TiVo : Question - TiVo series links and changing channel numbers

[badoerfan]

Media Boy posted the below news the other day (lifted from the Coming Soon thread):

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy UPDATES: Virgin Media to renumber some UKTV Channels from Wednesday

I can now reveal that the following UKTV channels are set to move to new channel numbers from Wednesday:

New Channel number reveal:
-Drama to launch on Virgin Channel 190 on the M, M+, L and XL Packages.

Channels on the move:
-Watch +1 to move from Virgin Channel 190 to Virgin Channel 125.
-Dave Ja Vu to move from Virgin Channel 191 to Virgin Channel 129.
-Alibi +1 to move from Virgin Channel 194 to Virgin Channel 131.
-Watch HD to move from Virgin Channel 125 to Virgin Channel 191.
-Dave HD to move from Virgin Channel 129 to Virgin Channel 194.
-Alibi HD to move from Virgin Channel 131 to Virgin Channel 200.
-Eden +1 to move from Virgin Channel 210 to Virgin Channel 209.
-Eden HD to move from Virgin Channel 209 to Virgin Channel 210.
-Good Food +1 to move from Virgin Channel 262 to Virgin Channel 261.
-Good Food HD to move from Virgin Channel 261 to Virgin Channel 262.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this post is still subject to change.

copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

And so I have a question: I have series links on several of these channels (notably Alibi HD). Will the series link follow the channel change, or will it try to record from the same number? i.e. from Wednesday, will my Alibi HD series links work properly and still record from Alibi HD on 200, or will they try to get stuff on Alibi +1 on 131?

[MalteseFalcon]

I would assume so, but a very good point. I'll keep an eye out on that.

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As in, I assume it will update to the new channel number.

Yeah, Series Links on TiVo are linked to a hidden value so they will always work even if the channel number or name changes.

[Lostlam]

Has anyone noticed Series Links adding extra episodes recently?

I have my Series Links set so that they only record new episodes, but recently it has been recording the same program twice at different times. So technically, the second recording isn't brand new.

[arcimedes]

Originally Posted by Lostlam

Has anyone noticed Series Links adding extra episodes recently?

I have my Series Links set so that they only record new episodes, but recently it has been recording the same program twice at different times. So technically, the second recording isn't brand new.

What you should find is that both episodes have been marked in the EPG as NEW.

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by Lostlam

Has anyone noticed Series Links adding extra episodes recently?

I have my Series Links set so that they only record new episodes, but recently it has been recording the same program twice at different times. So technically, the second recording isn't brand new.

If the guide data is wrong then TiVo won't take a risk but will record it anyway to make sure you don't miss it.

[badoerfan]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

Yeah, Series Links on TiVo are linked to a hidden value so they will always work even if the channel number or name changes.

Thanks

[Lostlam]

Originally Posted by andy_m

If the guide data is wrong then TiVo won't take a risk but will record it anyway to make sure you don't miss it.

The guide seems fine, but is there anyway to stop this?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Lostlam

The guide seems fine, but is there anyway to stop this?

Email details to tivoguideerrors-at-virginmedia.co.uk. Please be very specific (channel number, date, time, and what is wrong)

[Lostlam]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Email details to tivoguideerrors-at-virginmedia.co.uk. Please be very specific (channel number, date, time, and what is wrong)

Will do. Thanks.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by badoerfan

Media Boy posted the below news the other day (lifted from the Coming Soon thread):

And so I have a question: I have series links on several of these channels (notably Alibi HD). Will the series link follow the channel change, or will it try to record from the same number? i.e. from Wednesday, will my Alibi HD series links work properly and still record from Alibi HD on 200, or will they try to get stuff on Alibi +1 on 131?

Talking about the UKTV move and how the tivo boxes would handle the change, I caught the channels changing over starting at 2.30 this morning and took some snaps. It's not as if I had anything else to do at that time ....(Sleep)!:

First of all, the channels that were moving were all renumbered 245 onwards and positioned in the documentaries section of the epg:





Then the channels were moved into their new positions but still numbered 245 onwards:



All done and my series link recording of Bondi Rescue (quality programme, that!) was unaffected by the changes.

[jonandmarkuk]

Channel number changes will be fine in Tivo.
However if the program itself 'moves' to a different channel that will break the series link as far as I can remember as the series link is program and channel specific.

i.e. if you set a series link for Family Guy on FX then Tivo won't record Family Guy shown on BBC Three

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by jonandmarkuk

Channel number changes will be fine in Tivo.
However if the program itself 'moves' to a different channel that will break the series link as far as I can remember as the series link is program and channel specific.

i.e. if you set a series link for Family Guy on FX then Tivo won't record Family Guy shown on BBC Three

Correct. You'd need a wishlist for that.