Change of Active Hours - Start of British Summer Time:    

Start of BST				30/03/2025	31/03/2025
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
312		Television X		22:00:00-05:30:00	21:00:00-04:30:00

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.

 

A late change for Television X - active hours were possibly updated in the evening of March 30th but wasn't monitored at that point in time.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

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

Change of Active Hours - Start of British Summer Time:   

Start of BST				29/03/2025	30/03/2025
ID-Ref		Service Name	Annotation	Active Hours	Active Hours
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.

New Service - Launch:

Channel 553  -  ID 2365 Premier Sports Rugby

- Added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

This channel is now visible on channel 553 on customer boxes.

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Temporary Rebrand: 

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

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.

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

Housekeeping - SDT Flags:

ID 2084 Eurosport 1HD  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- SDT root flags updated to show that this service is running and not encrypted - encryption removed.

Similar changes were made to Eurosport 2HD on March 8th.

Channel Update Information Slates Hidden from the EPG:

Channel 527  -  ID 2020  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 1 HD

Channel 528  -  ID 2055  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 2 HD

Channel 529  -  ID 2057  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 3 HD

Channel 530  -  ID 1850  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 4 HD

Channel 531  -  ID 1851  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Ultimate 

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added.

The channel movement slates are no longer visible on the EPG.

New FAST Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2362 Rakuten TV Top Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 8 SID 839 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is RTV Top Mov.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 446. Channel numbers are subject to change.

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

- Marked as the Entertainment genre.

- HD & PIN Protection flags present.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag present.

- Subscription codes had not been added at the time of the analysis.

- Added to 4 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

   - VM Paddington

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

Not yet visible on the EPG as the service isn't in the NIT of customer facing networks.

FAST channels usually have 4K subscription codes to prevent the services from being loaded on legacy TiVo boxes.

 

  

New FAST Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2363 Rakuten TV Action  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 8 SID 840 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is RTV Action.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 447. Channel numbers are subject to change.

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

- Marked as the Entertainment genre.

- HD & PIN Protection flags present.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag present.

- Subscription codes had not been added at the time of the analysis.

- Added to 4 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

   - NGRHEE Bromley

   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)

   - VM Paddington

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

Not yet visible on the EPG as the service isn't in the NIT of customer facing networks.

FAST channels usually have 4K subscription codes to prevent the services from being loaded on legacy TiVo boxes.

 

 

Housekeeping - Placeholder SID:

ID 2085 Eurosport 2HD  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- Moved from SID 1905 to placeholder SID 1955 (TSID 19) on traditional cable networks.

 

New Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2365 Premier Sports Rugby  -  Internal Networks Only.

- Moved from placeholder SID 1955 to SID 1905 (TSID 19) on traditional cable networks.

- Visible on the EPG - Hide1 flag removed.

- SDT root flags updated to show that this service is running and encrypted - encryption added.

- Added to 1 extra internal network often used for pre-launch configuration.

   - VM Paddington

 

The service won't be visible on customer devices until added to the NIT of customer facing networks.

 

 

Service Name - Spurious Character Added:

ID 2279 5 Cops  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on V6 or Tivo

- An additional character has been added to the Service Name

These are usually control characters to indicate a specific character table.

Temporary Rebrands:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

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

Housekeeping - SDT Flags:

ID 2085 Eurosport 2HD  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- SDT root flags updated to show that this service is running and not encrypted - encryption removed.

No changes were made to the status of Eurosport 1HD.

 

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

FAST Service - Removal:

TSID 8 SID 815 - ID 2296 Love Drama  -  FAST Channel Portal - Placeholder - End of  Service

Transport streams and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

This service has been removed from the SDT & the NIT.

 

 

FAST Service - Launch:

Channel 556  -  ID 2341 Red Bull TV  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Moved from placeholder SID 851 to SID 815 on traditional cable networks.

- SDT root flags have changed to indicate that encryption has been added.  

- Traditional subscription pack codes have changed from the HD to the 4K versions to grey out the EPG entries on legacy TiVo boxes.

- Added to the NIT of all remaining networks.

This channel is now visible on channel 556 on customer boxes.

 

 

Closed channels hidden from the EPG and moved to placeholder EPG Slots:

Placeholder channel 1822 (formerly channel 521)  -  ID 2084  Eurosport 1HD - Placeholder - End of  Service

Placeholder channel 1823 (formerly channel 522)  -  ID 2085  Eurosport 2HD - Placeholder - End of  Service

- Both services were also hidden from the EPG - Hide2 flag removed. 

The channel closure slates have now been hidden from the EPG. 

 

Former pop-up services moved to placeholder EPG Slots:

Placeholder channel 1824 (formerly channel 523)  -  ID 2176  Eurosport UHD - Pop Up Service - Placeholder - End of  Service

Placeholder channel 1825 (formerly channel 524)  -  ID 1484  TNT Sports HD Final - Pop Up Service - End of  Service

 

EPG Channel Number Changes:

Channel 521 (formerly channel 527)  -  ID 1744  TNT Sports 1 HD  - Taking the channel number released by Eurosport 1HD.

Channel 522 (formerly channel 528)  -  ID 1745  TNT Sports 2 HD  - Taking the channel number released by Eurosport 2HD.

Channel 523 (formerly channel 529)  -  ID 1837  TNT Sports 3 HD  

Channel 524 (formerly channel 530)  -  ID 1405  TNT Sports 4 HD  

Channel 525 (formerly channel 531)  -  ID 1954  TNT Ultimate - 4K Service - Not on Original Tivo        

These services have been moved up the EPG.

 

 

Channel Update Information Slates:

Channel 527  -  ID 2020  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 1 HD  - (last used on channel 296).  

Channel 528  -  ID 2055  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 2 HD  - (last used on channel 588).  

Channel 529  -  ID 2057  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 3 HD  - (last used on channel 589).  

Channel 530  -  ID 1850  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Sports 4 HD  - (last used on channel 590).  

Channel 531  -  ID 1851  Channel Update - Information Slate - Channel has moved: TNT Ultimate        - (last used on channel 591). 

These are not listed as channel number changes as previous channel numbers are co-incidental.

The layout is simplified on this occasion as the slates have retained the genre and subscription codes from last time they were used.

 

Other changes:

There were multiple spurious changes in a similar sequence to those previously seen.

These spurious changes are minor and are errors but they won't affect customers, they are usually reversed in the next few days. 

Note: 4 digit placeholder channels are not visible on customer equipment.

New Service - Pre-launch Configuration:

ID 2365 Premier Sports Rugby  -  Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 19 SID 1995 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is Prem Rugby.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 553. Channel numbers are subject to change.

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

- Marked as HD.

- Marked as the Sport genre.

- Marked as HD.

- Hidden from the EPG. - Hide1 flag applied.

- Subscription codes had not been added at the time of the analysis.

- 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.  

- SID 1995 is not in the usual range of active SID numbers so this may change prior to launch.

Not yet visible on the EPG as the service isn't in the NIT of customer facing networks.

 

Temporary Rebrand:

- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channels with promotional rebrands.

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