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.

New Service - Pre-launch Configuration - Housekeeping:

ID 2390  Panjab TV  -  SDT Only

- PMTs and elementary streams (video, audio etc) removed.

New FAST Services - Pre-launch Configurations - Update:

 

ID 2397  8 Out of 10 Cats  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Moved from SID 810 to SID 845 (TSID 8) on traditional cable networks (reversing the previous change).

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation changed -  now channel 263 (was 250). Channel numbers are subject to change. 

- Added to 2 extra internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration (now using 4 internal networks).

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

   - VM Paddington 

  

ID 2398  Pointless  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Moved from SID 814 to SID 846 (TSID 8) on traditional cable networks (reversing the previous change). 

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation changed - now channel 264 (was 251). Channel numbers are subject to change. 

- Added to 1 extra internal network often used for pre-launch configuration (now using 4 internal networks).

   - VM Paddington

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Service Removals:

 

ID   258  MTV 90s - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 4 SID 452 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID   259  Club MTV - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 4 SID 454 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 1404  MTV Live HD - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 16 SID 1654 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 1733  MTV MUSIC - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 4 SID 456 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 1895  POP - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 9 SID 960 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 2090  MTV 80s - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 4 SID 457 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 2367  High Street TV Shop - Placeholder - End of Service

- Removed from TSID 16 SID 1651 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 88 days.
Any recordings will no longer play.

 

 

FAST Service Removal:

ID 2291  NextUp Live Comedy - FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Removed from TSID 4 SID 452 on traditional cable networks.

Temporary Rebrands:

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

- 1 kids' channels with a promotional rebrand.

Change of Active Hours - Start of British Summer Time:

Start of BST				28/03/2026	29/03/2026
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
312		Television X		22:00:00-05:30:00	21:00:00-04:30:00
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.