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Sure, it is possible. I'm just saying it is expensive, which makes it undesirable for the broadcasters. DVB-S bandwidth is much more expensive than DVB-T (or so I am told), so less likely to happen with DVB-S. Usually "old" standards (DVB-S, MPEG 2) are only used when there is a large existing user base with equipment that can't handle the new standard.
That is what has happened in Australia. They had an MPEG 2 DVB-T network before Freeview was created. From what I have heard, their Freeview (DVB-T) is broadcast with some HD 1080i MPEG 2 channels, but their Freeview certified receivers have to be h.264 capable so they can upgrade to h.264 in future as soon as there are enough people with h.264 capable receivers to not cause to many complaints.
We in NZ have HD on DVB-T for our Freeview, but that is with h.264. Freeview is also broadcast on satellite for people in rural areas that can't receive DVB-T signals - that is an MPEG 2 SD service.
That is what has happened in Australia. They had an MPEG 2 DVB-T network before Freeview was created. From what I have heard, their Freeview (DVB-T) is broadcast with some HD 1080i MPEG 2 channels, but their Freeview certified receivers have to be h.264 capable so they can upgrade to h.264 in future as soon as there are enough people with h.264 capable receivers to not cause to many complaints.
We in NZ have HD on DVB-T for our Freeview, but that is with h.264. Freeview is also broadcast on satellite for people in rural areas that can't receive DVB-T signals - that is an MPEG 2 SD service.