New Service - Launched: 

Channel 111 - ID 2391  Sky Atlantic  -  Withheld from V6 and TiVo devices

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

- This service has been added to Horizon configuration data since the last observation and the Horizon hide flag is not active. 

Sky Atlantic has launched with a promotional loop and is now visible on the EPG of TV360 and Stream / Flex devices. The service remains hidden from V6 and TiVo devices, where hide flags are still active.

 

 

New On Demand Portal - Launched: 

Channel 206 - ID 2411  On Demand Streaming  -  On Demand Portal - Not on Original Tivo

- Added to the NIT of remaining networks.

This service has now launched. It is an app linked to the EPG, with a red button prompt screen on V6 devices. It is visible but greyed out on the EPG of legacy TiVo devices.

 

 

New Regional Services - Launched in the Bristol 2 (ex Aztec) area: 

Channel 858 - ID 2415  BBC ONE W Midlands HD  -  VM Bristol 2

Channel 870 - ID 2416  ITV1 Central West HD  -  VM Bristol 2

- Removed from the NIT of the Code Download Test (Portsmouth) network (often used for pre-launch configurations). 

- Added to the NIT of the Bristol 2 (ex Aztec) network.

- The hide flag combination have changed to make these channels visible on the EPG - Hide1 flag removed.

This service has now launched, making the West Midlands services of BBC1 and ITV1 available, as a secondary service. Primarily intended for viewers who would normally receive a terrestrial TV service from West Midlands transmitters.

 

 

Housekeeping - Regional Services: 

Channel 101 - ID 2184  BBC ONE South East HD  -  VM Ashford, Brighton, & Basildon 2 areas.

Channel 858 - ID 1763  BBC ONE South HD -  VM Guildford / Farborough area.

Channel 858 - ID 2199  BBC ONE South East HD  -  VM Basildon 1/3/4 areas.

- Hide1 and Hide2 flags removed.

Hide flags have been removed (values changed from 1 to 0) on these regional services.

There is no no change to channel visibility on the the EPG as both of these combinations make the service visible. 

 

 

There is an ongoing analysis to check regional services on the ex-NTL side of the traditional cable network, which is not included in the overnight cable analysis. This post will be updated if any changes are detected.