Service Removal:

TSID 7 SID 709 - ID 2175 Eurosport 9 HD  -  Pop Up Service - Placeholder - End of Service.

Transport streams and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Pop-up Service removed from the SDT & NIT.

 

 

New Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2364 GreyHorse  -  Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 7 SID 709 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is the same.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 1890. Channel numbers are subject to change.

- SDT root flags show that this service is running and not encrypted.

- Marked as the Sport genre.

- Hidden from the EPG. - Hide1 flag applied.

- Subscription codes added for Stream Inclusive (Free) channels & the SD versions of all legacy subscription codes for M / Player / Mixit and above.

- Added to 3 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

- PMTs and elementary streams had not been added when checked. Although hidden from the EPG this isn't really necessary as the service isn't in the NIT of customer facing networks. Four digit EPG numbers are not visible on customer devices.

 

 

Unique Service ID Numbers:

2364 has been allocated to GreyHorse. This is 2 digits higher than the last service added to Virgin TV, which was Love Pets with an ID of 2361.

EPG Portal - End of Service:

ID 1856 Vevo  -  On Demand Portal - Placeholder - End of Service

- Placeholder and End of Service flags added.
- Video feed replaced with a closure announcement slate.

The app has also been removed by Virgin TV.

 

On other platforms the app continues for the moment with a scheduled closure date of January 31st. 

Pop-up channel - End of Service:

ID 2176 Eurosport UHD  -  Placeholder - End of Service - Pop Up Service

- Placeholder and End of Service flags added.
- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added. 

This channel is no longer visible on channel 523 on customer boxes. Coverage of the Australian Open has now ended.  

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

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

 

Note: a further movie channel with a promotional rebrand has NOT been updated by Virgin TV.  

FAST Service - Rested:

ID 2296 Love Drama  -  FAST Channel Portal - Placeholder - End of Service

- Placeholder and End of Service flags added.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added.

- Moved from channel 245 to placeholder channel 1802.

Services with 4 digit channel numbers are not available on customer devices. This FAST service has been rested, allowing its original channel number to be reused by Love Pets.

 

 

FAST Service - Launch:

ID 2361 Love Pets  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Moved from channel 248 to channel 245.

- Added to the NIT of all remaining networks.
This channel is now visible on channel 245 on customer boxes, taking the channel number previously used by Love Drama.

Renamed / Relaunched Service:

ID 1767 London TV - London only

- Previously London Live

This channel has been renamed and relaunched following a change of ownership.

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Temporary Rebrands:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

 

Note: a further movie channel reverting to its usual name following a promotional rebrand has NOT been updated by Virgin TV.

Pop-up channel launch:

ID 2176 Eurosport UHD  -  Pop Up Service

- Added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

This channel is now visible on channel 523 on customer boxes in readiness for coverage of the Australian Open.

Temporary Rebrands:

- That's Christmas becomes That's TV 3 following a seasonal rebrand - prior to the rebrand, Virgin TV had held on to the That's Memories name, so this is the first time the That's TV 3 name has been used on Virgin TV.

Temporary Rebrands:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

- 3 sports channels reverting to their usual names following promotional rebrands. (Note: 2 channels on Stream as it doesn't carry the Sky Sports SD channels). 

- GREAT! romance reverting to its usual name following a seasonal rebrand - updated by Virgin TV 1 day ahead of the scheduled change.

New Service - Launch:

ID 2360 Cruise1st.tv

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

This service has now launched and is visible to all customers on channel 758.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- Movies 24 & Movies 24+ reverting to their usual names following seasonal rebrands.

Changes to SDT root flags:

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

ID 2361 Love Pets  -  Internal Networks Only 

- SDT root flags updated to show that these services are running and encrypted - encryption added.  

Note: still not visible to users on residential networks.

 

 

Changes to pre-launch configurations:

 

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

- Now visible on the EPG on various internal networks - Hide1 flag removed.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags removed.

- Removed from the NIT of all but 3 networks often used for pre-launch configurations.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

 

ID 2361 Love Pets  -  Internal Networks Only

- Now visible on the EPG on various internal networks - Hide1 flag removed.

- Provisional channel number changed from 243 to 248.
 

 

Note:

No monitoring took place on this date and these changes were picked up on the 5th of January

The Eurosport UHD & Love Pets changes have been recorded as January 4th as the elementary streams were added on January 3rd and these changes are generally picked up on the overnight scan following these changes.

New Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2361 Love Pets  -  Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 21 SID 2104 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is the same.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 243. Channel numbers are subject to change.

- SDT root flags show that this service is running and not encrypted.

- Marked as the Entertainment genre.

- Marked as HD.

- Hidden from the EPG. - Hide1 flag applied.

- Subscription codes added for Stream Inclusive (Free) channels & the 4K versions of all legacy subscription codes for M / Player / Mixit and above.

- Added to 3 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

- PMTs and elementary streams had not been added when checked.

Although hidden from the EPG this isn't really necessary as the service isn't in the NIT of customer facing networks. 

 

 

Housekeeping Changes - added during the day: 

 

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

- PMTs and elementary streams added to TSID 514 SID 1419 on traditional cable networks.

 

ID 2361 Love Pets  -  Internal Networks Only 

- PMTs and elementary streams added added to TSID 21 SID 2104 on traditional cable networks.

 

End of a Free To View period:

Channel 175  -  ID 2033 Virgin TV Ultra HD  -  Not on Original Tivo.

Channel 999  -  ID 1989 Virgin TV Ultra HD  -  Not on Original Tivo.

- Temporary subscription pack codes removed for M/Player/Mixit on traditional cable networks and for the basic, inclusive channels, pack for Stream devices.

These channels are no longer available to all customers with the original subscription codes restored.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

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

Temporary Rebrands:

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

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.