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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
I may be wrong, but the logic I see is that ITV will finally decide it does not need 113 as all the regions covered by VM are HD (or there's been pressure from other parties), so are moving the +1 up one. STV will obviously follow suit for STV+1. 114 being the lowest empty slot after this will be offered to Channel 4 to make up for releasing 106 for BBC3, rather than it go way up to its previous slot on 144 which has been held empty all this time just in case. Channel 4 seem to like their channels being on EPG numbers that have a 4, so 114 is ideal. ITV/STV obviously would rather claim 113 once it's not required by them for HD rather than a rival get it.
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I wasn't looking at it in that much detail. I didn't see the logic in the move from 106 to 114 for a pre-launch slate. I was told this morning that the slate has launched with the wording "This Virgin Media service will no longer be supported and will be closing on 30th November 2021" and a link to an offer for a replacement V6 box. Presumably a final offer for users of old legacy set top boxes which have already been restricted to PSB channels only. I believe those boxes will see ITV SD on 113, so the slate will appear before and after PSB channels on the EPG on those boxes. If the slate had been left on 106, it would have been in the middle of the PSB range, so the reason for the change of slot is now more obvious.