Freeview changes

[Media Boy UK]

Here is the list info I have on what may happen this week on Freeview (Info may change):

June:
16th > Freeview will close for viewers in the South Lanarkshire village of Glespin due to Wind farm interference signals.
18th > Rewind TV moves to Freeview channel 81.
18th > 4Seven launches on relay areas when it moves from COM5 to D3&4.

Still Unconfirmed for June 18th:

*That's Pride changes to That's Dance
*That's TV 4 may launch (This change has not been confirmed by Sky)
*Blaze +1 may close

[cheekyangus]

That’s TV 4 ?! Seriously?! They’d be better making more of their existing services available to more people on DTT.

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RX Article on the MPEG change of That’s TV 3.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/freeview-t...eens-go-blank/

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

That’s TV 4 ?! Seriously?! They’d be better making more of their existing services available to more people on DTT.

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RX Article on the MPEG change of That’s TV 3.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/freeview-t...eens-go-blank/

That's TV 4 rumour was started by hanssolo over on DS Forum ( see post 28) https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_106506670

My own view is IF any new channel was set to launch on Freeview by That's Media it would be any of the following channels.

*That's Oldies
*That's Dance
*That's Melody

But two of them can easy appear on Local Mux that - That's Media own 63.8% of.

[Media Boy UK]

Today Freeview Channel changes in full:

New channels:
*4seven has launch on relay transmitters on D3&4 mux on Channel 49
*Must Have Ideas has launch on COM5 on Channel 96^
*OUTflix Proud has been added to #localtv mux on Channel 288

EPG Moves:
*Blaze+1 has moved from Channel 81 to Channel 92 on COM4
*4seven has moved from Channel 49 to Channel 790 on COM5
*Rewind TV has moved from Channel 92 to Channel 81 on COM6

Channels rebrand (UK Wide):
*That’s Pride, has been rebranded as That’s Dance on COM5 on Channel 76

Channels rebrand (Manchester only):
*That’s Pride MCR, has been rebrand as That’s Dance MCR on Channel 79

^No confirmed news that time of post on if Must have Ideas is using:

A) 4Seven old stream on COM5 and is broadcast 24 hours
B) Create & Craft old Stream on COM5 and is timesharing with SmileTV3 broadcasting from 5am to 10pm.

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM has given an new TV Licensee to ''Shop Unlimited Live Limited'' to launch an channel on Freeview UK called ''Hobby Craft TV''

[Media Boy UK]

Just days away from closing on SkyQ boxes on July 1st.

OFCOM has given an new Streaming Licensee to ''India Today'' to launch as an streaming channel on both Freeview UK and Freely as soon as July 16th 2025.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

OFCOM has given an new TV Licensee to ''Shop Unlimited Live Limited'' to launch an channel on Freeview UK called ''Hobby Craft TV''

Here Hobby Craft TV web site

https://hobbycrafttv.com/

[Media Boy UK]

Today changes in full:

ITVBe+1 - remove from Ch 93
4seven - removed from COM5
GREAT movies - moved from ch 34 to ch 50
GREAT tv - moved from ch 50 to ch 34
India Today has launch on Ch 258 (on localtv mux)
TRACE UK - removed from localtv mux

[Media Boy UK]

Must Have Ideas will start broadcast at 5am from Tomorrow - August 1st.

I feel Must have Ideas will use Create and Craft and U& Yesterday +1 old slot of 5am to 10pm on COM5.

[Media Boy UK]

Must Have Ideas broadcasting hours on Freeview/Freely are FROM 5am to 10pm.

MHI is using U& Yesterday +1 and Create and Craft old broadcasting slot on COM5.

24 hours slots (Being unuse right now):
*Old ''Talk Linear'' slot on SDN/COM4.
*Old ''4Seven'' slot on COM5.
*Old ''Al Jazeera English Linear'' slot on COM6.
*Old ''POP Linear'' slot on L-Mux.
*Old ''Tiny Pop'' slot on L-Mux.

Part time slots:
*That's TV 3 slot on D3&4 (4am to 6am only).
*Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 in England, Scotland & Northern Ireland (6pm to Midnight only).

[Media Boy UK]

Today's Freeview changes in Full:

New Channels:
That’s Oldies has been added to COM4 on Channel 75
Hobbycraft TV has been added to COM6 on Channel 97
POP has been added to COM6 on Channel 205

Rebranded:
POP +1 rename as POP Max on Channel 212
CNA rename as CNA Originals on Channel 276

Channel moved:
Moochi has moved from COM4 to Local TV Mux
wedotv movies has moved from COM4 to Local TV Mux
That’s Melody has moved from Channel 75 to Channel 76

Channel removed:
That’s Dance removed from COM5
POP+1 removed from Local TV mux
Shots! been removed from Channel 262

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Here is the list of changes that has only happen today in Manchester:

EPG > Was called > Now Called
78 > That’s Summer (MCR) That’s Rock (MCR)
79 > That’s Dance (MCR) > That’s Oldies (MCR)

Source: Digital Spy Forum.

[Media Boy UK]

As of August 21 2025:

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

24 hours slots:
-Old 4Seven slot on COM5 (Can't be use until October 1st 2025).
-Old Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.
-Old Tiny Pop Linear slot on Local Mux.

Part time slots:
-That's TV 3 slot on D3&4 (4am to 6am).
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-Hobby Craft TV slot on COM6 (7pm to 7am).

All information right at time of posting.

[cheekyangus]

Narrative really need to commit. Continually switching POP channels (mostly POP itself) between broadcast and IP delivery is going to lose them viewers on DTT and do their reputation damage from those that are dependant of traditional TV delivery.