A spokesperson for the BBC has announced today the introduction of two new digital channels, BBC1+1 and BBC1-1.Many stations have already been running +1 versions of their channels (where the output is shifted by one hour later) but the Beeb is the first to announce the -1 version. The intention is that all output will appear one hour earlier than on the original BBC1 channel. When asked how this is made possible, the chief technical engineer said 'Secret'.
Although the news is welcome by many, there are some who are not as happy - for example, betting agents are furious at the prospect that the national lottery will be shown on BBC1-1 at 7.00pm whereas lottery tickets can be purchased up until 7.30pm.
The BBC are set to announce more channels this month, such as BBC2-1, BBC3-1 and BBC News 24-24.
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