3.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Sunday 11 Feb
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Ireland v France*, 3pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Saturday 24 Feb
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Scotland v Italy, 3pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
Ireland v England*, 5.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
France v Wales, 8pm, 91Èȱ¬ Two
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Saturday 10 March
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Scotland v Ireland, 1.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ Two (1st half)
Scotland v Ireland, 91Èȱ¬ One, (2nd half)
Italy v Wales, 3.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Sunday 11 March
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England v France*, 3pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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Saturday 17 March
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Italy v Ireland, 1.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
France v Scotland, 3.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
Wales v England*, 5.30pm, 91Èȱ¬ One
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