Overnight changes:

 

End of a Free to View Period:

Channel 704  -  ID 1696  -  Cartoon Network HD

Channel 705  -  ID   407  -  Cartoon Network +1

Channel 706  -  ID 1469  -  Cartoonito

Channel 707  -  ID 2264  -  Sky Kids HD

Channel 712  -  ID 1734  -  Nick HD

Channel 713  -  ID   396  -  Nick +1

Channel 715  -  ID   397  -  Nick Jr. HD

Channel 716  -  ID 1324  -  Nick Jr PAW Patrol - Nick Jr Too

Channel 717  -  ID 1399  -  Nick Loud House - Nicktoons

Channel 730  -  ID   405  -  Boomerang

Channel 731  -  ID   406  -  Boomerang +1

- Subscription Pack FTV Override Codes have been removed, restoring these channels to the Kids Pack and ending the free to view period.

 

 

Spurious SI Data:

Several anomalies appeared in the SI data overnight. 

- These have been recorded as "possible errors" and are expected to be reversed relatively soon.

This seems to be an ongoing pattern as Virgin introduced some of these and other entries in December, January, February and June, only to reverse them at a later date. The changes are mainly to placeholders and internal test services and should have no impact on the end user. Some different changes this time but without the totally outdated data codes seen in previous changes.

 

 

 

Subsequent changes: 

 

Channel Closure:

Channel 748  -  ID 1717  Create & Craft  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags have been added.

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

- Moved to a placeholder EPG Slot on channel 1702.

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

 

 

Spurious SI Data:

All of the spurious data added last night has now been removed.  

Probably the fastest clean-up on record.

Change of Active Hours - End of British Summer Time: 

 

End of BST				26/10/2024	27/10/2024
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
312		Television X		21:00:00-04:30:00	22:00:00-05:30:00
314		Adult Channel		21:00:00-04:30:00	22:00:00-05:30:00
1759		CBBC HD		04:31:00-17:58:00	05:31:00-18:58:00
1760		CBeebies HD		04:31:00-17:58:00	05:31:00-18:58:00
1959		XXX GirlGirl		21:00:00-04:30:00	22:00:00-05:30:00
2088		Nat Geo WILD HD		07:00:00-03:59:59	08:00:00-04:59:59
2240		BBC THREE HD	VM England	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2241		BBC THREE HD	VM Wales	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2242		BBC THREE HD	VM Scotland	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2243		BBC THREE HD	VM Northern Ireland	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2244		BBC FOUR HD	VM England	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2245		BBC FOUR HD	VM Wales	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2246		BBC FOUR HD	VM Scotland	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00
2247		BBC FOUR HD	VM Northern Ireland	17:59:00-04:30:00	18:59:00-05:30:00

 

As broadcasting systems work in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the active hours have changed to reflect the change from BST.

- Active hours in UTC moved forward by 1 hour to counteract the effect of the clocks moving back by 1 hour for BST.

Renamed Services:

Channel 116 - ID 1750  U&Drama HD - Previously named U&Drama.

Channel 125 - ID 1570  U&W HD - Previously named U&W.

Channel 127 - ID 1571  U&Dave HD - Previously named U&Dave.

Channel 129 - ID   222  U&Yesterday HD - Previously named U&Yesterday.

- The short EPG name of U&Yesterday HD has changed from U&Yesterday to U&Yest HD

- Short EPG names for other channels are the same as the full service name, each having added the HD suffix.

The UKTV channels have regained the HD suffix which was removed by Virgin TV when the services adopted the U& prefix.

Eden kept the HD suffix when it was renamed so no further changes are needed for that service.

 

 

Start of a Free to View Period:

Channel 801  -  ID 1689  -  Utsav Gold HD

Channel 802  -  ID 1677  -  Utsav Bharat

Channel 803  -  ID   424  -  Utsav Plus HD

Channel 805  -  ID   425  -  SONY TV HD

Channel 806  -  ID   422  -  SONY MAX HD

Channel 807  -  ID 1705  -  SONY SAB

Channel 808  -  ID 2032  -  SONY MAX2

Channel 809  -  ID   426  -  Zee TV HD

Channel 810  -  ID   427  -  Zee Cinema HD

Channel 811  -  ID 2350  -  Zee Punjabi

Channel 815  -  ID   430  -  B4U Movies

Channel 825  -  ID 2166  -  Colors Gujarati

Channel 826  -  ID 1562  -  COLORS HD

Channel 827  -  ID 1675  -  Colors Rishtey

Channel 828  -  ID 1927  -  Colors Cineplex

- Subscription Pack FTV Override Codes have been applied, making these channels available to all customers.

 

Asian Mela promotions are generally for the Diwali celebrations and last for around 2 weeks.

 

Temporary rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.  

Renamed Service:

Channel 621 - ID 1587  NDTV World - Previously named NDTV 24x7.

Belatedly updated by Virgin TV, 2 weeks after the channel rebranded.

 

 

Temporary rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.   

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

FAST Channels - Housekeeping:

ID 2331 Hell's Kitchen  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.

ID 2332 Egg Heads  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.

- SDT root flags now show that these services are running and are encrypted. Indicating that encryption has been added.

Root flags have now returned to the same state as before these services were temporarily removed from internal networks.

Root flags do not actually add or remove encryption but are just an indication of the current state.

 

 

FAST Channel - Subscription pack codes:

ID 2341 Red Bull TV  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.

- Subscription pack codes changed from 4K to HD versions for traditional cable boxes. 

This is unusual for a FAST channel as this change would make the channel visible on legacy TiVo EPGs.

Changes to Service Names & Subscription Packs: 

Channel 176 - ID 1573  U&Eden HD - Previously named Eden HD

Channel 376 - ID 1453  U&Eden +1  - Previously named Eden +1

- Subscription codes added for M/Player/Mixit & More (deprecated pack code) packs for cable devices.

- Subscription codes added for Inclusive (free) channels pack for stream devices.

- Subscription codes removed for the Essential Entertainment pack for stream devices.

 

 

Housekeeping Changes: 

Channel 251 - ID 2353  Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

Channel 252 - ID 2354  Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

- SDT root flags changed to indicate that these services are now encrypted.  

Rebrand:

Channel 296 - ID 2297  That's Christmas - Previously named That's Memories

Virgin TV has completely bypassed the intermediate rebrand of "That's TV 3"

Service Removals:

Channel 251 - TSID 8 SID 808 - ID 2294 Fear Factor  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

Channel 252 - TSID 8 SID 821 - ID 2295 Wipeout Xtra  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

Transport streams and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

FAST Service removed from the EPG, SDT & NIT.

 

New Service - Launch:

Channel 251 - ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

Channel 252 - ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.

- Both added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

- Mythbusters had previously been given a provisional EPG slot of 233.

- Tipping Point had previously been given a provisional EPG slot of 253.

These FAST Services are now visible on the EPG taking the slots previously occupied by Fear Factor & Wipeout Xtra.

 

 

FAST Channels - Housekeeping:

TSID 8 SID 808 - ID 2331 Hell's Kitchen  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.

TSID 8 SID 821 - ID 2332 Egg Heads  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.

- Both added back to the NIT of 3 Internal Networks.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

- Hell's Kitchen moved from placeholder SID 851 to SID 808.

- Egg Heads moved from placeholder SID 852 to SID 821.

- SDT root flags were changed to indicate that these services are not encrypted and are running.  

 

 

Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Housekeeping - Change of Transport Stream:  

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Old TSID	Old SID	New TSID	New SID
140		SkyWitness +1		5	523	3	311
195		TRUE CRIME		5	514	9	923
213		LEGEND XTRA		5	515	9	924
320		Sky Sports Cricket	Not on Stream	5	524	9	912
1325		Comedy Central +1		5	512	9	921
1456		ITV4 +1		5	522	2	221
1675		Colors Rishtey		5	516	9	925
1705		SONY SAB		5	513	9	922

Remaining standard definition services moved from TSID 5 to TSIDs 2, 3 & 9. 

Remnants of the TSID 5 PMT's & elementary streams (video, audio etc) are expected to be removed shortly.

 

 

New Services - Pre-launch Configurations:

ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Both added to 1 extra internal network, this time at Virgin Media HQ.

   - VM Hammersmith

 

 

 

During the evening:

 

Housekeeping:

Remnants of the TSID 5 PMT's & elementary streams (video, audio etc) have now been removed. 

SIDs 501 and 502 now each have a PMT, both pointing to a single video stream showing the Virgin Media Infinity logo. 

This is the normal state for inactive transport streams. 

SIDs 501 and 502 are not in the SDT, so have no service names.

Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Housekeeping - Placeholder SIDs - Former Red Button Services:

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Old TSID	Old SID	New TSID	New SID
1528		SptsETV04	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	904	9	951
1529		SptsETV05	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	905	9	952
1530		SptsETV06	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	906	9	953
1531		SptsETV07	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	907	9	954
1532		SptsETV08	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	908	9	955
1533		SptsETV09	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	909	9	956
2062		SptsETVmain	Red Button Service - SDT Only	9	910	9	957

- Removed from the NIT of all networks.

- Moved to placeholder SIDs.

The former Sky Active red button services have been removed from the NIT and moved to placeholder SIDs. 

 

 

Housekeeping - Change of Transport Stream:

ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Old TSID	Old SID	New TSID	New SID
1044		TLC+1		5	509	9	919
1341		GREAT! Christmas	GREAT! romance	5	506	9	909
1346		DMAX		5	508	9	918
1698		I.D.		5	501	9	904
1699		I.D.+1		5	511	9	920
1700		DMAX + 1		5	504	9	907
1701		Discovery History +1		5	505	9	908
1703		Discovery Science +1		5	503	9	906
1895		POP		5	507	9	910

 Standard definition services moved from TSID 5 to TSID 9.

 

 

New Internal Service:

TSID 5  SID 552   Hidden 550   - Inactive Transport Stream Marker

- As a dummy service, this does not have a Unique ID number. It has been assigned ID-Ref 90005 by the database.

Special dummy service added to mark TSID 5 as inactive, suggesting that remaining services will be relocated.

Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

New Services - Pre-launch Configurations:

ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Both added to 5 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - NGRHEE Knowsley

   - TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

 

 

FAST Channels - Housekeeping:

ID 2331 Hell's Kitchen  -  FAST Channel Portal - SDT Only.

- Moved from EPG slot 233 to placeholder EPG slot 1802

ID 2332 Egg Heads  -  FAST Channel Portal - SDT Only.

- Moved from EPG slot 253 to placeholder EPG slot 1803

 

   

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

During the day: 

 

General Housekeeping - Remnants: 

TSID 4 SID 418  -  Not in the NIT / SDT - formerly Boomerang (SD version)

TSID 5 SID 525  -  Not in the NIT / SDT - formerly Cartoonito (SD version)

- PMTs and elementary streams (video / audio) removed. 

The remnants of the old SD services used for Boomerang & Cartoonito were removed during the day.

Start of a Free to View Period:

Channel 704  -  ID 1696  -  Cartoon Network HD

Channel 705  -  ID   407  -  Cartoon Network +1

Channel 706  -  ID 1469  -  Cartoonito

Channel 707  -  ID 2264  -  Sky Kids HD

Channel 712  -  ID 1734  -  Nick HD

Channel 713  -  ID   396  -  Nick +1

Channel 715  -  ID   397  -  Nick Jr. HD

Channel 716  -  ID 1324  -  Nick Jr PAW Patrol - Nick Jr Too

Channel 717  -  ID 1399  -  Nick Loud House - Nicktoons

Channel 730  -  ID   405  -  Boomerang

Channel 731  -  ID   406  -  Boomerang +1

- Subscription Pack FTV Override Codes have been applied, making these channels available to all customers.

 

 

 

Service Removals:

TSID  5  SID  520  -  ID   266  The Box  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

TSID  5  SID  519  -  ID   267  Kiss  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

TSID  5  SID  518  -  ID   268  4 Music  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

TSID  5  SID  521  -  ID   270  Magic  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

TSID  5  SID  517  -  ID   555  Kerrang  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

TSID 21 SID 2111  -  ID 1676  NDTV Good Times  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- All removed after preserving recordings for 93 days.

- Any recordings made from these channels will no longer be playable.

 

 

 

Temporary Rebrands: 

- 1 Sky Cinema channel with a promotional rebrand. 

- 1 Sky Cinema channel reverting to its usual names following a promotional rebrand.

- 2 channels with seasonal rebrands: Movies 24 & Movies 24+ become Christmas 24 & Christmas 24+. 

Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.