[cable]

Was the Red button being discontinued down to satellite offering hd channels and there was not much space left on transponders?

[Technologist]

There was a time when to promote its platform Sky reduced the number of "film" channels on its transponders to give space for Major sports and other event covered by the BBC to have multiple outputs.....
But today Sky's platform is moving fast away from emission
- so as long as it can host BBC IP based output - its paying customers are happy...

[Brekkie]

I find this to be disappointing, but not surprising, considering the BBC only provided BBC RB 1 in HD and the rest in SD. Since the BBC no longer broadcasts content in SD, they probably don't have the bandwidth or money to afford enabling the additional channels.

I do think the BBC needs to consider having two RB channels, and not just one. But I doubt they will consider it, since there's probably no impetus to do that.

Welcome to Freeview circa 2010.