Freeview changes

[Media Boy UK]

Today's Freeview changes in full:

BBC A:
No changes today.....

BBC B:
No changes today....

D3&4:
Rebrand:
That's Memories rebrand as That's TV 3

COM4:
Added:
Trailblazer added to Channel 253
Odyssey TV added to Channel 256

Moved:
Al Jazeera English moves from channel 267 to channel 251
Al Jazeera Arabic moves from channel 268 to channel 252
On Demand 365 moves from channel 265 to channel 254
FRANCE 24 moves from channel 266 to channel 255
Filmstream moves from channel 269 to channel 257
Real Crime moves from channel 270 to channel 258
MBC moves from channel 272 to channel 259
ASHARQ NEWS moves from channel 274 to channel 260
AL ARABIYA moves from channel 275 to channel 261
Shots! moves from channel 276 to channel 262
Alaraby Network moves from channel 279 to channel 264
ROK moves from channel 280 to channel 265
Revelation TV moves from channel 281 to channel 266
God TV moves from channel 282 to channel 267
3ABN moves from channel 283 to channel 268
AmazingDiscoveries moves from channel 284 to channel 269
Together TV IP moves from channel 285 to channel 270
NHK WORLD moves from channel 286 to channel 272
Newsmax moves from channel 287 to channel 273
Amazing Facts moves from channel 288 to channel 274
Mech+ moves from channel 290 to channel 276
Nosey moves from channel 292 to channel 278
Purpose Media moves from channel 293 to channel 279
Talk moves from channel 294 to channel 280
EXTREME CHANNEL moves from channel 295 to channel 281
GINX TV moves from channel 296 to channel 282

Removed:
Talk TV (Channel 237)
Tiny Pop (Streaming channel)
NYX

COM5:
No Changes today....

COM6:
Rebrand:
That's 80s rebrand as That's Melody

Removed:
Seen on TV

Local:
Added:
Tiny Pop (Linear Channel)
Global Arabic + (Streaming Channel)

Removed:
GREAT! real

Manchester:
Rebrand:
That's 80s MCR rebrand as That's Melody MCR
That's 90s MCR rebrand as That's Rock MCR
That's Memories MCR rebrand as That's TV 3 MCR

https://www.freeview.co.uk/updates-a...21-august-2024

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Full technical details of the changes now available at:

https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/

[Media Boy UK]

I can reveal some Freeview Changes dates for September for your diary.

*Small Freeview changes set to happen on Thursday 5th September.
*Major Freeview changes set to happen on Wednesday 25th September.

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I'd be very surprised if there were any "major" changes on Freeview. A lot of tiresome changes that mean everyone has to rescan seems more likely.

[Media Boy UK]

Ofcom has given Rewind TV a licence to broadcast as a linear channel on Freeview.

https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/r...a1rewindtv.htm

Up to FIVE - 24 hour slots - are being unuse on Freeview right now.

COM4:
*Where ''Talk'' did broadcast from.

COM5:
*New slot

COM6:
*New slot
*Where ''Seen on TV'' did broadcast from.

COM4 - Not confirm:
*Where ''Shop on TV/Together TV'' is broadcast from outside Wales.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Ofcom has given Rewind TV a licence to broadcast as a linear channel on Freeview.

https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/r...a1rewindtv.htm

Up to FIVE - 24 hour slots - are being unuse on Freeview right now.

COM4:
*Where ''Talk'' did broadcast from.

COM5:
*New slot

COM6:
*New slot
*Where ''Seen on TV'' did broadcast from.

COM4 - Not confirm:
*Where ''Shop on TV/Together TV'' is broadcast from outside Wales.

That's not free, the reason Shop On TV etc are only available outside Wales is because Wales has E4+1 on SDN. The D3&4 slot, normally used for E4+1, is occupied by S4C in Wales. (from memory)

[Media Boy UK]

Freeview has FOUR - 24 hour slots - being unuse on Freeview right now.

COM4:
*Where ''Talk'' did broadcast from.

COM5:
*New slot

COM6:
*New slot
*Where ''Seen on TV'' did broadcast from.

Also COM4 has a part time slot being unuse in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
*Where ''Shop on TV'' is broadcast from outside Wales. from 6pm to midnight everynight.

UK Terrestrial TV Changes is reporting that Ofcom has given a following broadcasters DTPS licence in the last two months:

*Rewind TV
*Son Life TV
*U&Eden

Meanwhile GREAT! real and GREAT! movies extra licences have been removed.

[Media Boy UK]

UPDATED info:

Two slots are being unuse on Freeview right now.

24 hour slots

COM4:
''Talk'' old slot

COM6:
''Seen on TV'' old slot

Two SD Channel linear tests has been removed:

on COM5 & COM6

After after November 2024 only the SIX hour slot on SDN not Wales will be up for sale.

Here is the latest info I have on what new Channels may launch soon to Freeview UK:

Rewind TV - set to launch on Freeview Channel 95 on Sep. 18th.
U&Eden - Rumours say channel set to launch on Freeview in November 2024.
Sonlife - Sonlife has been a go-head to launch a Linear Channel.

[Media Boy UK]

Information screen on Channel 235 has reveal that Al Jazeera English will close on Freeview Channel 235 on September 30th.

[Media Boy UK]

Here is the list of Freeview changes that happen today:

Removed:
*GREAT! real has been removed from Channel 61
*Mech+ has been removed from Channel 276

Rebrand:
*GREAT! romance has changed to GREAT! christmas on Channel 52
*That's Rock has changed to That's Fabulous on Channel 88 (Manchester only)

Moved:
*TV Warehouse+1 has moved from channel 95 to channel 94 (Manchester only)

Launch:
*Rewind TV has been added to channel 95 (COM6)
*SonLife has been added to channel 96 (COM5)

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Also:
wedotv movies added to channel 275 (streaming channel).
Full technical details of the changes now available at:
https://ukterrestrialtvchanges.blogspot.com/

[Media Boy UK]

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

24 hours slots:
-Old Talk slot on SDN/COM4
-Old Seen on TV slot on COM6

Part time slots:
-Together TV slot on SDN/COM4 not in Wales (6pm to Midnight only)

All information right at time of posting.

Confirmed changes coming up;

September:
30th - Al Jazeera English closes on Freeview Channel 235 (COM6)
TBC - SDN can launch a new 24 SD channel on COM4 (Old Talk TV slot)

October:
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Old Seen on TV slot)

November:
TBC - RXTV says U Media is set to launch U&Eden on Freeview (Mux TBC)

January 2025:
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Soon to be Old Al Jazeera English slot)

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed changes coming up - with added information;

September:
30th - Al Jazeera English closes on Freeview Channel 235 (COM6)

October:
TBC - SDN can launch a new 24 SD channel on COM4 (Old Talk TV slot) *1
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Old Seen on TV slot)*2

*1=Talk TV old broadcasting slot has been on resell by SDN to a new broadcaster since July 24th 2024.
*2=Seen on TV old broadcasting slot has been on resell by Arqiva to a new broadcaster since September 20th 2024.

November:
TBC - RXTV says U Media is set to launch U&Eden on Freeview (Mux TBC)

January 2025:
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Soon to be Old Al Jazeera English slot)*3

*3=With Al Jazeera English closing on September 30th 2024 under Everyday TV (Who runs Freeview, Freesat and Freely) rules Arqiva will not be allow to put Al Jazeera English slot on COM6 up for resell until December 23rd 2024.

That is why Ideal World was not broadcast over 11 weeks and was took over by new owners but is still on Freeview Channel 51 for.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Confirmed changes coming up - with added information;

September:
30th - Al Jazeera English closes on Freeview Channel 235 (COM6)

October:
TBC - SDN can launch a new 24 SD channel on COM4 (Old Talk TV slot) *1
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Old Seen on TV slot)*2

*1=Talk TV old broadcasting slot has been on resell by SDN to a new broadcaster since July 24th 2024.
*2=Seen on TV old broadcasting slot has been on resell by Arqiva to a new broadcaster since September 20th 2024.

November:
TBC - RXTV says U Media is set to launch U&Eden on Freeview (Mux TBC)

January 2025:
TBC - Arqiva can launch a new 24 SD Channel on COM6 (Soon to be Old Al Jazeera English slot)*3

*3=With Al Jazeera English closing on September 30th 2024 under Everyday TV (Who runs Freeview, Freesat and Freely) rules Arqiva will not be allow to put Al Jazeera English slot on COM6 up for resell until December 23rd 2024.

That is why Ideal World was not broadcast over 11 weeks and was took over by new owners but is still on Freeview Channel 51 for.

Read full info at: https://www.everyonetv.co.uk/sites/e...olicy-v7-2.pdf

[Media Boy UK]

Create & Craft is NOT broadcast LIVE or taking orders tonight. Here is the latest information I have:

Companies House say Create & Craft was dissolved in July

Create & Craft has not been paying their suppliers.

Create & Craft postphones LIVE broadcasts until Tuesday.

Are Create & Craft doing a Seen on TV on us?

Are Create & Craft being took over?

The following changes will happen on October 16th:

57 > U&Eden will launch on COM?
74 > U&Dave Ja Vu new channel number on Freeview (Was Channel 57)
74 > U&Yesterday +1 will close ONLY on Freeview