HUM Masala is still on the red button on EPG number 833 via the red button. I thought it was supposed to be being removed on 30/3/20??
Maybe the events it was supposed to cover have been delayed / disrupted by covid-19?
HUM Masala is still on the red button on EPG number 833 via the red button. I thought it was supposed to be being removed on 30/3/20??
Maybe the events it was supposed to cover have been delayed / disrupted by covid-19?
There was no overnight scan taken, which is always fun.
Hopefully there will be a scan taken at some point today, otherwise Friday and Saturday changes will be rolled over into a single update .
Maybe the events it was supposed to cover have been delayed / disrupted by covid-19?
It was for the Pakistan Super League cricket, which has been postponed due to a player showing symptoms of the virus:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanl…d/#7e8601092f2f
No idea when it will resume, perhaps Hum Masala will just stay on until the outstanding matches have been played??
Apparently, those who get BT Sport thrown in for 'free' are being credited with £9.25 a month if they pause it. At least we now know how much of our bill is attributed to this 'free' service. (If it's paused the channels are still viewable btw).
I'd prefer them to permanently cut it off and reduce my bill accordingly.
Apparently, those who get BT Sport thrown in for 'free' are being credited with £9.25 a month if they pause it. At least we now know how much of our bill is attributed to this 'free' service. (If it's paused the channels are still viewable btw).
I'd prefer them to permanently cut it off and reduce my bill accordingly.
What's the normal BT Sport price on other platforms? I'm just curious how much of a discount the bulk purchase has enabled.
What's the normal BT Sport price on other platforms? I'm just curious how much of a discount the bulk purchase has enabled.
It seems to vary according to this:
https://kenstechtips.com/index.php/bt-sport-deals
Plusnet looks to be the cheapest at £13 per month. This includes a £3 charge for HD to be comparable to the VM offering.
What's the normal BT Sport price on other platforms? I'm just curious how much of a discount the bulk purchase has enabled.
We get BT Sport for free with our BT TV/broadband + phone package
Apparently, those who get BT Sport thrown in for 'free' are being credited with £9.25 a month if they pause it. At least we now know how much of our bill is attributed to this 'free' service. (If it's paused the channels are still viewable btw).
I'd prefer them to permanently cut it off and reduce my bill accordingly.
Hmmm, if it costs that much it really should be an optional add on. Thanks for that info.
Friday brought a lot of changes to subscription packs with the channel & pack override flags added to a lot of channels. Saturday brought more of the dreaded NIT linkage changes.
Details to follow.
For now, a quick list of the services with pack override flags, which should now be available to everyone:
TSID | SID | Service Name |
2 | 209 | W |
2 | 218 | Colors Cineplex |
2 | 223 | COLORS |
3 | 304 | Discovery Chan +1 |
3 | 307 | GOLD +1 |
4 | 401 | MTV |
5 | 501 | I.D. |
5 | 504 | DMAX + 1 |
5 | 508 | DMAX |
5 | 509 | TLC+1 |
5 | 511 | I.D.+1 |
5 | 513 | SONY SAB |
5 | 517 | Kerrang |
5 | 518 | Box Hits |
5 | 519 | Kiss |
5 | 521 | Magic |
5 | 523 | Comedy Central |
5 | 524 | FOX |
7 | 715 | Comedy Central +1 |
7 | 716 | Colors Rishtey |
7 | 720 | Turner Classic Movies |
7 | 723 | FOX+1 |
10 | 1018 | TCM +1 |
11 | 1107 | W +1 |
20 | 2005 | More 4 HD |
25 | 2506 | MTV HD |
27 | 2702 | Film4 HD |
28 | 2802 | Comedy Central HD |
28 | 2804 | TCM HD |
29 | 2902 | FOX HD |
29 | 2904 | E4 HD |
30 | 3005 | GOLD HD |
31 | 3102 | Discovery HD |
31 | 3104 | Lifetime HD |
33 | 3303 | Dave HD |
33 | 3304 | W HD |
34 | 3406 | TLC HD |
Apparently, those who get BT Sport thrown in for 'free' are being credited with £9.25 a month if they pause it. At least we now know how much of our bill is attributed to this 'free' service. (If it's paused the channels are still viewable btw).
I'd prefer them to permanently cut it off and reduce my bill accordingly.
Why should we need to ask them to pause it, if they aren't providing it they shouldn't charge for it
And how do we sake them, hang on the phone for ever to their customer service?
Interesting those override flags JJ20X. Some of them (e.g. the UKTV ones) weren't in the email listing 18 channels for all that VM sent out.
Note: I've not seen the email myself. Presumably I didn't get it as I had all the ones listed
Why should we need to ask them to pause it, if they aren't providing it they shouldn't charge for it
And how do we sake them, hang on the phone for ever to their customer service?
I dare say to keep down the numbers of those enjoying a subscription holiday.
Why should we need to ask them to pause it, if they aren't providing it they shouldn't charge for it
And how do we sake them, hang on the phone for ever to their customer service?
Totally agree. You don't even need to speak to their abysmal call centre that's located God knows where, you can do it via this form https://www.virginmedia.com/help/thinking-…ving/talk-to-us
Interesting those override flags JJ20X. Some of them (e.g. the UKTV ones) weren't in the email listing 18 channels for all that VM sent out.
Note: I've not seen the email myself. Presumably I didn't get it as I had all the ones listed
What's this about? Is it a coronavirus thing or have these channels moved down permanently? Are these now in the M/Player pack? It's making less and less sense to carry on paying for the top package.
Edit: Found this, it's only for a month https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit…ls-on-virgin-tv
What's this about? Is it a coronavirus thing or have these channels moved down permanently? Are these now in the M/Player pack? It's making less and less sense to carry on paying for the top package.
Edit: Found this, it's only for a month https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit…ls-on-virgin-tv
There was an email apparently. I mentioned it on Cable Forum, I didn't post here as JJ20X had posted that table by then.
The table, though, lists flag overrides not in the email or that website link you posted. Other channels are now available on temporary basis, see JJ20x's table and compare it to the channels on that link you gave.
The earlier clue was in the word override. Override flags are for temporary changes. They would have changed it differently if it was a permanent change of tier for the relevant channel(s).
The earlier clue was in the word override. Override flags are for temporary changes. They would have changed it differently if it was a permanent change of tier for the relevant channel(s).
The odd thing being that VM have not been using the pack override flag recently but adding extra pack codes, so this is a switch back to the earlier way of doing things. There are actually 2 "override" flags, one being the PSB flag and the ofter being FTV - this is the FTV version.
Totally agree. You don't even need to speak to their abysmal call centre that's located God knows where, you can do it via this form https://www.virginmedia.com/help/thinking-…ving/talk-to-us
Think this is only for Virgin
Bringing the NIT Linkage tables up to date for April's changes to date:
Date | Region (ex-Telewest & ex-C&W regions only) | Samsung SID | Cisco SID | Samsung Level | Cisco Level | Type |
02/04/2020 | Brighton, & Preston 1 | 10071 | 10070>10072 | 0 | 255 | Level 0 (Samsung - new) and level 255 (Cisco) - Not firmware updates |
10073 | 10076 | 1 | 1 | Level 1 updates | ||
Date | Region (ex-Telewest & ex-C&W regions only) | Samsung SID | Cisco SID | Samsung Level | Cisco Level | Type |
03/04/2020 | Barnsley 2 & 4 | 10071 | 10070>10072 | 0 | 255 | Level 0 (Samsung - new) and level 255 (Cisco) - Not firmware updates |
03/04/2020 | Barnsley 2 | 10075>10073 | 10074>10076 | 1 | 1 | Level 1 updates |
03/04/2020 | Barnsley 1 & 4 (Sheffield), Knowsley 1 & 2, Preston 1, Bristol 1 & 2 (ex Aztec), Wolverhampton 1 & 2, Hayes, Edinburgh 1 (SCOTLAND), Liverpool TDN, Portsmouth, Poole, Brighton, Manchester 3, Leeds, Lewisham, & Southampton | 10073 | 10076 | 1 | 1 | Level 1 updates |
Date | Region (ex-Telewest & ex-C&W regions only) | Samsung SID | Cisco SID | Samsung Level | Cisco Level | Type |
03/04/2020 | Barnsley 1, Croydon, Hayes, TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE), VM Hammersmith, Portsmouth, Derby, Manchester 1, & Lewisham | 10073 | 10076 | 3 | 3 | Level 3 updates |
Date | Region (ex-Telewest & ex-C&W regions only) | Samsung SID | Cisco SID | Samsung Level | Cisco Level | Type |
03/04/2020 | TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE) | 10073 | 10076 | 4 | 4 | Level 4 updates |
Think this is only for Virgin
It is, are you not with Virgin?
Bringing everything else up to date. There will possible be some duplication of anything posted at the beginning of March.
The rebrands:
Date | TSID | SID | EPG | Previous Service Name | Previous EPG Name | New Service Name | New EPG Name |
02/03/2020 | 32 | 3203 | 410 | Sky Drama HD | SkyDramaHD | Sky Women In Film HD | WmenFilmHD |
02/03/2020 | 34 | 3402 | 406 | Sky Family HD | SkyFamilyHD | Sky Kid Books HD | KidBooksHD |
05/03/2020 | 1 | 10010 | 0 | DL_Sam_TiVoSBE_10010 | DL_SamTSBE | DL_Sam_TiVoBL_10010 | DL_SamTBL |
07/03/2020 | 30 | 3003 | 411 | Sky SciFi & Hor HD | SkySciFiHD | Sky Monsters HD | SkyMnstrHD |
09/03/2020 | 11 | 1110 | 515 | Sky Sports Golf | SkySp Golf | Sky The Players | SkyPlayers |
09/03/2020 | 23 | 2307 | 505 | Sky Sports Golf HD | SkyGolfHD | Sky The Players HD | PlayersHD |
09/03/2020 | 32 | 3203 | 410 | Sky Women In Film HD | WmenFilmHD | Sky Drama HD | SkyDramaHD |
09/03/2020 | 34 | 3402 | 406 | Sky Kid Books HD | KidBooksHD | Sky Family HD | SkyFamilyHD |
17/03/2020 | 11 | 1110 | 515 | Sky The Players | SkyPlayers | Sky Sports Golf | SkySp Golf |
17/03/2020 | 23 | 2307 | 505 | Sky The Players HD | PlayersHD | Sky Sports Golf HD | SkyGolfHD |
20/03/2020 | 32 | 3202 | 402 | Sky Superheroes HD | SkyHero HD | Sky Animation HD | AnimationHD |
23/03/2020 | 30 | 3003 | 411 | Sky Monsters HD | SkyMnstrHD | Sky SciFi & Hor HD | SkySciFiHD |
23/03/2020 | 32 | 3202 | 402 | Sky Animation HD | AnimationHD | Sky Superheroes HD | HeroesHD |
27/03/2020 | 30 | 3004 | 404 | Sky Greats HD | GreatsHD | Sky Musicals HD | MusicalsHD |
28/03/2020 | 20 | 2002 | 407 | Sky Action HD | SkyActnHD | Sky Star Wars HD | StarWarsHD |
01/04/2020 | 4 | 407 | 316 | MTV 80s | MTV 80s | MTV Classic | MTV Classic |
01/04/2020 | 7 | 703 | 716 | Nick Jr Too | NickJrToo | Nick Jr. Peppa | NJr. Peppa |
04/04/2020 | 32 | 3202 | 402 | Sky Superheroes HD | HeroesHD | Sky Select HD | SkySelctHD |
The new services:
Date | Serial ID | TSID | SID | EPG | Service Name | EPG Name | Genre Flag | EPG Flags | Subscription Pack Flags | Testing on internal networks | Notes |
18/03/2020 | 2123 | 18 | 1802 | 666 | HZNFATST | HZNFATST | see earlier post | see earlier post | see earlier post | VM Hammersmith | Testing on additional internal network. |
18/03/2020 | 2124 | 4 | 416 | 642 | Channel A SD | ChannelASD | Documentaries | Broadcast Hidden Sky1 Sky2 | Segment not yet added | TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE) & Code Download Test (Portsmouth) added 19/03/2020 | New services testing |
18/03/2020 | 2126 | 5 | 522 | 644 | Channel B SD | ChannelBSD | Documentaries | Broadcast Hidden Sky1 Sky2 | Segment not yet added | ||
18/03/2020 | 2127 | 20 | 2006 | 643 | Channel B HD | ChannelBHD | Documentaries | Broadcast Hidden Sky1 HD Sky2 | Chan & Pack Override added 31/03/2020 | ||
18/03/2020 | 2125 | 25 | 2507 | 641 | Channel A HD | ChannelAHD | Documentaries | Broadcast Hidden Sky1 HD Sky2 | Chan & Pack Override added 31/03/2020 |
The housekeeping changes:
Date | TSID | Old SID | New SID | SID Name | Notes |
18/03/2020 | 5 | 522 | 550 | Box Upfront | Moved to placeholder SID |
18/03/2020 | 20 | 2006 | 2050 | ZooMoo HD | Moved to placeholder SID |
The conditional access mode flag in the SDT root was changed to "not encrypted" for ZooMoo HD.
The free to view periods:
Date | TSID | SID | EPG | SID Name | Channel Code | Pack Codes Added | Notes |
23/03/2020 | 4 | 418 | 730 | Boomerang | Override added | M/Player, More | Free To View Period |
23/03/2020 | 4 | 419 | 731 | Boomerang +1 | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 4 | 425 | 704 | Cartoon Network | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 5 | 525 | 706 | Cartoonito | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 7 | 703 | 716 | Nick Jr Too | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 7 | 705 | 715 | Nick Junior | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 7 | 708 | 713 | Nick +1 | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 7 | 709 | 717 | Nicktoons | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 7 | 710 | 712 | Nickelodeon | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 8 | 825 | 705 | Cartoon Network +1 | Override added | M/Player, More | |
23/03/2020 | 25 | 2505 | 714 | Nick HD | Override added | M/Player, More, Mix, M+, L/Fun | |
23/03/2020 | 34 | 3404 | 732 | Cartoon Network HD | Override added | M/Player, More, Mix, M+, L/Fun | |
23/03/2020 | 4 | 435 | Kids Tier | L/Fun, XL/Fun House |
Date | TSID | SID | EPG | SID Name | Channel Code | Pack Codes Added | Notes |
03/04/2020 | 2 | 209 | 125 | W | Override added | Override added | Free To View Period |
03/04/2020 | 2 | 218 | 828 | Colors Cineplex | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 2 | 223 | 826 | COLORS | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 3 | 304 | 258 | Discovery Chan +1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 3 | 307 | 194 | GOLD +1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 4 | 401 | 183 | MTV | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 501 | 168 | I.D. | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 504 | 214 | DMAX + 1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 508 | 171 | DMAX | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 509 | 172 | TLC+1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 511 | 173 | I.D.+1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 513 | 807 | SONY SAB | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 517 | 342 | Kerrang | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 518 | 336 | Box Hits | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 519 | 338 | Kiss | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 521 | 340 | Magic | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 523 | 181 | Comedy Central | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 5 | 524 | 157 | FOX | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 7 | 715 | 133 | Comedy Central +1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 7 | 716 | 827 | Colors Rishtey | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 7 | 720 | 415 | Turner Classic Movies | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 7 | 723 | 158 | FOX+1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 10 | 1018 | 417 | TCM +1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 11 | 1107 | 190 | W +1 | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 20 | 2005 | 195 | More 4 HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 25 | 2506 | 134 | MTV HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 27 | 2702 | 429 | Film4 HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 28 | 2802 | 132 | Comedy Central HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 28 | 2804 | 416 | TCM HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 29 | 2902 | 199 | FOX HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 29 | 2904 | 145 | E4 HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 30 | 3005 | 124 | GOLD HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 31 | 3102 | 250 | Discovery HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 31 | 3104 | 208 | Lifetime HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 33 | 3303 | 227 | Dave HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 33 | 3304 | 211 | W HD | Override added | Override added | |
03/04/2020 | 34 | 3406 | 167 | TLC HD | Override added | Override added |
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