Minor Housekeeping - EPG Flags: 

ID   397  Nick Jr. HD
ID 1574  PBS America

ID 2251  BBC ONE Wales HD  -  Wales - Networked

- Hide1 and Hide2 flags removed.

TV360 and Stream boxes has a different EPG flag system. 

This change does not affect the visibility of these channels. Services are only hidden from the EPG when only one flag is active. 

If Virgin TV are planning to remove all Hide2 flags, a further 307 services have them.

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

 

Ten New Internal Services - Pre-launch Configurations - Update:

IDs 2401 to 2410  PreProd Test1 to PreProd Test10  -  Inactive

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

These services do not have elementary streams and their function has not yet been established.

"Inactive" in this configuration means the services are hidden from the EPG. 

 

 

Minor Housekeeping - EPG Flags: 

ID 1837  TNT Sports 3 HD
ID 2181  Sky One 

- Hide1 and Hide2 flags removed.

TV360 and Stream boxes has a different EPG flag system. 
This change does not affect the visibility of these channels. Services are only hidden from the EPG when only one flag is active. 

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

End of a Free to View Period:

Channel 544  -  ID 1816 Liverpool FC TV  -   Not available on Stream.

- Subscription Pack FTV Override Code removed, returning the channel to premium subscription access.

Ending the free to view for the anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster.

 

On Horizon based platforms (TV360 / Stream devices), the subscription pack codes added for M/Player/Mixit and above & for Stream "Inclusive Channels" have been removed.

Start of a Free to View Period:

Channel 544  -  ID 1816 Liverpool FC TV  -   Not available on Stream.

- Subscription Pack FTV Override Code applied, making this channel available to all customers.

The annual free to view for the anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster.

 

Override codes only work for Tivo/V6 boxes so the Horizon analysis has been run for Horizon based platforms:

On Horizon based platforms (TV360 / Stream devices), subscription pack codes have been added for M/Player/Mixit and above. Interestingly, as LFC TV is supposedly not available on Stream devices, the Stream "Inclusive Channels" subscription pack code has also been added.

Service Removals:

 

ID   244  HGTV - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 2 SID 291 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID   245  HGTV +1 - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 3 SID 360 on traditional cable networks.

All services listed above:

- Removed from the SDT and the NIT.

These placeholder services have been removed after preserving recordings for 90 days.
Any recordings will no longer play.

 

 

FAST Service Removal:

ID 2332  Eggheads - FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Removed from TSID 8 SID 821 on traditional cable networks.

 

 

End 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 removed for M/Player/Mixit on traditional cable networks.

- Temporary subscription pack codes removed for More (deprecated) on traditional cable network.

- Temporary subscription pack codes removed for the basic, inclusive channels, pack for Stream devices. 

These channels have now reverted to legacy Mix and above, Mega / Maxit & Stream "Essential Channels" customers. 

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Service Closures - channel 159 local TV services: 

ID   460  That's TV Humber - Grimsby - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1767  London TV - London - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1772  That's TV East - Norwich - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1776  Liverpool TV - Liverpool - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1777  Latest TV - Brighton - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1785  Sheffield Live TV (That's TV South Yorkshire) - Sheffield - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1788  Tyne & Wear TV - Newcastle - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1789  Bristol TV - Bristol - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1790  Cardiff TV - Cardiff - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1791  Leeds TV - Leeds - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1793  Northern Visions (That's TV Belfast) - Belfast - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1826  Birmingham TV - Birmingham - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1849  That's TV West Anglia - Cambridge - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1902  That's TV South Wales- Swansea - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1908  Teesside TV - Teesside - Placeholder - End of Service
ID 1920  KMTV Made for Kent - Maidstone and Tonbridge - Placeholder - End of Service 

 

For all of the above: 

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

- Hide flags changed removing these channels from the EPG. Hide2 flags removed with the Hide1 flags left in place. 

 

All local TV channels on Virgin TV have been hidden from the EPG. 

The end of service / placeholder flag combination preserves any recordings for a short period following a channel closure. 

Service Removal:

ID 2390  Panjab TV  -  SDT Only.

Pre-launch service removed from the SDT without launching. 

 

 

EPG Changes - Sports Genre:  

 

Channel 528  -  ID 1761  Premier Sports 1

- Moved from channel 551.

Releasing channel 551 for re-use by Liverpool FC TV.  

 

Channel 529  -  ID 1961  Premier Sports 2

- Moved from channel 552.

 

Channel 530  -  ID 2365  Premier Sports Rugby

- Moved from channel 553.

 

Channel 532  -  ID 2057  Channel Update - Information Slate - Inactive

- Moved from channel 529.

Releasing channel 529 for re-use by Premier Sports 2.

Channel 533  -  ID 1850  Channel Update - Information Slate - Inactive

- Moved from channel 530.

Releasing channel 530 for re-use by Premier Sports Rugby. 

 

Channel 540  -  ID 2341  Red Bull TV - FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Moved from channel 556.

 

Channel 541  -  ID 2342  Trace Sports Stars - FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Moved from channel 557.

 

Channel 550  -  ID   327  MUTV - Not on Stream

- Moved from channel 526.

 

Channel 551  -  ID 1816  Liverpool FC TV - Not on Stream

- Moved from channel 544.

The channel numbers in the sports section of the EPG have been reorganised. 

The Channel Update slates are not visible and have been renumbered to release their previous channel numbers for re-use. It is interesting, but not significant, that dummy internal channel numbers haven't been issued for the slates.