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They clearly got delayed, those were meant to happen about 9 months ago.

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Digital Spy Forum is reporting that the red button on Create and Craft Extra - Freeview Channel 95 - is no longer working,

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How will we ever cope

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Most of them should close as they take up valuable space although the +1 channels for the main channels, such as ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, should stay.

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Been thinking over Easter Weekend I think it safe to say Dave Ja Vu and Drama +1 will both be axe on Freeview when UKTV launch Alibi and GOLD on Freeview.

Information was given to me March 21st.

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If they do move those two to FTA I can't see obvious ways to get significantly better channel numbers on DTT. ITV are clearly up for deals with their +1s based on what happened with ITV4+1 placeholder recently, but those remaining placeholders they have are right next to Drama+1 at Ch60, so only the stream currently used by Dave Ja Vu would get a worthwhile move (from Ch 74), and even then they are pretty far from Yesterday on Ch27.

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Due to COM7 closing I can see UKTV (BBC) giving up Yesterday +1 two hour slot.

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Maybe they still have IP Fallback plans for the +1s, even after any making the remaining Pay portfolio FTA or closed.

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Mike (aka A516Digital) on Twitter has reveal that UKTV Media payed Ideal World £2m for "W" EPG slot on Freeview.

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Also Together TV has confirmed they will carry on broadcasting on Freeview after July 1st but only as a Streaming channel.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/freeview-c...eaming-service

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RXTV article about the Ch95 slot.
https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/the-abando...eeview-channel

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UKTV Media pay out £6.9m to launch W on Freeview - I did think it was £2m.

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Virgin Media, ITV and SDN is owe money by Ideal World Direct.

Something will happen to Channel 95 in a week starting May 16th.

That report also confirm that Hochanda has signed a one year deal with Virgin costing Hochanda £192,310.

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I did wonder if a516digital had made a follow-up tweet, as last time I'd looked it was a Poll in which £2m was an option. I see they now have with the £6.9m figure.

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Ideal Shopping Direct in administration: TV Highlights so far:

-On January 6th 2022 Ideal World sold their Freeview EPG slot (Channel 22) to Shop TJC Limited to swap with TJC (Channel 51) for £7m.

-On January 10th 2022 Ideal World sold Create & Craft Hochanda for up to £2.75m.

-On February 8th 2022 Ideal World was sold to Ideal World Limited for £630.000.

-On February 21st 2022 Ideal Shopping Direct was put in administration.

-No information on what will happen to Freeview Channel 95.

What do Ideal Shopping Direct in administration owe to Media/TV World?

-Arqiva - £133,363,00.
-BSkyB Ltd (Sky UK Ltd) - £33,200,00.
-BT - £1,603,00.
-Comux UK Ltd (Local Mux) - £37,943,00.
-ITV PLC - £209,515,00.
-Virgin Media - £590,072,00.

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More to add to that list:

-HMRC - £2,437,138,95.
-SDN Ltd (AKA COM4) - £350,000,00.
-STV Central LTD - 29,105,00

Base on paperwork I have seen ISD is in debt to 497 of Creditors (Workers and other company's.)

I am not posting a link to it online as a list has got some home address on it and I cant cut the information.

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Company directors home addresses are public information. Anyone can look them up at Companies House if they wish. You are not breaching any privacy by linking to information that is in the public domain so you really shouldn’t worry about linking to bankruptcy paperwork if you think it illustrates the point you’re making.