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Media Boy UK 29-06-2022 14:27

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36126520)
Are you sure those are both in COM6? There aren't meant to be more free streams untik tomorrow's changes. Whereas COM4 could accommodate one of them.

UK Terrestrial TV on Twitter has confirmed that both Quest Red+1 and That's TV (UK) has been added to COM6.

Quest Red +1 - https://twitter.com/ukdtt/status/1542087913470672897

That's TV UK - https://twitter.com/ukdtt/status/1542087904725532672

Yesterday I did work out that a following will happen tomorrow.

30th. CBS Drama > RealityXtra
30th. Ideal Extra old slot > RealityXtra

30th. CBS Drama old slot > That's TV (UK)
30th. That's TV Music > Classic Hits
30th. CBS Justice old slot > Classic Hits as channel 91

Due to That's TV UK moving to COM6 today (not yet broadcasting) I think that safe to say that Classic Hits moving to COM6 using CBS Justice slot.

With CBS Drama under it new name is set to move to Local Mux tomorrow.

When watching todays PMQs I work out that COM4 (Craft Extra old slot) will still be up for grabs after tomorrow.

All information may change.

14:37 UPDATE.

cheekyangus 29-06-2022 15:15

Re: Freeview changes
 
Yeah, I was still catching up when I posted that. :-)

Looks like Quest Red +1 is using the RT slot (i.e. the only currently empty COM6 slot) and That's TV UK is only showing a slate on devices it's new to, as it's waiting for the vacancies created by tomorrow's closures.

BBC, Together and That's TV UK all showing slates in new locations and continuing to broadcast on COM7.

Media Boy UK 29-06-2022 15:21

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36126526)
Yeah, I was still catching up when I posted that. :-)

Looks like Quest Red +1 is using the RT slot (i.e. the only currently empty COM6 slot) and That's TV UK is only showing a slate on devices it's new to, as it's waiting for the vacancies created by tomorrow's closures.

BBC, Together and That's TV UK all showing slates in new locations and continuing to broadcast on COM7.

I did not know that "That's TV UK" was not broadcasting today on COM6.

So it maybe is waiting for CBS Drama to move to local Mux tomorrow.

But COM4 (Craft Extra old slot) will still be up for grabs after tomorrow.

cheekyangus 29-06-2022 21:39

Re: Freeview changes
 
Looks like the BBC HD streams on PSB3/BBCB aren't ready, and there's no sign of when "soon" is. They reworded a previous article.

See this blog post.

https://cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/1371...d-on-freeview/

RichardCoulter 30-06-2022 00:36

Re: Freeview changes
 
After all this is completed, what apace will be left on Freeview, if any?

Media Boy UK 30-06-2022 00:58

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36126556)
After all this is completed, what apace will be left on Freeview, if any?

A 24 hour slot on SDN will still be not in use after tomorrow.

All of tomorrow changes will be from Local TV Mux (RealityXtra), Man Mux (NOW 80s) and COM6.

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Where is PBS America getting they extra hour on freeview from July 1st?

cheekyangus 30-06-2022 01:13

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36126557)
A 24 hour slot on SDN will still be not in use after tomorrow.

All of tomorrow changes will be from Local TV Mux (RealityXtra), Man Mux (NOW 80s) and COM6.

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Where is PBS America getting they extra hour on freeview from July 1st?

I just assumed they gave Babestation a wedge of money to change their hours. :erm: it's the most obvious answer.

RichardCoulter 30-06-2022 05:47

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36126557)
A 24 hour slot on SDN will still be not in use after tomorrow.

All of tomorrow changes will be from Local TV Mux (RealityXtra), Man Mux (NOW 80s) and COM6.

---------- Post added at 23:58 ---------- Previous post was at 23:46 ----------

Where is PBS America getting they extra hour on freeview from July 1st?

So instead of lowering their fee to allow a channel to stay on Freeview, they're now getting nothing at all!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36126559)
I just assumed they gave Babestation a wedge of money to change their hours. :erm: it's the most obvious answer.


It might be that Babestation offered an extra hour to PBS to cut costs if they aren't generating enough income from their first hour on air.

Is the slot leased by PBS and sublet to Babestation?

cheekyangus 30-06-2022 10:12

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36126560)
So instead of lowering their fee to allow a channel to stay on Freeview, they're now getting nothing at all!

The SDN slot was only recently advertised and was caught up the administration of the old version of Ideal World, that's why they Back Soon slate was still broadcasting up until yesterday.

Clearly though, the market rate for DTT space was too high for those that closed to take it. It's not just SDN that will drive that value, Arqiva's multiplex space will determine it too. We'll see later today how that price has shaped how the remaining TV services, as it's only guesswork until it happens.

cheekyangus 30-06-2022 12:31

Re: Freeview changes
 
The CBS Justice closure slate reads as follows

"CBS Justice has now closed.
Continue watching more of your favourite shows from out sister channels CBS Reality on channel 67, Legend on channel 41, and RealityXtra on channel 68.
Thank you for watching
."

If there's anything to read into this, it's that it can be noted that CBS Reality is still called a sister channel, despite it keeping the CBS branding. So if Viacom CBS and AMC are ending their joint venture and splitting the assets, they haven't yet. Or the employee who wrote the slate still feels they are part of the family. ;-)

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I've also noticed some odd EPG happenings on RealityXtra and CBS Justice. I'll monitor and see if they come to anything.

Media Boy UK 30-06-2022 16:05

Re: Freeview changes
 
I have seen reports that Classic Hits (1am to 7am*) is Timeshare with Quest Red +1 (7am to 1am*) on Freeview COM6.

*Rumour broadcasting times.

My TV says Classic Hits "will be back at 1am".

If true on Reports Freeview still got TWO SLOTS up for up for grabs - An 23 hour one on COM6^ and a 24 hour one on SDN/COM4.

^Information on a COM6 slot may change when Freeview how PBS America is broadcasting their extra hour from - When will Babestation start tomorrow night?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36126581)
The CBS Justice closure slate reads as follows

"CBS Justice has now closed.
Continue watching more of your favourite shows from out sister channels CBS Reality on channel 67, Legend on channel 41, and RealityXtra on channel 68.
Thank you for watching
."

If there's anything to read into this, it's that it can be noted that CBS Reality is still called a sister channel, despite it keeping the CBS branding. So if Viacom CBS and AMC are ending their joint venture and splitting the assets, they haven't yet. Or the employee who wrote the slate still feels they are part of the family. ;-)

I feel Paramount have sold their share in a channels you have listed to AMC but by a look of things AMC has cut a cost of broadcasting on Freeview by selling their slots on COM6 to That's TV UK and a yet unname broadcaster and moving RealityXtra to local Mux.

cheekyangus 30-06-2022 16:36

Re: Freeview changes
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36126596)
I have seen reports that Classic Hits (1am to 7am*) is Timeshare with Quest Red +1 (7am to 1am*) on Freeview COM6.

*Rumour broadcasting times.

My TV says Classic Hits "will be back at 1am".

If true on Reports Freeview still got TWO SLOTS up for up for grabs - An 23 hour one on COM6^ and a 24 hour one on SDN/COM4.

^Information on a COM6 slot may change when Freeview how PBS America is broadcasting their extra hour from - When will Babestation start tomorrow night?

---------- Post added at 15:05 ---------- Previous post was at 14:59 ----------



I feel Paramount have sold their share in a channels you have listed to AMC but by a look of things AMC has cut a cost of broadcasting on Freeview by selling their slots on COM6 to That's TV UK and a yet unname broadcasting and moving RealityXtra to local Mux.

I wonder if anything will come of the Brands TV thing that got a license for DTT. I hope not, I can't see a need for another shopping channel, especially when some of them are having to cut costs, and DTT is expensive.

Media Boy UK 30-06-2022 16:40

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

24 hours slots:
-Old Create and Craft Extra slot on COM4
-Old CBS Justice slot on COM6

Part time slots:
-Jewellery Maker/PBS slot on COM6 (5am to 8am only)

Slots information right as of June 30th.

What’s changing soon on Freeview:

Soon:
-BBC B Mux may have room to add up to two SD Channels.
-BBC FOUR HD relaunches on Freeview Channel 106.
-CBeebies HD relaunches on Freeview Channel 205.
-SDN to provide capacity for a 24/7 stream on Com4 multiplex.

All information is right as of June 30th.

cheekyangus 30-06-2022 19:06

Re: Freeview changes
 
The updated slate for Classic Hits now has the transmission hours for That's TV UK and itself. They align, so they are sharing a stream.

Also the Horror Bites app is rebranding as Legend. Source: Freesat website, so presumably same on Freeview.

No information on CBS Catch-up Channels UK app.

Media Boy UK 01-07-2022 14:17

Re: Freeview changes
 
Just thinking out loud:

PBS is moving to CBS Justice old slot to broadcast from 1pm to midnight every day.


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