From 1 October the Spanish public broadcaster will start airing La 2 in HD, joining La 1 and Teledeporte in RTVE’s Spanish HDTV portfolio.

Its three international networks, TVE Internacional, Star HD and the recently-launched Latin American feed of Clan are also available in HD.

“La 2 in HD has been demanded by our viewers. It will arrive in October and will be fully operative from January,” said Juanma Hidalgo, director, La 2. “We intend to keep our focus on culture, but without giving up on creating an appealing line-up.”

RTVE has also revamped part of La 2’s line-up, with new formats such as El Paisano (hosted by Pablo Chiapella), Un país Mágico (presented by the magician Miguel Romero Luis), Tribus Viajeras and Rutas Capone.

In addition, the late-night show focused on science and technology, Orbita Laika, will return to screens after almost two years.