Mastodon UK Cable TV Changes

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

New Service - Pre-launch Configurations:
ID 2390  Panjab TV  -  SDT Only
- Short EPG Name: same as service name
- Added to TSID 3 SID 312 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 839. Channel numbers are subject to change.
- Not added to the NIT of any network at the time of the analysis.
- Flagged as the International Genre.
- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag activated.
- SDT root flags show that the service is not running and not encrypted.
- Subscription code added for the Asian Mela pack.
- PMTs and elementary streams had not been added at the time of the analysis.


New FAST Services - Pre-launch Configurations - Update:
 
ID 2397  8 Out of 10 Cats  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Moved from SID 845 to SID 810 (TSID 8) on traditional cable networks 
 
ID 2398  Pointless  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Moved from SID 846 to SID 814 (TSID 8) on traditional cable networks 
 
For both of the above regional services: 
- SDT root flags show that the services are running and not encrypted - changed from not running to running.
- Subscription codes added for the 4K versions of M/Player/Mixit and above on traditional cable devices.
- Subscription code added for the basic tier, Inclusive Channels, on Stream / Flex devices. 
- PMTs and elementary streams had not been added at the time of the analysis.
The pre-launch channel allocations remain duplicates of existing services.
This configuration now indicates that these services will be available on V6 devices.  
The 4K versions of the subscription codes prevent the channels from being accessed on legacy TiVo devices where the services will be greyed out on the EPG. 


New Service - Housekeeping:
ID 2391  Sky Atlantic  -  Withheld from V6 and TiVo devices 
- PIN flag added - Watershed - allows access to restricted content pre-watershed by entering a PIN number.