Freeview changes

[Media Boy UK]

@Richardcoulter

I know The TCC Channel change to Sky Mix +1 has NOT happen.

But as I always says at on my X or blog is "Information may change".

I first found the Sky Mix +1 info here https://terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php

But information has since been removed.

[Media Boy UK]

The following changes will happen on Freeview in the coming month:

November
22nd - Rebrands for CBS Reality, Reality Xtra and Horror Xtra

January 2024
4th - That's Christmas > That's 70s
5th - GREAT! Christmas/+1 > GREAT! Romance/+1

All info was given by a Sky worker on DS Forum:

[Media Boy UK]

UKTV Channels will rebrand in Summer 2024, the move will see its current streaming service UKTV Play transition to U and UKTV's family of free-to-air channels will become U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&YESTERDAY and U&W.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/uktv-freev...ls-to-rebrand/

[Media Boy UK]

Freeview rumour:

Is SDN set to launch a new 24 hour stream?

*Base on EPG listing it will be ITV4 +1 from December 1st.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_103849174

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Freeview rumour:

Is SDN set to launch a new 24 hour stream?

*Base on EPG listing it will be ITV4 +1 from December 1st.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_103849174

Though there's a "disturbance" on Digital Bit Rate the apparent hours changes for other ITV +1s on that Mux could mean it's a case of changing which +1 gets the most stream hours on the current one.

They've already crammed too much on tha Multiplex, the quality would be awful if they launched another.

[Media Boy UK]

ITV owned SDN make room for new 24 hr chnnel

*SDN to launch new 24 hr channel soon.
*ITV2 +1 now stop broadcast at 2am.
*ITV3 +1 now broadcast from 4am - 6am
*ITV4 +1 will use broadcast slot until SDN can sell it
*ITVBe +1 now broadcast from 2am - 4am

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/itv-makes-...eeview-change/

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

ITV owned SDN make room for new 24 hr chnnel

*SDN to launch new 24 hr channel soon.
*ITV2 +1 now stop broadcast at 2am.
*ITV3 +1 now broadcast from 4am - 6am
*ITV4 +1 will use broadcast slot until SDN can sell it
*ITVBe +1 now broadcast from 2am - 4am

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/itv-makes-...eeview-change/

UPDATE - Here is the real broadcasting hours for ITV +1 digital Channels on Freeview.

They will also broadcast from the same slot - as listed:

6am - ITV4 +1
7am - ITV2 +1
2am - ITVBe +1
4am - ITV3 +1

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

Unuse 24 hours slots:
-Old ITVBe +1/ITV3 +1 slot on ITV's SDN mux

Part time slots:
-No slots are free right now.

Slots information right at time of posting.[/QUOTE]

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Who may move to SDN?

Who may move to sit beside sister channel on SDN

-Dave
-Drama +1
-Yesterday+1 (So it can broadcast longer)
-Yesterday
-Ideal World
-GREAT! tv
-GREAT! christmas
-Together TV+1
-GREAT! movies
-5SELECT
-POP
-POP MAX
-Tiny Pop
-LEGEND
-LEGEND XTRA

[Media Boy UK]

SDN: Request for Proposal for the carriage of a Digital Television Programme Service on COM4 on the UK DTT Platform September 2023

https://sdn.co.uk/assets/SDN-RFP-2023.pdf

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Though there's a "disturbance" on Digital Bit Rate the apparent hours changes for other ITV +1s on that Mux could mean it's a case of changing which +1 gets the most stream hours on the current one.

They've already crammed too much on tha Multiplex, the quality would be awful if they launched another.

Disturbances should be treated with caution as they can indicate poor reception or connections at the monitoring site. In this case, however, the pattern is repeated across several sites. It shows a random total (aggregated) video bitrate and a variable bitrate for null packets. That is indicative of an additional service added to stat-muxing at C&M centres but without the necessary SI data in the transport streams to show what the extra service is. In that case, the additional service would only show in null packets (the black bit at the top of the graph), which is what seems to be happening here. Not an additional stream though as ITV Be +1 (now 2am-4am), ITV 3+1 (now 4am-6am), ITV 4+1 (now 6am-7am) have been moved to these shorter timeshares in capacity released by ITV 2+1 (now 7am-2am). If ITV was able to use hbbTV (they don't seem to be as their off-air slates are only available as MHEG versions) they could stream the +1 services when the broadcast versions are off-air.

[Media Boy UK]

ITV's SDN has given it new 24 hour slot to Together TV until SDN can get buyer for slot.

Together TV old slot on COM6 (From 5am to 8am) is now being unuse.

Freeview viewers may need to return their TV/Box to view Together TV carry on watching on Channel 83.

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed: That's TV 2 WILL launch on Freeview

I have found that That's Christmas (Freeview Channel 65) will switched to That's TV 2 from January 3rd at 8am.

Source DS Forum and Freeview EPG.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Confirmed: That's TV 2 WILL launch on Freeview

I have found that That's Christmas (Freeview Channel 65) will switched to That's TV 2 from January 3rd at 8am.

Source DS Forum and Freeview EPG.

UPDATE:

I can now confirm base the Freeview EPG - That's TV 2 will broadcast UK Wide on Freeview Channel 65 via COM6.

I feel the following may happen.

*That's TV (1) may move from COM6 to COM4

Then:

*Slot 1 - That's TV 2 will broadcast from 6am to 4am.
*Slot 1 - That's 80s will broadcast from 4am to 6am.

*Slot 2 - That's 60s will broadcast from 9am to 3am.
*Slot 2 - That's 90s will broadcast from 3am to 9am.

[Media Boy UK]

The following is set to happen to That's Media channels from Wed. on Freeview - still not confirmed:

Thats TV1 - move from COM6 > COM5
Thats TV2 - move from COM5 > COM4

The following channels may only broadcast in Manchester from Wed. on Freeview:

Thats 60s
Thats 80s
Thats 90s

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https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php...er&pg=live.php

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM has reveal that a new channel can launch on Freeview:

*Shop on TV

[Media Boy UK]

CONFIRM; Freeview are set to do some changes on January 24th:

What may happen:

SDN/COM4:
*Together TV cut broadcasting hours
*That's TV 2 moves from COM5
*FailArmy closes
*Pet Collective moves from Channel 266 to Channel 264
*Quews News (Streaming service) launches

COM5:
*That's TV UK moves from COM6 (New slot?)
*Shop on TV may launch
*Shop on TV may timeshare with That's 90s**

COM6:
*That's 60s may get new broadcasting hours^
*That's 80s may relaunch to timeshare with That's 60s^^

**That's 90s will broadcast when Shop on TV is not broadcasting.
^9am to 3am
^^3am to 9am

That's TV 2 slot on COM5 will be reuse by Shop on TV

Live updates via https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php