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Here in 成人论坛 Distribution, excitement is mounting with each moment as we count down to The Day of the Doctor. We鈥檙e excited enough about the special 听50th听anniversary programme itself. But we are also thrilled to have the responsibility of delivering the Doctor to a new dimension; to be his human assistants enabling him to burst out of your screen in 3D.

So with the time ticking away to the Time Lord鈥檚 return, it鈥檚 time for me to give you the latest advice on how best to watch it in 3D. But before I do, I want to take a little of your time to mark the achievements of 成人论坛 Red Button HD, which will undergo a regeneration of its own shortly after broadcasting the 3D special.

A Fond Farewell to 成人论坛 Red Button HD

At the beginning of the summer we started trying something new. We鈥檝e been experimenting with 听to cover major events like Wimbledon, Glastonbury and The 成人论坛 Proms. And it鈥檚 clearly allowed us to deliver more value to our audiences.

During the Wimbledon/Glastonbury fortnight we had one additional standard definition (SD) stream on Freeview and two additional SD streams on satellite.听 Alongside these we offered, for the first time, 成人论坛 Red Button HD. By making efficient use of spare capacity we had available over the summer and autumn, we were able to keep 成人论坛 Red Button HD going for much longer than the additional SD streams and my team worked really hard with colleagues across the 成人论坛 to expand choice and quality for viewers, with really gratifying results:

• Overall more than 3.5m viewers used the HD red button stream across Freeview HD/Youview, Virgin Media and Freesat.
• During Wimbledon alone, 1.2m people tuned into 成人论坛 Red Button HD (with a total of 7.7m million people using the red button to access the additional matches overall; that鈥檚 the highest ever for Wimbledon).
• We were able to broadcast about a dozen 成人论坛 Proms in HD that were otherwise destined to air in only standard definition on 成人论坛 Four. These were enjoyed by a quarter of a million people. Plus we upgraded to HD the four outside broadcasts on the Last Night from Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow and Hyde Park London.
• The FIFA Confederations Cup and Glastonbury attracted 650k and 300k viewers respectively while other events to benefit from coverage on 成人论坛 Red Button HD included tennis from Queens and the ATP World Tour Finals, the British F1 Grand Prix, the Women鈥檚 Euros, Diamond League Athletics, Moto GP, RideLondon, the Reading Festival and T in the Park.

Many people across the 成人论坛, our suppliers and the TV operators we partner with worked hard to bring this experiment to fruition. So as it comes to an end, I鈥檇 like to say a public thank you to them for all their efforts.

The Day of the Doctor in 3D

成人论坛 Red Button HD鈥檚 final mission is to showcase the 3D version of the . This will be broadcast on Saturday 23 November at 7:50pm (simulcast with 成人论坛 One and 成人论坛 One HD) and will be repeated on Sunday 24 November at 7pm (simulcast with 成人论坛 Three). It will look fantastic in 2D but if you鈥檇 like to see the Doctor in a new dimension in the comfort of your own home, there are two ways you can join the adventure in 3D鈥�

You can either watch the episode in 3D live via broadcast on your 3D TV or you can catch up via .

How to watch in 3D, live

To watch The Day of the Doctor live in 3D on your TV, you will need: a 3D capable TV and its 3D glasses, and you must be able to receive the 成人论坛鈥檚 Red Button HD stream via the telly itself or a set top box.

If you鈥檙e not sure whether your TV is capable of displaying 3D, then please check your TV鈥檚 manual. When the episode is about to start either on Saturday or Sunday, just switch to 成人论坛 Red Button HD, put your 3D TV into 鈥楽ide-by-Side鈥� mode, pop on your glasses and enjoy!

For viewers with , , , 听补苍诲 , the channel number for 成人论坛 Red Button HD is listed below:

Freeview HD/YouView 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听303

Virgin Media 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听994

Sky 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听977

Freesat 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 980听

If you want to record the episode, it鈥檚 easy to do because 成人论坛 Red Button HD is listed in the electronic programme guide for these platforms. 听In most cases the channel has been available for some time so you should be able to find it, but if not then you can try to听your Freeview HD digital TV or box or you can find help at , 听or .

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You鈥檒l be able to find information about how to watch The Day of the Doctor in 3D on the 成人论坛鈥檚 Red Button text page 998. To avoid any disappointment, you might want to have a practice, in which case you can use the 3D test card that will be shown from 6pm on 成人论坛 Red Button HD before the first showing of Doctor Who 3D.

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How to watch in 3D on the 成人论坛 iPlayer

It will be possible to watch The Day of the Doctor in 3D on iPlayer for 7 days from the 23 November (after the broadcast has ended).

To enjoy in 3D, you鈥檒l need compatible 3D equipment. Your options are:

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• Connected 3DTV with iPlayer and 3D glasses.
• Connected Set-top-Box/Blu-Ray with iPlayer, a 3DTV and glasses (3D is not available via Sky On Demand)
• PC/Mac with a 3D Display.

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TVs or displays need to be set to 鈥淪ide by Side鈥� mode for iPlayer to work in 3D, so please refer to your manual if necessary.听 If your TV does not allow you to switch to 3D mode when using the internal iPlayer, you鈥檒l need to connect the 3DTV (via HDMI) to use iPlayer from either a connected set-top-box, Blu-ray player, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. 3D is only available in the higher quality version of streaming, so you鈥檒l need a sufficient internet connection.

PC/Mac users have the option of downloading the programme via 成人论坛 iPlayer Downloads, where the download can be kept for up to 30 days. However, once you first start to play the download, you鈥檒l have 7 days before the programme expires.

We cannot provide specific guidance to individual set-ups, but we hope you鈥檒l find this information useful.

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What will 成人论坛 Red Button HD regenerate into?

Last July we were very pleased to announce that the 成人论坛 is to 听by early 2014. These will be HD simulcasts of 成人论坛 News, 成人论坛 Three, 成人论坛 Four, C成人论坛 and CBeebies.

I鈥檓 sure you鈥檙e keen to know when the launch will be but I鈥檓 afraid you鈥檒l have to wait a little longer to find out. I鈥檒l post again with an update towards the end of the year. However, in the meantime, I can let you know that the capacity vacated by 成人论坛 Red Button HD will be used to broadcast 成人论坛 News HD on satellite and 成人论坛 Three HD and C成人论坛 HD on Freeview HD/Youview.

Some of you might have liked us to create a permanent red button HD stream. In terms of making best use of the capacity we can afford, the five channels listed above each attract more viewers. However, it鈥檚 our ambition to repeat our experiment with pop-up streams in 2014, delivering more choice in an agile way around major sporting and cultural events. And we will continue to keep under review the value for money of expanding our HD offer in the future.

So as to what that future holds, I suppose there鈥檚 only one man who knows... And whichever way you choose to watch him in 3D, I hope you鈥檒l find that the Doctor has never looked so good.

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