Freesat Changelog
 

Being a keen freesat viewer i thought i would set up a freesat changlog like any new channels.

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers
2 added – 211 CCTV News, 819 Argos TV
0 deleted
0 changed

I will update as and when additions are added.

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:tu: Subscribed.

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Channel 5 +1 will launch on Freesat channel 128 from December 6th.

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Freesat to launch ad campaign starting next monday 21st November during im a celeb.

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.p...ising-campaign

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5 +1 FIVER/Five usa join freesat next month.
From Thurs 8th December
129: 5 USA
130: 5 USA +1
131: 5*
132: 5* +1
http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.p...sat-next-month

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The benefits of Astra 1N are beginning to be felt ... :D

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Racing post to join freesat mid december.
http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.p...o-join-freesat

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Freesat offer movie service via filmflex.
http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.p...eaming-service

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Update 29/11/11
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers
2 added – 875 Red Light, 907 BoxOffice365
0 deleted –
0 changed –

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Update Scan 6/12/11
Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

5 added – 128 Channel 5 +1, 129 5USA, 130 5USA +1, 131 5*, 132 5* +1
0 deleted –
0 changed –

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I wonder how many FTV channels are now left? I.E. ones you still need a Sky box and card to receive as they're free on FreeSatFromSky only?

I assume a significant number of HD ones, but in terms of the basic line-up of the channels people actually want to watch, Freesat is really looking like a complete service now.

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Although something like C5 has gone to freesat and FTA there's still 2 other C5's on Astra2 that are both FTV

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Still running down their encryption contract, I would suspect. channel 4 was the same when Freesat first launched.

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Freesat adds 5 USA, 5* and timeshift channels

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...-channels.html

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Listen for the echo ... echo ... echo ... :p:

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This may sound. DO these channels automatically up-date themself, or do I have to do this myself and how.

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I think it may depend on your box. If you want to make certain, go into your menu and look for setting ... there will be a setup or re-scan option there somewhere. If you run it it will go through all available channels and add as necessary.

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Will C5 HD end up on Freesat ?

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I think it's inevitable that one day all the terrestrial channels will have Freesat HD equivalents, if only because eventually the SD broadcasts will get switched off.

For the time being, however, Sky has been very busy signing broadcasters up for encryption contracts over the years and it will take time to unravel.

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Thanks for your help. They were already there when I checked the numbers. ;)

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Channel 5 HD is on Sky and Virgin TV and from early 2012 it will be on Freeview

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Update Scan – 08/12/11

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
1 deleted – 725 Absolute Classic Rock
0 changed –

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I Hope our Freesat Dish bears the storm

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Update scan 5/1/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

1 added – 516 Chart Show TV +1
1 deleted – 516 NME TV
4 changed – 142 True Entertainment renamed 142 True Ent, 302 True Movies renamed 302 True Movies 1, 605 Tiny POP renamed 605 Tiny Pop, 606 Kix! renamed 606 Kix

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Update scan 17/1/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
1 deleted – 814 Speedauctiontv
1 changed – Channel 5 regional/postcodes moved to 1N

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Thanks

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Didn't realise C5 regionalised its advertising. Presumably we were just getting a homogenized national feed previously.

It's good to see Astra 1N being put to good use so quickly. It bodes well for an increase in FTA HD channels in the not-too-distant.

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Update Scan – 08/02/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

1 added – 308 UMP Movies
1 deleted – 874 Filth
0 changed –

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UMP Movies is know as UTV Movies ouside the UK and Ireland

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Update Scan – 14/02/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

1 added – 820 Thane Direct
0 deleted –
0 changed –

(I found info on DS Forums)

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Update Scan – 19/03/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
0 deleted –
1 changed – ITV1 +1 areas

(I found info on DS Forums)

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=155

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Thanks for the info.

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Update Scan – 12/04/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
1 deleted – 650 Ocean Finance
0 changed –

(I found info on DS Forums)

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Update Scan – 03/05/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
2 deleted – 306 Movies4Men 2, 307 Movies4men 2 +1
0 changed –

(I found info on DS Forums)

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Movies4Men 2 no longer on Freesat? How will we cope?! :Yikes:

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Thanks for the info Definately won,t miss that one.

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Oh I don't know, it was the perfect cure for insomnia...

Will have to go back to the Parliament channel now!!

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Its heady mix of 90s made-for-TV movies and soft pr0n with the pr0n edited out will be a sad loss to the platform. :erm:

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Update Scan – 09/05/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers:

0 added –
1 deleted – 400 Wedding TV
0 changed –

(I found info on DS Forums)

Maybe they need to rebranded as ''Divorced TV''?:D

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Update Scan – 08/06/12

Latest update scan on all Freesat receivers (since late May):

2 added – 811 Ideal & More (Added May 29th), 660 Sony SAB (Added June 6th)
0 deleted –
1 changed – 516 BuzMuzik - Was Chart Show TV +1 (Rebrand on May 30th)

(I found info on DS Forums)

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Thanks again

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So called big announcement from Freesat tomorrow

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalis...h-Netflix.html

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So called? I'd say the entry of FREEsat into the PAY TV market is a pretty significant announcement. Would you disagree?

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Absolutely , possibly chose the wrong word supposedly would have been better. I meant it more in the context of there is meant to be a big announcement tomorrow. :)

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Aha ... That makes more sense :D

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I'm wondering whether they are unveiling a box as such, or simply announcing the service. in principle, many of the Freesat PVRs already on the market ought to be able to receive a software upgrade allowing them to run Netflix in the same way as they got iPlayer and (coming soon, apparently) ITV Player.

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I've a sneaky suspicion it could be a new service with new boxes to follow , but that's purely guesswork.

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This doesn't effect Virginmedia or Sky. Freesat customers were NEVER going to have Virginmedia installed and very unlikely to get Sky installed.

But its a fantastic addition to Freesat as you can dip in and out of it without subscription. Something that will go down well with Freesat customers.

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There has been talk for quite some time about a second generation Freesat spec. There was speculation for a while that they were waiting to get Youview onto it but that seems to have fallen by the wayside now.

I've just bought a Battlestar Echostar PVR; it's a good thing I'm not interested in paying extra for TV services or else I might be quite peeved at being shut out of part of the service less than a fortnight later. :D

Still, as Telly says, in a roundabout way this is very much in keeping with the ethos of Freesat. The TV is still free, but it offers Freesat STB owners access to video rentals, 21st century style, if they want it, without any contract obligation, just the way it always used to be at the local shop.

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http://www.freesat.co.uk/freetime/
http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/freesat...led-free-time/

Looks really good

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We will have to wait & see. I don't fancy having to pay for another box.

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You won't have to pay for a new box. Your Freesat service will continue to work just fine for as long as your current box lives - it's just the additional services that will need a new box. But if you're happy with what you have (and I certainly am, I got my very first Freesat PVR only a couple of weeks ago), then there's nothing to worry about.

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Thanks Chris

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Sky News launches on Freesat TV

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...reesat-tv.html

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With

Pick TV on Channel 144
Challenge on Channel 145

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My broadband is in another room. So how can I connect to TV without an ethernet cable. They suggest Hubs. Where do I get them & how do they work. Not clued up in these things.

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Search for Powerline or HomePlugs on your preferred retailers website, they provide a connection from one plug socket to another.

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Thanks James

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It all looks good but like others don`t fancy having to fork out for a new box. Would love them to add sky sports on a pay platform then I would dump sky and buy a new box. Was waiting for Real Digital tv to launch sky sports as promised but that hasn`t happened yet. They have gone very quiet. Did email them and after a long wait I got a reply saying they were still in business and would be adding pay tv to their line up soon. Some how I don`t think that will ever happen as Freesat have too much of a stronghold on the satalite free tv

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BBC One Scotland HD launched today on Freesat. No retune should be necessary - it should just take over EPG channel 108. BBC One HD will no longer be visible in the EPG for Freesat viewers who have their box set up with a Scottish postcode (I.e. not even up in the 900s with the SD regional variants).

BBC One Wales HD is 'coming soon' but there is no news on full regionalisation for England as yet - for the time being they will continue to get the standard all-England feed.

Important note, however, if you have reminders or scheduled recordings set, double check that they still work. Mine are not displaying correctly in my schedule menu and my EPG (Echostar HDS 600RS), although the recordings do actually seem to be still happening when they should. I may play safe and just delete and reset them.

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The Active Channel has also gone 'Active' on Freesat Channel 408.

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Russia Today HD has launched on channel 206 on HD capable boxes. Remains in SD on other boxes.

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I've read that Showcase 2 has launched on Freesat channel 402. And the Travel Channel will soon be launching on freesat. Has anyone else seen this information anywhere?

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Showcase 2 has, indeed, launched on FreeSat channel 402.

The Travel Channel story, plus Showcase 2 launch, are mentioned on - http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/ - always a good source of FreeSat information.

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Also, BBC2 HD launches on Freesat at 6am on 26 March, replacing BBC-HD on channel 109. It will be a single national version of the channel with no regional variations. This also applies to the other platforms.

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(As of 15/04/13)

-4 added – Kiss (518), The Box (519), Smash Hits (521) and Kerrang! (524)
-1 deleted - Channel AKA (512)
-0 changed

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Thanks for all the information I know have Showcase back again

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I'm loving BBC2 HD. The lack of regionalisation means I don't have to suffer Gordon Brewer doing his appalling Paxo impression on Newsnicht 4 nights a week.

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I finally got rid of anytHing sky related lat night and got myself a freesat box. nice :-)

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...which is great but the only channel I'm missing is Dave - is it likely this will appear on Freesat any time soon?

I can of course still access it via the freeview tuner but oddly freeview is pretty dire here.

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They keep insisting they're not going FTA with Dave on Freesat. Welcome to the world of the exclusive satellite deals. Sky has it sewn up, for now at least.

I think it's possible they will move in the future, but until the last few months, spot beam capacity for UK-only broadcast was quite hard to come by so moving would have been impossible, given that they show so much repeat material that they will have UK-only rights for. Encryption was the only way to ensure their satellite broadcasts adhered to the rights they have bought.

The next time their encryption deal with Sky comes up for renewal, who knows.

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Cheers :)

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I got myself a little antenna just so I can watch dave ;)

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I always knew i was being watched :erm:

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CBBC HD has appeared on Channel 607. No content just a black screen.

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...and this morning, it has disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

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Just a quick test broadcast then. IIRC they launch early 2014.

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Launched today:

BBC3 HD: 147
BBC4 HD: 148
BBC News HD: 212
CBBC HD: 607
CBeebies HD: 608

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thanks for the info

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Friday 13th December

3 Channels added – 410 Film On TV, 661 Rishtey, 662 Colors
1 Channel deleted – 695 Sonlife

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BBC News and BBC Sport apps launch on Freesat.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/about-freesat/whats-new

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The BBC have moved their HD channels into the 'main' EPG slot for each channel, with a few confusing exceptions applying to BBC One and BBC Two where there is not yet a complete replication of all national and regional variations in both SD and HD.

I'm assuming this does not apply to SD boxes.

So:
BBC One Wales/Scotland/NI HD 101 (but not England, where BBC One HD remains on 108 and the correct regional variation remains at 101 in SD)
BBC Two HD 102 (but not in Wales/Scotland/NI, where BBC Two HD remains on 109 and the correct regional version of the channel remains in SD on 102)
BBC Three HD 106
BBC Four HD 107
CBeebies HD 600
CBBC HD 601

BBC News HD is on 200 nationwide.

Edit

I have altered the information above. It appears that BBC One HD is still on 108 in England, due to the lack of HD regional variations. It is BBC One Wales, Scotland and NI HD that have moved to 101 for viewers in those areas.

That's the same logic that has moved BBC Two HD to 102 in England, but not in the Nations, because there are no HD variants available for Wales, Scotland and NI. In these areas, the correct variation remains on 102 in SD while the single national BBC Two HD variation is on 109.

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My previous post is updated with corrected information regarding the somewhat confusing situation with SD and HD variants of BBC One and BBC Two.

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Thanks for the update. It seems that the BBC haven't quite got around to upgrading all their local broom cupboard news studios in England yet.

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Thanks for the info

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BBC1 HD variants are listed down the bottom of the guide...

972 - BBC1 England HD
973 - BBC1 Scotland HD
976 - BBC1 Wales HD
978 - BBC1 NI HD

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Yep - and it's the fact that there is just one all-England version of BBC One HD that is preventing Freesat users in England from getting an HD channel in EPG slot 101. Until the BBC can provide the correct regional variations for BBC One in London, Northwest, North, etc etc etc then there will be no change.

For the same reason, here in Scotland we are denied BBC Two HD in EPG slot 102. BBC Two Scotland in SD remains at 102 and BBC Two HD, which is a single London-controlled version of the channel with no English regional opt outs, is on 109.

To be honest I'd welcome the London version of BBC Two HD in slot 102 here in Scotland. Most of the opt-out programming on BBC Two Scotland is crud beyond words. Newsnight Scotland has to be seen to be believed.

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Monday 14th April

1 Channel added - 505 Starz TV

@Freesat : Twitter feed : Pleased to announce Starz - the original interactive music channel - has launched today on Freesat channel 505

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Hope it is good music, not rubbish Thanks

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STV HD is on Freesat. Finally. View it on channel 119.

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Thanks Chris

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Monday 19th May

1 channel removed - 511 Planet Pop

Disappeared from EPG (but still broadasting on Sky apparently).

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Forces TV has confirmed on Facebook that they will launch on June 10th.