Freeview changes

[Media Boy UK]

Base on reports on DS Forum:

Listings indicate CITV will close at 2100 on the evening of 1 September 2023.

(I would have pick August 31st to close CITV)

[Media Boy UK]

Must Have Ideas has been renamed by OFCOM as Home Shop TV

http://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/ra...homeshoptv.htm

[Media Boy UK]

OFCOM has just updated some channel licence for Freeview:

*That's Comedy has been removed from web site.
*That's Christmas has been added to the web site.

Source: OFCOM (web site).

[Media Boy UK]

That's Media has confirmed That's TV (UK) will be moving to a new Freeview Channel number from August 23rd.

But their did not post what the new channel number will be.

---------- Post added at 16:47 ---------- Previous post was at 16:45 ----------

OFCOM has just updated some channel licence for Freeview:

All of the following has been added to OFCOM web site.

*GREAT! romance mix
*GREAT! player
*GREAT! movies extra
*GREAT! tv 1

Source: OFCOM (web site).

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

That's Media has confirmed That's TV (UK) will be moving to a new Freeview Channel number from August 23rd.

But their did not post what the new channel number will be.

Has That's TV (UK) done a deal with Ideal World administrators to buy Ideal World slot of Channel 51 on Freeview?

List below is my own views on what may happen from August 23rd on Freeview to That's TV Network of channels:

*That's 70s may broadcast from 7am to 10am
*That's 90s (Or any other That's Channel) may timeshare until 12am on IW old stream
*That's 80's may get new hours of 3am to 9am
*That's TV (UK) being a 24 hour channel on Freeview

[Media Boy UK]

Virgin Media's EPG has confirmed that ITV's CITV Channel will close at 9pm on September 1st.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Has That's TV (UK) done a deal with Ideal World administrators to buy Ideal World slot of Channel 51 on Freeview?

List below is my own views on what may happen from August 23rd on Freeview to That's TV Network of channels:

*That's 70s may broadcast from 7am to 10am
*That's 90s (Or any other That's Channel) may timeshare until 12am on IW old stream
*That's 80's may get new hours of 3am to 9am
*That's TV (UK) being a 24 hour channel on Freeview

That's TV (UK) has now confirmed on X that it new channel number on Freeview will be 56 from Wednesday.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

That's TV (UK) has now confirmed on X that it new channel number on Freeview will be 56 from Wednesday.

Rumours on DS Forum is reporting - That's 60s is set to move to That's TV UK old Freeview channel number of 65 from Wednesday.

[Media Boy UK]

This weeks Freeview changes in full:

EPG > Channel name > Other info you need to know
056 > That’s TV UK > moves from Channel 65
061 > GREAT! movies+1 > moves multiplex from Local to COM6 (timeshare with GREAT! movies and broadcast from 3am to 5am)
062 > GREAT! tv+1 > moves multiplex from G_MAN to COM6 (timeshare with GREAT! tv and broadcast from 4am to 6am)
063 > GREAT! romance+1 moves multiplex from G_MAN to COM6 (timeshare with GREAT! romance and broadcast from 3am to 5am)
065 > That’s 60s > moves from channel 71
071 > That’s 70s > moves from channel 75 and swaps multiplex slots with That’s 80s now broadcasting on COM6 from 4am to 6am
075 > That’s 80s > moves from channel 76 and swaps multiplex slots with That’s 70s now broadcasting on COM5 from 3am to 9am
076 > That’s 60s MCR > moves from channel 77. Manchester only.
077 > That’s 70s MCR > moves from channel 80. Manchester only.
080 > That’s 80s MCR > moves from channel 86. Manchester only.
086 > That’s 90s > launches. Manchester only.
220 > POP information slate > removed and delisted.
278 > Zee World > placeholder launch. Streaming channel on COM4
285 > Together TV+1 > moves from channel 90. Converts to full-time streaming channel. on COM6.

Source: RXTV.

With added information on broadcasting times from me.

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Well they certainly scared away the competition on the Manchester GIMUX. Only That's TV and TV Warehouse channels on there now. TV Warehouse can't be making many sales with such a small coverage area. I can't see That's TV covering the costs from advertising either and as they aren't selling capacity to any mainstream third party broadcasters now, I wonder how long it will last.

[Media Boy UK]

omnidirectional has posted the following on DS Forum:

There's some interesting comments from Orry Verducci who worked for Ideal World and is still managing their playout, from this post onwards:

https://pres.cafe/showthread.php?tid...44494#pid44494

I found all posts of Orry Verducci on pres.cafe very very good with info on how a channel works.

[Media Boy UK]

Maybe nothing but:

The EPG on Freeview is now saying from Tomorrow:

*GREAT tv +1 now 4am to 10pm
*GREAT movies +1 now 10pm to 4am
*GREAT romance +1 now 10pm to 4am
*ITV3 +1 has gone back to 9pm to 4am

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Maybe nothing but:

The EPG on Freeview is now saying from Tomorrow:

*GREAT tv +1 now 4am to 10pm
*GREAT movies +1 now 10pm to 4am
*GREAT romance +1 now 10pm to 4am
*ITV3 +1 has gone back to 9pm to 4am

That would be interesting at the weekend...

At the moment the Great +1s are a joke

Great! TV goes off-air for a couple of hours overnight to give a 2 hour slot to Great! Movies +1 but continues showing the Great! TV scheduled programmes.

Great! Movies goes off-air to give a 2 hour slot to Great! TV +1 but continues with the Great! Movies schedule.

Great! Romance makes way for Great! Romance +1, again, continuing with the Great! Romance schedule

So the +1s don't actually show +1 content and not necessarily even the correct channel in the service name. What a mess!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Maybe nothing but:

The EPG on Freeview is now saying from Tomorrow:

*GREAT tv +1 now 4am to 10pm
*GREAT movies +1 now 10pm to 4am
*GREAT romance +1 now 10pm to 4am
*ITV3 +1 has gone back to 9pm to 4am

Update - GREAT tv +1 is NOT broadcasting but its EPG is

ITV3 +1 and CITV Channel is not broadcasting.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Update - GREAT tv +1 is NOT broadcasting but its EPG is

ITV3 +1 and CITV Channel is not broadcasting.

UPDATE:

It been reported on Digital Spy Forum that ITV has given a CITV Channel broadcasting hours to sister channel ITVBe+1 which now runs from 5am to 9pm on SDN.