Mastodon UK Cable TV Changes

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Changes to Service Names & Subscription Packs: 
Channel 176 - ID 1573  U&Eden HD - Previously named Eden HD
Channel 376 - ID 1453  U&Eden +1  - Previously named Eden +1
- Subscription codes added for M/Player/Mixit & More (deprecated pack code) packs for cable devices.
- Subscription codes added for Inclusive (free) channels pack for stream devices.
- Subscription codes removed for the Essential Entertainment pack for stream devices.
 
 
Housekeeping Changes: 
Channel 251 - ID 2353  Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
Channel 252 - ID 2354  Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
- SDT root flags changed to indicate that these services are now encrypted.  


Rebrand:
Channel 296 - ID 2297  That's Christmas - Previously named That's Memories
Virgin TV has completely bypassed the intermediate rebrand of "That's TV 3"

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Service Removals:
Channel 251 - TSID 8 SID 808 - ID 2294 Fear Factor  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
Channel 252 - TSID 8 SID 821 - ID 2295 Wipeout Xtra  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
Transport streams and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.
FAST Service removed from the EPG, SDT & NIT.
 

New Service - Launch:
Channel 251 - ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
Channel 252 - ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Not on Original Tivo.
- Both added to the NIT of all remaining networks.
- Mythbusters had previously been given a provisional EPG slot of 233.
- Tipping Point had previously been given a provisional EPG slot of 253.
These FAST Services are now visible on the EPG taking the slots previously occupied by Fear Factor & Wipeout Xtra.
 
 
FAST Channels - Housekeeping:
TSID 8 SID 808 - ID 2331 Hell's Kitchen  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.
TSID 8 SID 821 - ID 2332 Egg Heads  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only.
- Both added back to the NIT of 3 Internal Networks.
   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
   - NGRHEE Bromley
   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
- Hell's Kitchen moved from placeholder SID 851 to SID 808.
- Egg Heads moved from placeholder SID 852 to SID 821.
- SDT root flags were changed to indicate that these services are not encrypted and are running.  
 
 
Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Housekeeping - Change of Transport Stream:  
ID-Ref   Service Name Annotation Old TSID Old SID New TSID New SID
140   SkyWitness +1   5 523 3 311
195   TRUE CRIME   5 514 9 923
213   LEGEND XTRA   5 515 9 924
320   Sky Sports Cricket Not on Stream 5 524 9 912
1325   Comedy Central +1   5 512 9 921
1456   ITV4 +1   5 522 2 221
1675   Colors Rishtey   5 516 9 925
1705   SONY SAB   5 513 9 922
Remaining standard definition services moved from TSID 5 to TSIDs 2, 3 & 9. 
Remnants of the TSID 5 PMT's & elementary streams (video, audio etc) are expected to be removed shortly.
 
 
New Services - Pre-launch Configurations:
ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Both added to 1 extra internal network, this time at Virgin Media HQ.
   - VM Hammersmith
 
 
 
During the evening:
 
Housekeeping:
Remnants of the TSID 5 PMT's & elementary streams (video, audio etc) have now been removed. 
SIDs 501 and 502 now each have a PMT, both pointing to a single video stream showing the Virgin Media Infinity logo. 
This is the normal state for inactive transport streams. 
SIDs 501 and 502 are not in the SDT, so have no service names.


Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

Housekeeping - Placeholder SIDs - Former Red Button Services:
ID-Ref   Service Name Annotation Old TSID Old SID New TSID New SID
1528   SptsETV04 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 904 9 951
1529   SptsETV05 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 905 9 952
1530   SptsETV06 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 906 9 953
1531   SptsETV07 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 907 9 954
1532   SptsETV08 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 908 9 955
1533   SptsETV09 Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 909 9 956
2062   SptsETVmain Red Button Service - SDT Only 9 910 9 957
- Removed from the NIT of all networks.
- Moved to placeholder SIDs.
The former Sky Active red button services have been removed from the NIT and moved to placeholder SIDs. 
 
 
Housekeeping - Change of Transport Stream:
ID-Ref   Service Name Annotation Old TSID Old SID New TSID New SID
1044   TLC+1   5 509 9 919
1341   GREAT! Christmas GREAT! romance 5 506 9 909
1346   DMAX   5 508 9 918
1698   I.D.   5 501 9 904
1699   I.D.+1   5 511 9 920
1700   DMAX + 1   5 504 9 907
1701   Discovery History +1   5 505 9 908
1703   Discovery Science +1   5 503 9 906
1895   POP   5 507 9 910
 Standard definition services moved from TSID 5 to TSID 9.
 
 
New Internal Service:
TSID 5  SID 552   Hidden 550   - Inactive Transport Stream Marker
- As a dummy service, this does not have a Unique ID number. It has been assigned ID-Ref 90005 by the database.
Special dummy service added to mark TSID 5 as inactive, suggesting that remaining services will be relocated.


Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.

Saturday, 5 October 2024

New Services - Pre-launch Configurations:
ID 2353 Mythbusters  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
ID 2354 Tipping Point  -  FAST Channel Portal - Internal Networks Only
- Both added to 5 internal networks often used for pre-launch configuration.
   - Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
   - NGRHEE Bromley
   - NGRHEE Knowsley
   - TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)
   - TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
 
 
FAST Channels - Housekeeping:
ID 2331 Hell's Kitchen  -  FAST Channel Portal - SDT Only.
- Moved from EPG slot 233 to placeholder EPG slot 1802

ID 2332 Egg Heads  -  FAST Channel Portal - SDT Only.
- Moved from EPG slot 253 to placeholder EPG slot 1803
 
   
Temporary Rebrand:
- 1 movie channel with a promotional rebrand.

Thursday, 3 October 2024

During the day: 
 
General Housekeeping - Remnants: 
TSID 4 SID 418  -  Not in the NIT / SDT - formerly Boomerang (SD version)
TSID 5 SID 525  -  Not in the NIT / SDT - formerly Cartoonito (SD version)
- PMTs and elementary streams (video / audio) removed. 
The remnants of the old SD services used for Boomerang & Cartoonito were removed during the day.

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Start of a Free to View Period:
Channel 704  -  ID 1696  -  Cartoon Network HD
Channel 705  -  ID   407  -  Cartoon Network +1
Channel 706  -  ID 1469  -  Cartoonito
Channel 707  -  ID 2264  -  Sky Kids HD
Channel 712  -  ID 1734  -  Nick HD
Channel 713  -  ID   396  -  Nick +1
Channel 715  -  ID   397  -  Nick Jr. HD
Channel 716  -  ID 1324  -  Nick Jr PAW Patrol - Nick Jr Too
Channel 717  -  ID 1399  -  Nick Loud House - Nicktoons
Channel 730  -  ID   405  -  Boomerang
Channel 731  -  ID   406  -  Boomerang +1
- Subscription Pack FTV Override Codes have been applied, making these channels available to all customers.
 
 
 
Service Removals:
TSID  5  SID  520  -  ID   266  The Box  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
TSID  5  SID  519  -  ID   267  Kiss  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
TSID  5  SID  518  -  ID   268  4 Music  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
TSID  5  SID  521  -  ID   270  Magic  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
TSID  5  SID  517  -  ID   555  Kerrang  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
TSID 21 SID 2111  -  ID 1676  NDTV Good Times  -  Placeholder - End of Service.
- All removed after preserving recordings for 93 days.
- Any recordings made from these channels will no longer be playable.
 
 
 
Temporary Rebrands: 
- 1 Sky Cinema channel with a promotional rebrand. 
- 1 Sky Cinema channel reverting to its usual names following a promotional rebrand.
- 2 channels with seasonal rebrands: Movies 24 & Movies 24+ become Christmas 24 & Christmas 24+. 


Transport stream and service IDs are for traditional cable networks.