Overnight:

Pending Channel Closure:

Channel 982  -  ID 2043  Meet The Babes  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service & Placeholder flags added.

Preparation work to preserve any recordings for a limited period following the removal of the service.

During the day:

Channel Closure:

Channel 982  -  ID 2043  Meet The Babes  -  End of Service.

- Placeholder flag removed.

- Service replaced with a channel no longer available slate using the original video stream.

The removal of the placeholder flag should make any recordings unplayable.

Renamed Services:

Channel	ID-Ref		New Service Name	Annotation	Former Name	New EPG Name
518	1921		Sky Sports +	Not on Stream	Sky Sports Arena	Sky Sports+
508	1922		Sky Sports + HD		Sky Sports Arena HD	SkySpts+HD

 

 

Channel Update Slates:

ID 1850  Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 1851  Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2020  Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2055  Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2057  Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Hide1 flags removed

Moving a step closer to going live, removal of the hide flags will make the services visible on the EPG when they are added to the NIT of customer facing networks.

At this stage the video feeds for the information slates have still not been added.

Temporary Rebrands:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.  

- 1 kids channel with a promotional rebrand. 

Channel Update Slates:

ID 1850 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 1851 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2020 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2055 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

ID 2057 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- The subscription pack codes used for the previous appearances of these slates were removed.

- Subscription pack codes added for the relevant TNT Sports packs etc and also a "PSB" override.

Adding the TNT Sports subscription codes would make sense if Virgin only wanted these slates to be visible to the relevant subscribers. The override codes should make them visible to everyone, which seems odd. Further changes to come perhaps.

Channel Update Slates: 

ID 1850 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Change of EPG slot from channel 203 to channel 590.

- Change of Genre from Entertainment to Sport.

ID 1851 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Change of EPG slot from channel 928 to channel 591.

- Change of Genre from Radio to Sport. 

ID 2020 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Change of EPG slot from channel 915 to channel 587.

- Change of Genre from Radio to Sport. 

ID 2055 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Change of EPG slot from channel 924 to channel 588.

- Change of Genre from Radio to Sport. 

ID 2057 Channel Update  -  Information Slate.

- Change of EPG slot from channel 603 to channel 589.

- Change of Genre from News to Sport. 

 

The Genre changes are adjustments from the last time these slates were used.

 

- All of the above were removed from the NIT of all networks except for 3 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.  

- 1 kids channel with a promotional rebrand. 

Renamed Services:

Channel	ID-Ref		New Service Name	Annotation	Former Name	New EPG Name
116	1750		U&Drama		Drama HD	U&Drama
125	1570		U&W		W HD	U&W
127	1571		U&Dave		Dave HD	U&Dave
129	222		U&Yesterday		YESTERDAY HD	U&Yesterday
227	2334		U&The Past	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo	UKTV Play Uncovered	U&The Past
228	2335		U&Real Heroes	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo	UKTV Play Heroes	U&RealHero
229	2336		U&Transport	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo	UKTVPlayFull Throttle	U&Transport
241	2333		U&Laughs	FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo	UKTV Play Laughs	U&Laughs
316	2061		U&Drama +1		Drama +1	U&Drama +1
325	1363		U&W +1		W +1	U&W +1
327	171		U&DaveJaVu		Dave ja vu	U&DaveJaVu
329	1452		U&Yesterday +1		YESTERDAY +1	U&Yestday+1

The former UKTV channels have been updated with their new service names.

 

 

Eurosport Pop-up Channels - EPG Launch:

Channel	ID-Ref		Service	Annotation	Coverage
523	2176		Eurosport UHD	Pop Up Service	4K Coverage
563	2169		Eurosport 3 HD	Pop Up Service	Racket Sports & Golf
564	2170		Eurosport 4 HD	Pop Up Service	Artistic Sports
565	2171		Eurosport 5 HD	Pop Up Service	Football
566	2172		Eurosport 6 HD	Pop Up Service	Basketball
567	2173		Eurosport 7 HD	Pop Up Service	Fight Sports
568	2174		Eurosport 8 HD	Pop Up Service	Handball
569	2175		Eurosport 9 HD	Pop Up Service	Volleyball

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

Now visible on the EPG ready for the Olympic Games commencing Saturday, 27th July 2024.

During the day:

The EPG has been updated with new style U& logos for the renamed UKTV channels.

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Channel Closures - SDT Root Flags

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation
266		The Box	Placeholder - End of Service.
267		Kiss	Placeholder - End of Service.
268		4 Music	Placeholder - End of Service.
270		Magic	Placeholder - End of Service.
555		Kerrang	Placeholder - End of Service.
1676		NDTV Good Times	Placeholder - End of Service.

- SDT root flags show that encryption has been removed.

Encryption ended when elementary streams were removed on July 9th.

Pop-up Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

 

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	TSID	SID
2169		Eurosport 3 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	703
2170		Eurosport 4 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	704
2171		Eurosport 5 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	705
2172		Eurosport 6 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	706
2173		Eurosport 7 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	707
2174		Eurosport 8 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	708
2175		Eurosport 9 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	709

- Subscription pack codes added for Stream Essential Entertainment.

 

 

During the day:

 

Channel Closures - Clean-up: 

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation
266		The Box	Placeholder - End of Service.
267		Kiss	Placeholder - End of Service.
268		4 Music	Placeholder - End of Service.

- PMTs & Elementary Streams removed during the day. 

These services had been replaced on the EPG on July 1st. 

 

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation
270		Magic	Placeholder - End of Service.
555		Kerrang	Placeholder - End of Service.
1676		NDTV Good Times	Placeholder - End of Service.

- PMTs & Elementary Streams removed during the day. 

These services had been hidden from the EPG on July 8th. 

Channel Closure Announcement Slates Removed From The EPG:

Channel	ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation
289	270		Magic	Placeholder - End of Service.
290	555		Kerrang	Placeholder - End of Service.
829	1676		NDTV Good Times	Placeholder - End of Service.

- The slates announcing the channel closures have been hidden from the EPG after 7 days. Hide2 flags removed.

 

Temporary Rebrands:

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

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Renamed Service:

Channel 296  -  ID 2297  That's Memories

- Belatedly renamed from That's 60s to That's Memories.

- Short EPG Name changed from That's 60s to That's Mem.

The service name has been changed following the official change on July 1.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:- 

2 movie channels with promotional rebrands. 

New Service - Launch: 

ID 2348  NOW 90s & 00s

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

This service is now visible on channel 287.

Pop-up Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	TSID	SID
2169		Eurosport 3 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	703
2170		Eurosport 4 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	704
2171		Eurosport 5 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	705
2172		Eurosport 6 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	706
2173		Eurosport 7 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	707
2174		Eurosport 8 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	708
2175		Eurosport 9 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	709

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

Encryption was added when the elementary streams were added on July 1st.

- Hide flag removed (Hide1). Making the services visible on the EPG.

As the services are currently not in the NIT of customer networks, the services are not yet visible on customer devices. 

 

Pop-up Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

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

- Hide flag removed (Hide1). Making the service visible on the EPG.

As the service is currently not in the NIT of customer networks, the service is not yet visible on customer devices.

Channel Closures:

 

Channel 285  -  ID   266  The Box  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

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

- Moved to a placeholder EPG Slot on channel 1854.

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

Initially replaced on the EPG by a Virgin Media Infinity Logo slate using the original video stream.

Subsequently replaced on the EPG by NOW 70s.

 

Channel 286  -  ID   268  4 Music  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

- Hide flags changed removing the channel from the EPG. Hide2 flag removed.

- Moved to a placeholder EPG Slot on channel 1853.

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

Initially replaced on the EPG by a Virgin Media Infinity Logo slate using the original video stream.

Subsequently replaced on the EPG by NOW 80s.

   

Channel 288  -  ID   267  Kiss  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

- Hide flags changed removing the channel from the EPG. Hide2 flag removed.

- Moved to a placeholder EPG Slot on channel 1855.

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

Initially replaced on the EPG by a Virgin Media Infinity Logo slate using the original video stream.

Subsequently replaced on the EPG by NOW Rock.

Channel 289  -  ID   270  Magic  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

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

Replaced on the EPG by a closure slate using the original video stream.

 

Channel 290  -  ID   555  Kerrang  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

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

Replaced on the EPG by a closure slate using the original video stream.

 

Channel 829  -  ID 1676  NDTV Good Times  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags added.

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

In preparation for the, Hindi language, lifestyle channel's scheduled closure at 6am.

New Service - Launch: 

ID 2350  Zee Punjabi

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

This service is now visible on channel 811.

 

 

EPG Changes:

Channel 285  -  ID 2031  NOW 70s  - Moving from channel 293.

Channel 286  -  ID 1956  NOW 80s  - Moving from channel 294.

Channel 288  -  ID 2030  NOW Rock  - Moving from channel 295.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.

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

 

 

Late changes - during the day:

 

Service update:

On channel 296, That's 60s has switched to carrying That's Memories content. 

At this point in time the service name has not been updated to reflect the change.

 

 

Pop-up Service - PMTs & Elementary Streams Added:

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	TSID	SID
2169		Eurosport 3 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	703
2170		Eurosport 4 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	704
2171		Eurosport 5 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	705
2172		Eurosport 6 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	706
2173		Eurosport 7 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	707
2174		Eurosport 8 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	708
2175		Eurosport 9 HD	Pop Up Service - Internal Networks Only	7	709

 - PMTs, Video and audio streams added during the day on DVB-C networks.

Housekeeping work for the Eurosport pop-up channels to.return for coverage of the Olympic Games.