Editing BBC Two (section)

==BBC Two HD==
[[File:BBC Two HD flat.svg|thumb|right|215px|BBC Two HD logo (2013–2021)]]
Originally, programmes from BBC Two were shown in [[High-definition television|high definition]] on the dedicated [[BBC HD]] channel, alongside programmes from [[BBC Three]] and [[BBC Four]], as well as some select series from [[CBBC]] and [[CBeebies]]. However, in plans outlined by the director general [[Mark Thompson (media executive)|Mark Thompson]] on 6 October 2011, BBC HD would close to be replaced by ''BBC Two HD'', a high-definition simulcast of BBC Two that would work much the same way as [[BBC One#BBC One HD|BBC One HD]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15165926 |access-date=7 October 2011 |work=BBC News |date=6 October 2011}}</ref> This move allowed the corporation to save £2.1&nbsp;million, used to count towards its budget deficit following the freezing of the licence fee and the additional financial responsibility of addition services.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC cuts at a glance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15186116 |access-date=7 October 2011 |work=BBC News |date=6 October 2011}}</ref>

On 19 February 2013, it was announced that BBC Two HD would replace BBC HD from 6.05&nbsp;a.m. on 26 March 2013.<ref name="BBC Two HD">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-two-hd.html |title=BBC – Media Centre – BBC Two HD Channel to launch 26 March |date=19 February 2013 |work=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225181040/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-two-hd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Channel numbers for the BBC's HD channels also changed on Sky, to allow BBC One HD and BBC Two HD to sit side-by-side on channels 141, and 142 respectively on the [[electronic program guide|EPG]].<ref name="BBC Two HD"/><ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Two HD Launched |url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/homecinema/bbc-two-hd-launches-today-freeview-hd-reaches-3-5-million-50010764 |access-date=27 March 2013 |newspaper=CNET |date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329183149/http://crave.cnet.co.uk/homecinema/bbc-two-hd-launches-today-freeview-hd-reaches-3-5-million-50010764/ |archive-date=29 March 2013}}</ref>

On 16 July 2013, the BBC indicated that it wants to launch Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh variations of BBC Two HD; however, this would require the approval of the BBC Trust, with a proposal due to be presented within six months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/BBCHDChannels.html |title=BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels |publisher=BBC Media Centre |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=17 July 2013 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726121230/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbchdchannels.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 10 December 2013, BBC Two HD was swapped with the SD channel in England on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pryde |first=Alix |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/CBBC-HD-CBeebies-HD-BBC-Three-HD-BBC-Four-HD-and-BBC-News-HD-to-launch-on-Tuesday-10-December-2013 |title=CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD & BBC News HD launch Tuesday 10 December 2013 |publisher=BBC |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=10 December 2013}}</ref>

In October 2018, the BBC announced that regional variants of BBC Two HD in [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]] would launch at the end of November that year on terrestrial, satellite (Wales only) and iPlayer. BBC Two HD in these regions were swapped with the SD channel on Sky's EPG for HD subscribers. A Scotland variant was not launched, as BBC Two Scotland was discontinued in February 2019 in favour of the new BBC Scotland channel. BBC Two Northern Ireland HD later eventually launched on Sky and Freesat on 5 January 2023, with the SD version shutting down on Sky and Freesat on 24 January 2023. On 24 March 2014, BBC Two HD moved to channel 102 on Freesat. https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/794087/freesat-changelog/p43<ref>content</ref>