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Next Update; Thursday / Friday

There is NO new EPG update coming before the end of this month.

Here are the New Channel Numbers

The EGP reshuffle Thread is here
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All your digital Q & A’s

2shoptv has launched on channel 780

ALL CHANNELS HAVE SYMBOL RATE OF 27.5 AND AN F.E.C. OF 2/3. EXCEPT WHERE LISTED.

10.729 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
8389______Showing E4.

10.921H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
5021______Black Level. and has been showing part of a signed movie with No Sound(?)

10.936 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
G54______Is showing “Cash Cab” (& a caption Card “ITV Technology Centre at times.)

11.390 V
53597_____Showing promo for Playboy One / TraceTV. (delbhoy)

11.307 H
52250______ Arqiva LMC Bars & Tone(Digi Man)

11.390 H
52416_____Showing Inmedia Bars & Tone plus “Sport” EPG information. (Sky Fan)

11.343 H S.R.22000 FEC 2/3
53205_____Showing a promo for Rapture TV [Relaunch]
53250_____Showing Psychic interactive & info; at Various Times {Shopping Chl;}(Sky Fan)
53251_____Showing Psychic interactive & info; at Various Times {Shopping Chl;}(Sky Fan)
53270_____Colour bars and EPG data for TreasuresTV (Driver6286)

11.508 H
9328______Encrypted (Driver6286)
9339______Blocked / Encrypted.

12.187 H
5719______No signal present(Otis)

12.226 H
1837______Showing Sky Two (Thanks Ian Cleverly)
1871______No signal present.

12.304 H
9343______Showing (Channel) five / tech fault. (For five’s second channel?)
1430______No Signal present

12.422 H
7521______Showing “William Road” Bars & Tone

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An F.T.A. box scan has thrown these up as well,
Although with the PID’s set to zero, a digibox wont see them.

12246V…49500
12223V…50959
11585H…50821
(Thanks Analoguesat)
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“Coming Soon”

*November
Rapture TV 14th November [Now Testing]
Treasures TV 9am to 00:00. 21st November (Analoguesat) [Now Testing]

….. and for 2006 !
*January
Three new Virgin Radio satellite licences, all with air dates of 1st January 2006.
Fight+ launches simultaneously in the UK and Scandinavia (2fabiola)
New You
Three channels From Sahara TV
Sahara One,
Sahara Samay, (news channel)
and Sahara Filmi, a forthcoming movies service.(media247.co.uk)
(Thanks apocalyptik1 for the Weblink)
Mashriq TV [Gen Ent]
Propeller TV{Skyisthebest}
Legal TV

*February
24 / 7 tv
CITV to launch 11th Feb ‘06 ( will timeshare with ITV4.)

Other New Channels, (no dates yet.)
They have been listed by Genre. (Many thanks Analoguesat)

General Entertainment / News
Five.2 [GenEnt] from Channel five.
ZIP TV Coming to Sky Digital. (i am not here)
Reality TV EMEA 2 (?) [Gen Ent]
Paranormal Channel [Miscellaneous]
Hallmark 2 (Gen Ent)
Gag TV (GenEnt)
JJTV (GenEnt / Music)
Information TV 2
EMTV(East Midlands Television) Local/City, [GenEnt]
JF TV (Just Fabulous) [GenEnt]
Milton Keynes TV [Local/City, News, GenEnt]
Casino news network( cookie17)
New Start TV {Lifestyle, Gen Ent}
Discovery Home and Health, Babies. {Lifestyle} (Analoguesat)
Awareness TV [Gen Ent] (Analoguesat)
AlHiwar – (may just be for Hotbird) [Gen Ent] The only website I could find (Analoguesat)
Downunder TV [Gen Ent] (Analoguesat)
World Cinema Channel from Chart Show TV {Cinemundi?} (From Analoguesat & Sky is the best)
H2o TV was to launch this summer
Fashion Music TV. (From, 2fabiola)
Alif Digital [Gen Ent]
LTV1{Londonderry}(gerjo_gtm21)
Solent TV Local community TV
TVOD Launches in Q4 this year

Sports
SportNation [Interactive, Sport] (Now Testing)
ESPN Classic Sport (From Digital Spy)

News
Aajtak.

Shopping
Price Busters[Teleshopping]
Look4Less TV [Teleshopping]
Home 2 launch postponed until end of 2005 or 2006:
Entrepreneur TV (Teleshopping) [Weblink/2fabiola]
2Shop TV (Teleshopping)
The Entertainment Store (Teleshopping)
Celebrity Shopping Network
STV 24 Hour (Teleshopping) (Analoguesat)
selldirect.tv

Foreign
Vectone Bangla 2,
Vectone Tamil 2,
Vectone Urdu 2,
Vectone Punjab 2.
Shop Asia TV
New Delhi Television (confirmed launching "by year-end" Biz Asia)
QTV (From ARY Digital UK)
Venus TV (Asian culture, [Gen Ent] {& Bollywood Films? apocalyptik1}
Sunrise TV a sister channel for the Radio Service

Specialist
Equine TV (Gen Ent)
The Business Channel (Factual/Documentary)
horseandcountry.tv
The Pet Channel

Music
U-Rock (Music)
Virgin Radio TV www.virginradio.co.uk
Virgin Radio Groove TV www.virginradio.co.uk
Virgin Radio Classic Rock TV www.virginradio.co.uk
ATN Music [Music]
The MUSIK (From; ARY Digital UK Ltd)
Trace TV Urban Music from France (Analoguesat)
Check 1:2 (Music from Setanta Scotland)
Freshi (reggae music)

Religion
Ark TV (Religious)
Bridges TV. To launch before years’ end ?

Interactive / Gambling
YooWin (Interactive)
Sky Vegas Live 2.(Otis)

Childrens
4 Kids TV [Children's/Youth] (Otis)
ITV Kids(Time Share wth ITV4)

Radio
Black Star Radio
VIP radio

Adult
Playgirl TV [Adult]
Touch TV (Adult)
Animatrix {Adult?}
Pink TV (Adult Content) (Analoguesat)

If I’ve missed anything let me know please.

For the latest from ofcom(Analoguesat)

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Bits of Radio news

A group of radio stations are taking part in trials of a new digital radio standard which could end up replacing existing AM services. Virgin Radio, TalkSport, Kiss 100 FM and BBC World Service are all involved in the London trials of the transmission standard, called Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM).More

Fun Radio is hoping to be broadcasting on Sky in the beginning of next year. (bb)

Ofcom have published its Radio Review document, setting out conclusions on the future development of Digital Audio Broadcasting radio at both a local and national level. Read the full report Here. Also Ofcom has published its Radio Review document, setting out conclusions on the future regulation of the UK commercial radio sector and seeking further views on its proposal to encourage the development of Digital Audio Get it here in PDF Format. Broadcasting (DAB) radio at both a local and national level. The document also contains the regulator's thoughts on how DRM might be used alongside DAB in the UK. (medianetwork)

British DAB radio manufacturer, Genus Digital, announces the launch of the VERO 2 – a DAB/FM radio that will revolutionise the way we listen to radio programmes. More About it Here

Two BBC research scientists have been award the prestigious best technical paper prize at this year's International Broadcasting Convention (IBC). The paper – Digital On-Channel Repeater for DAB - describes a technique for improving reception of DAB digital radio services by using on-channel repeaters – small transmitters that pick up the wanted service off-air, amplify it and rebroadcast it. Normally such a technique would cause oscillation like the familiar 'howl-round' from microphone to loudspeaker. But Adam and Peter have developed digital signal processing circuitry that cancels out the feedback that causes instability.
More Details

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Newsie Bits

1.

VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!!
There is NO new EPG update coming before the end of this month.

Sky has acknowledged that there are software difficulties associated with the "complexity" of the upgrade and have caused it to be postponed. It won't start being uploaded until late this month...and Sky don't anticipate complete rollout until the end of the year or early 2006. Only after all that will the consequent rernumbering of channels (originally scheduled for 29th November) occur. So, no large-scale renumbering until mid-January, at the earliest. This isn't rumour or speculation. All channels were told so in a written letter last week. There will doubtless be reports of people receiving "new" EPG software - but these are likely to be no more than the fixes to the intermediate, enabling, upgrade, which was started back in the summer, but which has itself caused so many problems. (Thanks go to Strathclyde) More Here

2. All four ITV channels have become free-to-air meaning that no Sky viewing card or basic subscription is required to view the channels.(S.D.O.)

3. Sky’s total number of direct-to-home (DTH) digital satellite subscribers in the UK and Ireland was 7,844,000 as of 30th September. Sky says it remains on track to achieve its target of eight million subscribers by the 31st December 2005, which is expected to benefit from seasonally strong additions in the run up to Christmas (From Medianetwork), also BSkyB's personal video recorder (PVR) service Sky+ soared past the 1m milestone in the three months to the end of September.( dtg.org.uk)

4. Sky plan to launch a triple play offering towards the end of 2006.

5. Sky chief executive, James Murdoch is understood to be contemplating a bid for Homechoice. They are reportedly struggling to stay afloat in a crowded market provides video-on-demand, broadband and telephone services for customers.More

6. ITV is said to be lining up a £170m bid for Friends Reunited, the dotcom phenomenon born out of a bedroom that puts former classmates back in touch with one another. ITV, which earlier this year established a consumer division, is aggressively seeking new commercial revenue streams outside of TV advertising.( c21media.net)

7. Ofcom is inviting consultation on the interpretation of requirements relating to the regulation of conditional access and electronic programme guide services in the UK. Put in place by Oftel, the predecessor to Ofcom, the current conditions only apply to Sky Subscribers Services Ltd, which operates the BSkyB digital television platform Full consultation document

8. A new Gaelic TV channel from Scottish and Grampian TV costing them £1.2 million, could be on air by January 2007 at the earliest. (D.S.)

9. The Vectone bouquet is expanding quite rapidly, with the announcement of yet another channel launch - its seventh!(skyisthebest/bizasia)

10. SES Astra has relaunched its website and now offers a series of self-contained sites. (Media Network)

11. A new movie channel, with a difference will launch on Sky next February. Provisionally titled "Inside Movies", the channel will provide everything but movies. More Here

12. Fuel TV is launching into the UK via sister channel FX. The US station, which targets a young male audience with sports and lifestyle programming, will air as a regular strand on FX from 7th December. The deal will bring 100 hours of first-run shows to the UK. Full Story

13. After 50 years of broadcasting regional television in the UK, ITV is aiming to go truly local with the launch of a pilot broadband TV service on the south coast, which it hopes to take nationwide. ITV Local has gone live serving communities in and around Brighton and Hastings, where 28% of households have broadband connections, above the national average of 22% (C21Media)

14. Chairmen of England’s Premier League football clubs have reportedly dismissed an outline bid for rights to air live match coverage from ITV and ntl. ITV chief executive Charles Allen and ntl counterpart Simon Duffy this week wrote to the Premiership chairmen offering at least £170m a year for rights to televise half of their live matches. MoreHere (DTG.org)

15. UKTV, launched a new 10 part Sports programme called UKTV Sport on UKTV G2, Saturday 15th October. This it seems, is where a misunderstanding (quoted in a few articles) occurred, concerning the joint-venture between the BBC and Flextech, UKTV Sport may well happen sometime in the future but an imminent launch is out of the question. (www.media247.co.uk)

16. SES Astra has concluded an agreement with Channel 4 for a third transponder on its satellite Astra 2A in the orbital position 28.2° East. The new long-term agreement follows a successful two-transponder deal with Channel 4 in autumn 2004. Channel 4 will use the additional capacity to support the expansion of new services, including the launch of new channels and associated data services.( medianetwork)

17. The BBC has relaunched its bbc.co.uk/tv site, as it moves towards showcasing its TV programmes on the web.(From Media Weblog)

18. Digital UK, the industry-funded body charged with coordinating Britain's 2008-2012 switchover timetable, is on the hunt for an advertising agency to handle its consumer marketing campaign (DTG.org)

19. Sky and Disney are reportedly at loggerheads over a carriage arrangement for the Disney Channel. At the heart of the dispute is the amount paid by Sky for the channel. Back in 1994 Sky needed to demonstrate the breadth of its channels. And that, according to The Times, strengthened Disney's hand in negotiations.(dtg.org.uk)

20. ITV Sport to Launch Aug 2007 DS Reader LWTColchester says his sources inform him, ITV news will stay on sky and cable and M & M will stay freeview until August 2007 when ITV Sport will launch.. ITV are still looking into whether ITV Sports will be free to air or subscription. LWTColchester’s thread

21. Coming soon, Star One A Youth /comedy service from Star TV(Analoguesat)

22. Hallmark is set to launch a second UK channel early 2006 (according to Broadcast magazine)

23. India's broadcasting corporation Chief Executive Officer said, India’s public broadcaster Doordarshan is planning a TV channel for people of Indian descent living in Britain.

HiDef TV – HDTV SECTION

 BBC HD to stay on 28E until end of year More Here

 Sky HD, will include a Sky Sports channel, Sky One, Artsworld, a Sky Box Office channel and two Sky Movies screens.. More Here. You can register for more info direct from sky here. Also Broadcast Magazine have said that National Geographic's UK channel will be part of the line-up due to launch early in 2006 in the UK and Ireland. Sky’s HD box to cost £400 Details hereHave a look at Sky’s HD (HiDef) box

Other Stuff
For those of you who want to know about Regional TV for your area here is a map
A full line-up of Sky’s EPG can be found Here
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The 2005 Version of the European Satellite Locator is now available
by visiting this site( From:- Ian Cleverly)
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I’d like to give my thanks to everyone, who contributes regularly to this thread,
making what I do much easier.
In no particular order, here are the credits;
Analoguesat, Otis, DigiMan, Skyisthebest, Sky Fan, James Vertigan, swine1, Paddy C, Clacton Crew, lynam, simax astra19E, Anthony Haines, Classics TV, Ian Cleverly, bendolino, Craigsteele2001, 2fabiola, Lunar, TV Duniya, matwood , TV Ideas,i am not here.
Some sites of further interest
The Dish
Everything analogue
You can always try this site for more info!
Get Free Digital TV Here
http://hd.sky.com includes jargon buster, information on buying an HD-ready TV.
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[matwood]

Still no itv4... hehe.

Some two-bob shopping channel has been on the EPG for nearly an hour and the latest offering from the biggest commercial TV company in the UK gets the no show. It's almost as if Sky do it on purpose

[Radio Ruderham]

Originally Posted by matwood

Still no itv4... hehe.

Some two-bob shopping channel has been on the EPG for nearly an hour and one the latest offering from the biggest commercial TV company in the UK gets the no show. It's almost as if Sky do it on purpose

I feel a consipracy theory coming on.

[Digi Man]

Originally Posted by matwood

Still no itv4... hehe.

Some two-bob shopping channel has been on the EPG for nearly an hour and the latest offering from the biggest commercial TV company in the UK gets the no show. It's almost as if Sky do it on purpose

It does seem a little strange. I would have though both 2shopTV and ITV4 would be added to the EPG at the same time, but obviously not.

[matwood]

I'm tempted to stick my neck out and say that it won't appear today on the EPG...

...but I'm not in a gambling mood!

[Digi Man]

I notice that since '53597' has been testing with video and audio for 'Playboy One' the label '53577' has now gone to a no signal/blue screen.

[Sky Fan]

10072 now been labelled as ITV4

[Radio Ruderham]

Originally Posted by Sky Fan

10072 now been labelled as ITV4

Stand by for action

[Nathan]

ITV4 has now been added to epg 120

[Sky Fan]

Originally Posted by Sky Fan

10072 now been labelled as ITV4

BREAKING NEWS!

ITV4 is now on EPG channel 120!

[Digi Man]

Just out of interest, can anyone remember what label Real Shoppe was testing under, for the breif time it was testing those months back?

[Nathan]

Red button currently working on ITV4, but pressing text shows the please wait, but does not go in to text.

[Analoguesat]

Originally Posted by Digi Man

Just out of interest, can anyone remember what label Real Shoppe was testing under, for the breif time it was testing those months back?

Using the search function throws up:


52152__________11.259 V Showing colour bars, for Real Shoppe.


Post 37 - by you!

[Digi Man]

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Using the search function throws up:


52152__________11.259 V Showing colour bars, for Real Shoppe.


Post 37 - by you!

Thanks for that.

I did do a search but I wasn't looking far enough back with the channels testing threads.

[skyisthebest]

Ive just noticed that Digital Spy's 'upcoming channels' list is now showing Sky Vegas Live 2 as launching in late 2005. Digital Spy must have heard some info on this new channel....

[Analoguesat]

Oops - Ive missed the url out answering DM's question.:

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...2&page=2&pp=25

[Radio Ruderham]

oops!!

Messed that one up,
Didn't you boy!

[ashyuk]

sony max gon eon the blink showing testcard???
anynews why???

[Abrardh1]

Originally Posted by ashyuk

sony max gon eon the blink showing testcard???
anynews why???

may be technical fault or problem at the playout center.

[Radio Ruderham]

11.222 V_____53156 No Signal Present
11.426 V_____52540 BT Card

[Digi Man]

Originally Posted by Radio Ruderham

11.222 V_____53156 No Signal Present
11.426 V_____52540 BT Card

'53156'- this will probably be for the new Vectone channel thats due on the 5th December.


With all the label we are now watching, its going to be a busy run up until Christmas.

[Sky Fan]

Originally Posted by Radio Ruderham

11.222 V_____53156 No Signal Present
11.426 V_____52540 BT Card

11.222 V - 53156 could be for the new Vectone channel.

[Abrardh1]

Originally Posted by Radio Ruderham

11.222 V_____53156 No Signal Present
11.426 V_____52540 BT Card

any EPG info for these tests especailly the second test.

The second test may be for Redemption TV well thats my guess.

[Digi Man]

This explains the Redemption TV situation.
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital...ion_tv_g_1.php

[Sky Fan]

Originally Posted by Digi Man

This explains the Redemption TV situation.
http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital...ion_tv_g_1.php

Looks like Redemption TV replacing Open Access on channel 695 on 12th November and the full launch on 1st December.