Channel Closure - Housekeeping - SDT Flags:

ID 2148  ITVBe +1  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

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

Flags updated to show that encryption has been removed - as expected following the removal of elementary streams (video, audio etc)  earlier in the week.

 

Note:

The PMT & elementary streams were removed from TSID 3 SID 322, on traditional cable networks, earlier in the week, after the service was hidden from the EPG. These changes are not actively monitored. 

Channel Closure - Hidden from the EPG:

Channel 319 - ID 2148  ITVBe +1  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added.

The service has been hidden from the EPG after displaying a closure slate for 7 days.

 

Temporary Rebrands:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand. 

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

Temporary Rebrands:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.  

Changed early by Virgin TV - not scheduled to change until Monday 16th June. 

New FAST Services - Updates to pre-launch Configurations:

ID 2368 Wedo Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

ID 2369 Brit Screen Classics  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Flags hiding the service from the EPG have been removed - Hide1 flags removed.  

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

Although the flags hiding these services from the EPG have been removed, they will not become visible on customer devices until they are added to the NIT of customer facing networks.

Rebrand / Relaunch:

Channel 119 - ID 1800  ITV Quiz

- Formerly named ITVBe HD 

ITV Be programmes have been transferred to ITV 2.

ITV Quiz launches at 9am. 

 

 

Channel Closure:

Channel 319 - ID 2148  ITVBe +1  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags have been added.

- Hide1 & Hide2 flags have been removed which has no overall effect on channel visibility. 

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

 

 

New FAST Service - Updated pre-launch configuration:

ID 2368 Wedo Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag present. 

No visible changes for customers as this service has yet to be added to the NIT of customer facing networks. 

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand. 

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

Service Removals: 

TSID   8 SID   805 - ID 2290  DAZN Women's Football  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo

TSID   8 SID   818 - ID 2288  Tastemade  -  FAST Channel Portal - Placeholder - End of Service

Transport streams and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

These services have been removed from the SDT & the NIT.

 

 

New FAST Services - Pre-launch Configurations:

  

ID 2368 Wedo Movies  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 8 SID 805 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is the same as the service name.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 451. Channel numbers are subject to change.

 

ID 2369 Brit Screen Classics  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only

- Added to TSID 8 SID 818 on traditional cable networks.

- The short EPG Name is BritClassic.

- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 450. Channel numbers are subject to change.

- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag present.  

 

Both services: 

- SDT root flags show that these services are running and not encrypted.

- Marked as the Movies genre.

- HD flags present.

- Subscription codes added for M / Player / Mixit and above and for the basic, inclusive channels, pack for Stream devices.

- 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 are present as these services have taken the SID numbers released by DAZN Women's Football & Tastemade.

Not yet visible on the EPG as these services aren't in the NIT of customer facing networks.

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

Temporary Rebrand:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Channel Closure - Update:

Channel 839 - ID 1912 Islam Channel Urdu  -  Placeholder - End of Service.

- End of Service and Placeholder flags have been added.

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

Temporary Rebrand:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand

Advisory - Channel Closure: 

Channel 839 - ID 1912 Islam Channel Urdu

- The audio stream has been removed

- The video stream has been replaced with a static video slate announcing the closure of the channel. 

- The closure slate shows the announcement: "We're sorry... Islam Channel Urdu is no longer available."

There are no changes to the NIT or SDT at this point. 

Pop-up Channel - Housekeeping - SDT Flags:

ID 1484 TNT Sports HD Final  -  Pop Up Service - Inactive

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

Flags updated to show that encryption has been removed - as expected following the removal of elementary streams (video, audio etc) yesterday. 

Pop-up Channel - End of service:

ID 1484 TNT Sports HD Final  -  Pop Up Service - Inactive

- Hidden from the EPG - hide 1 flag added.

- The PMT & elementary streams (video / audio) have been removed from TSID 514 SID 1402.. 

This service has been hidden from the EPG following coverage of the UEFA finals.

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

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