Service Removals:

 

ID 1751  TRUE CRIME +1 - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 11  SID 1108 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 1752  LEGEND XTRA +1 - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID   4  SID  425 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 91 days.
Any recordings will no longer play.

 

 

New FAST Services - Pre-launch Configurations:

 

ID 2417  River Monsters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Short EPG Name: RiverMonstr 

- Added to TSID 8 SID 848 on traditional cable networks.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 239. Channel numbers are subject to change.

 

ID 2418  Hotel Inspector  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Short EPG Name: HotelInsptr 

- Added to TSID 8 SID 849 on traditional cable networks.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - internal channel 1253. Channel numbers are subject to change.

 

For both of the above regional services: 

- Flagged as the Entertainment Genre.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added.

- HD flag added.

- SDT root flags show that the services are not running and not encrypted.

- Subscription code segments had not been added at the time of the analysis.

- Not added to the NIT of any networks.  

- PMTs and elementary streams had not been added at the time of the analysis.

Note that the pre-launch channel allocations of 250 & 251 are already in use by other services. 

 

 

Channel Closure:

Channel 405 - ID 2141  Sky Animation HD  - Placeholder - End of Service

- The video stream now carries a closure announcement slate. 
- End of Service and Placeholder flags have been added.
The end of service / placeholder flag combination preserves any recordings for a short period following a channel closure. 

 

 

Temporary Rebrands: 

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

- 1 kids' channel with a promotional rebrand.

Change of Service Name:

Channel 152 - ID 2297  That's 20th Century 

- Formerly That's TV3 

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Service Removals - Local TV services: 

TSID 101 SID 10138  ID 1767  London TV - London - Placeholder - End of Service

TSID 101 SID 10139  ID   460  That's TV Humber - Grimsby - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10142  ID 1772  That's TV East - Norwich - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10143  ID 1777  Latest TV - Brighton - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10144  ID 1793  Northern Visions (That's TV Belfast) - Belfast - Placeholder - End of Service

TSID 101 SID 10145  ID 1785  Sheffield Live TV (That's TV South Yorkshire) - Sheffield - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10147  ID 1789  Bristol TV - Bristol - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10148  ID 1790  Cardiff TV - Cardiff - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10149  ID 1791  Leeds TV - Leeds - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10150  ID 1788  Tyne & Wear TV - Newcastle - Placeholder - End of Service

TSID 101 SID 10152  ID 1776  Liverpool TV - Liverpool - Placeholder - End of Service

TSID 101 SID 10153  ID 1826  Birmingham TV - Birmingham - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10154  ID 1849  That's TV West Anglia - Cambridge - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10155  ID 1902  That's TV South Wales- Swansea - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10156  ID 1908  Teesside TV - Teesside - Placeholder - End of Service
TSID 101 SID 10157  ID 1920  KMTV Made for Kent - Maidstone and Tonbridge - Placeholder - End of Service 

 

- All services have been removed from the SDT & the NIT.

 

 

Cable Delivery Service Changes - Traditional Cable Boxes:

In theory, beyond the scope of the blog, but Transport Stream 101 has been removed in most London areas. The exceptions being London areas also carrying supplementary BBC ONE services on channel 858.

 

London areas with TS 101 removed:

Bromley, Haringey, Hayes, Hersham, Lewisham, Seven Kings, VM Paddington & Watford.

Guildford (Farnborough), Hemel & Luton in ex-NTL areas

 

London areas retaining TS 101 for alternative versions of BBC ONE South East: 

Basildon 1/3/4, Crawley & Croydon.  

 

Other internal networks in the BBC One London coverage area, used for pre-launch configurations etc., have not removed TS 101:

NGRHEE Bromley, TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE) & TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

 

This is different to the treatment in Scotland, where a fully vacated TS 101 remains in the SI configuration.

 

 

New Internal Services - Pre-launch Configurations - Update:

IDs 2401 to 2410  PreProd Test1 to PreProd Test10  -  Internal Networks Only

- 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   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.

New Internal Services - Pre-launch Configurations - Update:

IDs 2267 to 2276  Content Test 1 to Content Test 10  -  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.