Freeview changes

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Create & Craft has gone into administration

Confirmed on social media platforms

It was removed from Sky yesterday afternoon, but the recorded content is still playing out on Virgin & Freesat. I assume it's the same on Freeview??

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

It was removed from Sky yesterday afternoon, but the recorded content is still playing out on Virgin & Freesat. I assume it's the same on Freeview??

Sky remove them on Monday mate.

[RichardCoulter]

Virgin & Freeview have now stopped showing the pre recorded material and are now showing a static slate that says 'Create & Craft- THE HOME OF Jewellery'.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Virgin & Freeview have now stopped showing the pre recorded material and are now showing a static slate that says 'Create & Craft- THE HOME OF Jewellery'.

Sounds like the best programme they have ever broadcast. I'll be recording it.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Sounds like the best programme they have ever broadcast. I'll be recording it.

Lol!

[Media Boy UK]

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

24 hours slots:
-Old Talk linear slot on SDN/COM4.
-Old Al Jazeera English slot on COM6.
-Old Seen on TV slot on COM6.

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-U&Yesterday +1 slot on COM5 (5am to 7am).
-Create & Craft slot on COM5 (7am to 10pm - Slot can be sold anytime by C&C administrators).

NEW to list - Following may launch soon:
-Ayozat TV
-GREAT! mystery

All information right at time of posting.

[Media Boy UK]

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

24 hours slots:
-Old Talk linear slot on SDN/COM4.
-Old Al Jazeera English slot on COM6.
-Old Seen on TV slot on COM6.

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-U&Yesterday +1 slot on COM5 (5am to 7am).
-Create & Craft slot on COM5 (7am to 10pm - Slot can be sold anytime by C&C administrators).

Following may launch soon:
-Ayozat TV

All information right at time of posting.

[Media Boy UK]

Three Kids channels stop broadcasting as Linear Channels on Freeview

*POP has close as Linear but is broadcasting as an Streaming Channel on Ch 205.
*Tiny Pop has close as Linear but is broadcasting as an Streaming Channel on Ch 208^.
*POP MAX has close on Freeview.

^Moving to Channel 206 soon.

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

24 hours slots:
-Old Talk linear slot on SDN/COM4.
-Old Al Jazeera English slot on COM6.
-Old Seen on TV slot on COM6.
-Old Pop slot on Local Mux.
-Old Pop Max slot on Local Mux.
-Old Tiny Pop slot on Local Mux.

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only).
-U&Yesterday +1 slot on COM5 (5am to 7am).
-Create & Craft slot on COM5 (7am to 10pm - Slot can be sold anytime by C&C administrators).

NEW to list - Following may launch soon:
-Ayozat TV

All information right at time of posting.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Three Kids channels stop broadcasting as Linear Channels on Freeview

*POP has close as Linear but is broadcasting as an Streaming Channel on Ch 205.
*Tiny Pop has close as Linear but is broadcasting as an Streaming Channel on Ch 208^.
*POP MAX has close on Freeview.

^Moving to Channel 206 soon.

All information right at time of posting.

Full technical details of these changes to services on the local mux are now available at:
Freeview: https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/
Freely: https://ukfreelytvchanges.blogspot.com/
Not that it makes it any easier to follow the diverse ways different devices seem to have of displaying the current AIT versions of these channels.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Full technical details of these changes to services on the local mux are now available at:
Freeview: https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/
Freely: https://ukfreelytvchanges.blogspot.com/
Not that it makes it any easier to follow the diverse ways different devices seem to have of displaying the current AIT versions of these channels.

I'm surprised that Pop has closed their local linear services. I always assumed that this was done as a workaround to keep their EPG number to use to broadcast to the whole of the UK when suitable capacity became available, rather than any local viewers that they might get.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I'm surprised that Pop has closed their local linear services. I always assumed that this was done as a workaround to keep their EPG number to use to broadcast to the whole of the UK when suitable capacity became available, rather than any local viewers that they might get.

MY OWN VIEWS - Nothing you are about to read has NOT been confirmed yet.

I feel it down to the following:

A) Children watch more things via streaming.
B) One deal that Narrative has is up at midnight on December 31st. (I would think with Arqiva's COM6)

Where is Narrative Channels broadcasting on Freeview right now.

Local Mux:
*Pop - now streaming
*Pop Max - close
*Tiny Pop - now streaming

COM4:
*GREAT! action
*Pop Player

COM6:
*GREAT! movies
*GREAT! tv/GREAT! tv +1
*GREAT! romance/GREAT! romance mix
*Pop Up

I feel the following may happen to the Narrative Channels soon on Freeview.

Local Mux:
LINEAR Channels;
*GREAT Movies
*GREAT Action
*GREAT Romance/GREAT romance mix
*Pop Up (Streaming Channel)

Streaming^
*Pop
*Tiny Pop


COM4:
*GREAT! action > GREAT tv/GREAT tv +1
*Pop Player

COM6:
*GREAT! movies - moves to Local Mux
*GREAT! tv/GREAT! tv +1 - moves to COM4
*GREAT! romance/GREAT! romance mix - Moves to Local Mux
*Pop Up - Moves to Local Mux.

^Local Mux DID broadcast streaming channels before December 1st.

-New Media TV
-Global Arabic +

But that just my own views - so it may not happen.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I'm surprised that Pop has closed their local linear services. I always assumed that this was done as a workaround to keep their EPG number to use to broadcast to the whole of the UK when suitable capacity became available, rather than any local viewers that they might get.

They are only kids genre EPG numbers, with that genre, the number range is shared with streamed channels. They get to keep the slot whether it is a traditional or a streamed channel.

[Media Boy UK]

Today's Freeview changes in full:

COM4:
Removed:
Streaming channel Filmstream has been removed from channel 257.

COM5:
Removed:
Create & Craft has been removed from channel 85.

Local:
Move:
Tiny Pop has moved from channel 208 to channel 206.
Pop Player has moved from channel 212 to channel 208.

Removed:
Pop Max has been removed from channel 206.

Never heard of any of them, who watches all these obscure channels ?

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Paul

Never heard of any of them, who watches all these obscure channels ?

You probably aren't in the right age range for the POP kids channels.