New Services - Pre-launch Configurations:
ID 2421 BBC ONE Yorkshire - Internal Networks Only
- Short EPG Name: BBC1 Yorks
- Added to TSID 101 SID 10127 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 859. Typical of other additional BBC1 regional versions.
ID 2422 ITV1 Yorkshire WestHD - Internal Networks Only
- Short EPG Name: ITV1 Yorkshire WestHD
- Added to TSID 102 SID 10248 on traditional cable networks.
- Pre-launch EPG slot allocation - channel 871. Typical of other additional ITV1 regional versions.
Both of the above:
- Flagged as the Entertainment Genre
- SDT root flags show that these service are running and not encrypted - encryption not yet added.
- Subscription codes added for M / Player / Mixit and above for traditional cable devices.
- Subscription codes added for the basic, inclusive channels, pack for Stream devices. - Added to 1 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.
- Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
These services appear to be additional PSB regions to provide the correct regional coverage for new network build out areas. Those areas with terrestrial coverage from Emley Moor.
This will be the first time a third BBC region is added to a Virgin TV area. Previously, all BBC additional coverage regions used channel 858.
Although Yorkshire "West" would be an acceptable description for the regional coverage of BBC One, it is less acceptable for ITV1. Ofcom divides the ITV franchise in a North / South pattern, with the western part of the region editorially split between Leeds and Sheffield/Chesterfield. The Sheffield & Chesterfield transmitter groups taking the same programmes as the Hull / Lincoln (Belmont) area. For this reason, we will continue to use ITV's official names for the split coverage, Calendar North and Calendar South. If anything, Virgin's choice of regional names is only going to confuse viewers.