Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels reverting to their usual names.

Pop-up Service - Launch: 

ID 2176 Eurosport UHD  -  Pop-up Service

- Added back to the NIT of remaining networks.

This pop-up service is now visible on channel 523. 

 

 

Pop-up Service - Change of Service Name: 

ID 1484 TNT Sports HD Final  -  Pop-up Service

- Minor change of name from TNT Sport 1 HD Final.

The timing of the change between the UEFA Europa League Final and the Europa Conference League Final is a little strange.

 

Virgin TV renamed the pop-up and red button services as "TNT Sport" when TNT rebranding was adopted rather than "TNT Sports" which is used for the main channels.

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a bank holiday rebrand.

Change of Active Hours:

ID 1865 Virgin TV Highlights  -  Barker Channel

- Active hours changed to 03:00:00-02:59:59 UTC.

Normal hours restored.

Pop-up Service - Launch: 

ID 1484 TNT Sport 1 HD Final  -  Pop-up Service

- Hide flag removed (Hide1).

Following the removal of the hide flag, the pop-up service is now visible on channel 524.

For coverage of:

UEFA Europa League Final - 22nd May 2024.

UEFA Europa Conference League Final - 29th May 2024.

UEFA Champions League Final - 1st June 2024.

A promotional information slate is being shown between matches.

 

 

Change of Active Hours:

ID 1865 Virgin TV Highlights  -  Barker Channel

- Active hours changed to 16:00-14:00 UTC (5pm - 3pm BST).

This opens up a slot from 3pm to 5pm where channel 100 will switch to ID 2052 "TuneAway HD Hidden" for the TNT Sports Fight Night Showcase - Ring of Fire: Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk.

The showcase uses the SDT linkage service replacement service feature.

 

ID 2052 TuneAway HD Hidden is a background service used to showcase content on Channel 100. 

It doesn't appear on the EPG in its own right.

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Pop-up Service - SDT Root Flags: 

ID 1484 TNT Sport 1 HD Final  -  Pop-up Service - Inactive

- SDT root flags show that the service has been encrypted.

Encryption was added to the new elementary streams on May 15th. 

The SDT root flags show the status and don't actually make the change.

Pop-up Service - Reactivation in Progress:

ID 1484 TNT Sport 1 HD Final  -  Pop-up Service - Inactive

 - PMT & Elementary Streams (video & audio) restored (TSID 514 SID 1402).

 - Nominally allocated channel number 524 where this service has previously appeared.

In preparation for UEFA coverage. Currently hidden from the EPG. 

Pop-up Service Reverting from Placeholder Status to Pre-launch Configuration: 

ID 2176 Eurosport UHD  -  Pop-up Service - Internal Networks Only.

- Added back to the NIT of 2 extra internal networks - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE) & NGRHEE Bromley.
 

 

Change of Hide flags:

ID 1513 Sky Action HD

- Hide1 and Hide2 flags removed.

As the flags in this combination cancelled each other out, their removal has no overall effect for viewers.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.

Pop-up Service Reverting from Placeholder Status to Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2176 Eurosport UHD  -  Pop-up Service - Internal Networks Only.

- Moved from TSID 7 placeholder SID 780 to operational SID 701 on DVB-C networks.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags removed. Any recordings made previously will become, temporarily, unplayable.

- Hide flag removed (Hide1). This would normally make the service visible on the EPG.

- Subscription pack code added for Stream Essential Entertainment.

- PMT & Elementary streams (video and audio) added to TSID 7 SID 701 on DVB-C networks.

- SDT root flags show that the service has been encrypted.

- Removed from the NIT of all networks except Code Download Test (Portsmouth). Effectively hiding the service from customer devices.

 

These changes indicate that the Eurosport UHD pop-up service is about to be reactivated on channel 523.

Code Download Test (Portsmouth) is an internal network often used for pre-launch configurations.

 

Possibly for coverage of the French Open at Roland Garros due to start this year on Monday May 20th.

Note that, in previous years, Eurosport UHD coverage has started a few days into the French Open and not for the initial qualifiers.

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand (amendment to spelling).

Channel Closure:

ID 2254 Talk TV  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- PMT & Elementary Stream remnants removed from TSID 515 SID 1510.

This channel was hidden from the EPG on May 7th.

Channel Closure:

Channel 606  -  ID 2254 Talk TV  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- Hide flags changed removing the channel from the EPG. (Hide1 flag added)

Channel hidden from the EPG, 6 days after the service was replaced by a slate informing viewers of the channel closure.

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

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

Temporary Rebrand:

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

 Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Service Removal:

ID 1960 Viaplay Xtra -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- Removed after preserving recordings for 100 days.

- Any recordings made from this channel will no longer be playable.

- Was TSID 16 SID 1650 (placeholder) on traditional cable boxes.

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

New Services Launched - FAST Channels:

Channel	ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation
227	2334		UKTV Play Uncovered	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
228	2335		UKTV Play Heroes	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
229	2336		UKTVPlayFull Throttle	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
234	2338		History Hunters	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
237	2339		Real Crime	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
238	2340		Real Life	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
241	2333		UKTV Play Laughs	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
254	2337		Deal Masters	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
298	2344		ZenLIFE	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
299	2345		Qello Concerts	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo
557	2342		Trace Sports Stars	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Added to the NIT of customer facing and other remaining networks.

11 of the 15 new FAST Channels launched.

These services are not compatible with the original TiVo box.

Although the red button prompts are displayed on V6 boxes they don't appear to have been activated at launch. 

Update: The red button now seems to be working for the new additions on V6 boxes.

 

 

Channel Closure:

Channel 606  -  ID 2254 Talk TV

- Service replaced by a slate informing viewers of the channel closure and suggesting alternative channels.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

This flag combination preserves any recordings for a short period following a channel closure.

 

 

Renamed Services:

Channel	ID-Ref		Old Service Name	New Service Name	Region
159	1788		TalkTyne&Wear	Tyne & Wear TV	Newcastle
159	1789		TalkBristol	Bristol TV	Bristol
159	1790		TalkCardiff	Cardiff TV	Cardiff
159	1791		TalkLeeds	Leeds TV	Leeds
159	1908		TalkTeesside	Teesside TV	Teesside
159	1776		TalkLiverpool	Liverpool TV	Liverpool
159	1826		TalkBirmingham	Birmingham TV	Birmingham

 - Permanent rebrands as the local channels change their service names following the closure of their sustaining service from Talk TV.

Temporary Rebrand:

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