Re: Freeview changes
 

Or not as the QVC Beauty / QVC Style capacity shares have moved from COM 6 (Arqiva) to COM 4 (SDN).

Re: Freeview changes
 

Here is the up to date list of space on Freeview being unused.

UK Wide 24 hours slots:
-Old ITVBe (Where Together TV broadcast) slot on COM4
-Old QVC Beauty/QVC Style slot on COM6

Part time slots:
-No Part time slots available on Freeview.

Slots information right at time of posting.

---------- Post added at 12:58 ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 ----------

The QVC Channels moves was not reveal before hand.

Also SDN do have a free slot as when ITV's SDN do find a buyer for Together TV will close or move back to COM6 using Together TV +1 slot.

NOTE: Together TV is listed as a community benefit society and SDN has given them a 24 hour slot for nothing.

All other networks do a same thing with Together TV.

Re: Freeview changes
 

No but I did hint a couple of post back that there were services waiting to transfer from Arqiva.

When Freeview launched, after the collapse of On Digital and before the licence change that allowed BBC B to operate on commercial terms, BBC services were split between BBC A and the new BBC B (and SDN). The Community Channel was also carried on BBC B, as a charity / community service that was allowed under the BBC's PSB licence. With the introduction of HD, BBC services on BBC B were squeezed onto BBC A alongside its existing services. There wasn't enough room for the Community Channel and since then it has been allowed to operate on any free capacity available on the commercial multiplexes. As you suggest, it does get squeezed out whenever commercial channels are willing to pay for the slot it has been using.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Look like QVC deal with COM6 was up on May 1st.

As QVC Beauty / QVC Style is only broadcasting on SDN/COM4 now.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Within the last week or so BBC FOUR has reactivated the HD / SD switch, which was disabled shortly after Channel List Management was first activated.

BBC FOUR (SD) LCN 9 CLM 614
BBC FOUR HD LCN 106 CLM 9

Adjusting for BBC Scotland using channels 24 and 108 in Scotland, the position there should be:

BBC FOUR (SD) LCN 24 CLM 614
BBC FOUR HD LCN 108 CLM 24

Freeview Play devices only.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Wonder if anything will happen on Wednesday to Freeview changes?

Re: Freeview changes
 

Yeah, I'm losing sleep thinking about it.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Why would anything happen?

I know I'm busier elsewhere these days but I didn't think I was that out of the loop.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Freeview add or move channels on the last Wednesday of the Month but I did forgot that May this year ends on a Wednesday.

Plus Freeview has a SDN and COM6 slot free at time of posting.

Re: Freeview changes
 

There doesn't seem to be much demand at the moment, which isn't really surprising considering the state of the economy.

Re: Freeview changes
 

THREE Channels removed today from Freeview EPG:

*BBC Information Channel
*QVC Beauty (From COM6)
*QVC Style (From COM6)

Re: Freeview changes
 

Still nothing done to fix the HbbTV channels displaying as "This service is currently unavailable".

Re: Freeview changes
 

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has today published that Local TV services on Freeview and Virgin Media are set be allow to broadcast until 2034, subject to a review of each station’s future plans

What is local TV?
*KMTV (Maidstone)
*Latest TV (Brighton)
*Local TV Birmingham
*Local TV Bristol
*Local TV Leeds
*Local TV Liverpool
*Local TV Teesside
*Local TV Tyne & Wear
*Notts TV (Nottingham)
*NVTV (Belfast)
*Sheffield Live
*That's TV East Anglia
*That's TV Hampshire
*That's TV Humber
*That's TV Lancashire
*That's TV Manchester
*That's TV North Yorkshire
*That's TV North Yorkshire
*That's TV South Midlands & Cotswolds
*That's TV Surrey & South East
*That's TV Thames Valley
*That's TV Salisbury & Wessex
*That's TV West Anglia
*London Live
*Local TV Cardiff
*Local TV North Wales
*That's TV Central Scotland
*That's TV East Scotland
*That's TV Edinburgh & South Scotland
*That's TV North Scotland
*That's TV West Scotland
*That's TV Cumbria & Border
*That's TV Swansea Bay & South Wales
*That's TV York

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/p...air-until-2034

Re: Freeview changes
 

The only things that should be renewed are the L-MUX franchises. At least they have some content. The local city channels are well past their use by date.

Re: Freeview changes
 

Never seen Notts TV.
Apparently its only on Freeview, which I dont have.