Mastodon UK Cable TV Changes

Friday, 13 February 2026

Inactive Transport Stream Marker - SDT Root Flags:
ID 2253  Channel Update  -  Inactive TS Marker - Scottish Networks
- SDT root flags show that the service is not running and not encrypted.
The run status of this service has changed back to running from not running
 
Completely reversing yesterday's change, as expected.
 
 
New FAST Service - Pre-launch Configurations:
 
ID 2396 World War TV  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Short EPG Name: WorldWar TV 
- Added to TSID   8 SID   829 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 232. Channel numbers are subject to change.
 
ID 2399 Nature Time -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- The short EPG Name is the same as the service name.
- Added to TSID   8 SID   831 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 248. Channel numbers are subject to change.
  
For both services: 
- SDT root flags show that the services are running and encrypted.
- Marked as the Entertainment 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 5 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.
   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
   - NGRHEE Bromley
   - NGRHEE Knowsley 
   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
   - VM Paddington
PMTs and elementary streams have been added.
Not yet visible on the EPG as these services aren't in the NIT of customer facing networks.