FAST Services - Change of Genre:

Channel 446  -  ID 2362 Rakuten TV Top Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on V6 or Tivo

Channel 447  -  ID 2363 Rakuten TV Action  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on V6 or Tivo

- Both services changed Genre from Entertainment to Movies.

These services now appear in the Movies filter of the EPG.

 

 

Start of a Free To View period:

Channel 175  -  ID 2033 Virgin TV Ultra HD  -  Not on Original Tivo.

Channel 999  -  ID 1989 Virgin TV Ultra HD  -  Not on Original Tivo.

- Temporary subscription pack codes added for M/Player/Mixit on traditional cable networks and for the basic, inclusive channels, pack for Stream devices.

These channels are now available to all customers from 5th April to 21st April.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAST Services - Launch:

Channel 446  -  ID 2362 Rakuten TV Top Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on V6 or Tivo

Channel 447  -  ID 2363 Rakuten TV Action  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on V6 or Tivo

- PIN Protection flags removed from both services.

- Both services added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

These channels are now visible on the EPG on customer boxes.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.

- 1 movie channel reverting to its usual name following a promotional rebrand.   

FAST Service - Closed:

Channel 232  -  ID 2288 Tastemade  -  FAST Channel Portal - Placeholder - End of Service

- Placeholder and End of Service flags added.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide2 flag removed. 

- SDT root flags have changed to indicate that encryption has been removed.

An unusual flag combination, usually used to preserve recordings when a channel is closed. Unusual as FAST channels cannot be recorded.

Usually this this type of changed would be labelled as "rested" because of the flag combination. However, the recent purchase of the channel by an American food delivery company to promote its services suggests that the channel is unlikely to return to the UK market.

Change of Active Hours - Start of British Summer Time:    

Start of BST				30/03/2025	31/03/2025
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
312		Television X		22:00:00-05:30:00	21:00:00-04:30:00

As broadcasting systems work in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the active hours have changed to reflect the change to BST.

- Active hours in UTC moved back by 1 hour to counteract the effect of the clocks moving forward by 1 hour for BST.

 

A late change for Television X - active hours were possibly updated in the evening of March 30th but wasn't monitored at that point in time.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 kids channels reverting to their usual names following promotional rebrands.

Change of Active Hours - Start of British Summer Time:   

Start of BST				29/03/2025	30/03/2025
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
314		Adult Channel		22:00:00-05:30:00	21:00:00-04:30:00
1759		CBBC HD		05:31:00-18:58:00	04:31:00-17:58:00
1760		CBeebies HD		05:31:00-18:58:00	04:31:00-17:58:00
1959		XXX GirlGirl		22:00:00-05:30:00	21:00:00-04:30:00
2088		Nat Geo WILD HD		08:00:00-04:59:59	07:00:00-03:59:59
2240		BBC THREE HD	VM England	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2241		BBC THREE HD	VM Wales	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2242		BBC THREE HD	VM Scotland	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2243		BBC THREE HD	VM Northern Ireland	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2244		BBC FOUR HD	VM England	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2245		BBC FOUR HD	VM Wales	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2246		BBC FOUR HD	VM Scotland	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00
2247		BBC FOUR HD	VM Northern Ireland	18:59:00-05:30:00	17:59:00-04:30:00

 

As broadcasting systems work in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the active hours have changed to reflect the change to BST.

- Active hours in UTC moved back by 1 hour to counteract the effect of the clocks moving forward by 1 hour for BST.

New Service - Launch:

Channel 553  -  ID 2365 Premier Sports Rugby

- Added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

This channel is now visible on channel 553 on customer boxes.

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.