Mastodon UK Cable TV Changes

Friday, 19 June 2026

The following data is for Thursday 18th June to Friday 19th June:. 
 
 
FAST channels hidden from the V6 EPG (Internal Duplicates): 
ID 2412  Inside Crime Dup  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
ID 2413  HomesUnderTheHammerDp  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
ID 2414  Inside Outside Dup  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
 - All services hidden from the EPG - hide1 flag added. 
These internal tests have joined other FAST channels by adding flags to hide them from the V6 & legacy Tivo EPGs. No immediate change for customers as these are only added to the NIT of various internal networks.
 
 
New FAST Service - Pre-launch Configuration:
 
ID 2420  Tennis Channel  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Short EPG Name: Tennis Chnl 
- Added to TSID 8 SID 816 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 542. Channel numbers are subject to change.
- Flagged as the Sport Genre.
- Hidden from the EPG - Hide1 flag added.
- HD flag added.
- SDT root flags show that the services are not running and not encrypted.
- SI based subscription codes are no longer added for FAST services. Horizon based subscription codes are not currently tracked. 
- Added to 5 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.
   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
   - NGRHEE Bromley
   - TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)
   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
   - VM Paddington 
- PMTs and elementary streams are no longer used for FAST services.
 
 
Important note:
Data from Thursday's monitoring was lost due to a system error at our data hub caused by a third party system fault. The system has been recovered and results for Thursday / Friday are being combined in the blog based on Friday's data. If Thursday's data is recovered at a later stage, the blog will be updated but given the extent of the damage, that is unlikely. Given the nature of the changes, the exact date of change isn't critical.