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. 

 

 

Temporary Rebrands:

- 2 movie channel with promotional rebrands (not actioned by Virgin TV).

 

 

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.