Just noticed that RXTVLog is reporting that some of the other C5 channels are due to renumber on Freeview at the same time as Paramount Network UK moves into 5Spike's 31 position.
According to them:
5SELECT moves from 55 to 54.
5STAR+1 moves fron 56 to 55.
5USA+1 moves from 57 to 56.
Changes to Freeview transmission discussion (with a techie edge)
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November 14, 2019 at 11:35 PM
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A new Ofcom licence has been issued for 'GB News'.
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A new Ofcom licence has been issued for 'GB News'.
Oh that brings back memories the "TV News" channel back in the day. Broadcast or streamed?
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Oh that brings back memories the "TV News" channel back in the day. Broadcast or streamed?
I'm not sure, can you tell from this?
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Just checked. It's DTPS, so broadcast. Interesting!
Who on earth are All Perspectives Limited though? the licensee.
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Just checked. It's DTPS, so broadcast. Interesting!
Who on earth are All Perspectives Limited though? the licensee.
Does DTPS refer to Freeview only? I've never heard of All Perspectives either!
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Does DTPS refer to Freeview only? I've never heard of All Perspectives either!
There are different sections for licenses on the OFCOM website, the Freeview stuff is separate. If you can find that listed elsewhere, or not, that will answer it.
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Does DTPS refer to Freeview only? I've never heard of All Perspectives either!
DTPS is Digital TV Programme Service so covers the broadcast tv services. DTAS is Digital TV Additional Service, so basically anything else on DTT. Streamed services are just data as far as DTT is concerned, the actual programmes being carried over the internet, so they are all DTAS licences, for the data element only.
Cable and satellite services need a separate licence.
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DTPS is Digital TV Programme Service so covers the broadcast tv services. DTAS is Digital TV Additional Service, so basically anything else on DTT. Streamed services are just data as far as DTT is concerned, the actual programmes being carried over the internet, so they are all DTAS licences, for the data element only.
Cable and satellite services need a separate licence.
Ahhh right, I though they'd all been simplified and amalgamated into one, could ge wrong though.
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It would make more sense to have a unified licensing system, but no.
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Never heard of this company either, it's certainly not a mainstream media co, so either it's a Asian service or religious (or both) I reckon.
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Companies House info states it has two directors, seemingly with British / American dual nationality. One based in the UK, the other based in the US. Also the address used is that of a multinational firm of lawyers. So...
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back to square one then. I've absolutely no idea what it is.
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back to square one then. I've absolutely no idea what it is.
We'll pretend it's a board game for now then. Good idea Horizon!
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RXTVlog is reporting on Twitter that Smithsonian Channel is
a) moving to 57 on Freeview
b) moving to a more widely available slot
c) it's happening on 7th JanuaryExternal Content twitter.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.
They don't say which of the 3 slots available as of 7th it will be occupying, though it will probably be 5Spike's. (E4+1 and TBN's old slots are the other two.) -
Futher RXTVlog and Freeview Status articles on changes
https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/01/smit...-boost-in.html
https://www.freeview.co.uk/7-jan-202...anges-freeview
Interesting additional mentions.
-CBS Justice +1 is arriving on Ch 69 , no word on how wide coverage is.
-Jewellery Maker is getting wider coverage, no word on which slot it is using, but probably Sewing Quarter's slot as they were owned by same company until recently and SQ is moving to JM's Temp Multiplex position on COM7.
-TJC is apparently going HD-only, so Ch49 number is freeing up
If TJC is coming off 49 and going HD-only on Freeview, that means another permanent slot has been freed up, this time on ARQA.
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I'll ask the DTT scanners to check the MHEG carousels for information slates, if they don't help, I'll check myself but it's complicated.
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RXTVlog is reporting on Twitter that Smithsonian Channel is
a) moving to 57 on Freeview
b) moving to a more widely available slot
c) it's happening on 7th JanuaryExternal Content twitter.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.
They don't say which of the 3 slots available as of 7th it will be occupying, though it will probably be 5Spike's. (E4+1 and TBN's old slots are the other two.)I'm pleased that one of the better quality channels has found a permanent home.
I've just been reading that the required two year notice was given to the channels on coms 7 & 8 in 2018. So, sometime this year, the licences will be replaced by licences with a single month notice and various conditions about what could trigger that termination notice.
Oddly, Freeview now has a detailed reception checker that says 'Final 2025' that's still listing Coms 7 & 8 as still there. Maybe this is an error??
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As long as they don't cause interference to mobile services around the centre gap and if Arqiva still wants them to continue, they could be extended until the centre gap is actually needed for mobile data. So the actual termination date is uncertain.
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Update on TJC.
RXTVlog updated their article. Apparently Freeview wrongly reported TJC SD on 49 was closing at the same time the similar PBS America mistake happened.
I was about to tell RXTVlog the TJC on-screen message suggested it was moving rather than closing on Ch49 when I noticed they had changed that bit of the article.
So, the question now is, which multiplex is it moving to? The available spaces with the same coverage are all on the multiplex it is already on. -
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