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Sky & Satellite Weekly News Thread, Week #11
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Txp# 45. 10.773 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
BBC RB1___BBC Red Button 1 (jimbo)
6391______Showing BBC1 London. (jimbo)
Txp# 47 10.803 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
6460______No signal, left over from transponder change. (jimbo)
Txp# 50. 10.846 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23.000 FEC 2/3
6945_______showing BBC One HD (Disco)
Txp# 54. 10.906 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
10225_____Showing STV+1 (East) (Digi Man)
10265_____Showing ITV4 +1 (East) (Digi Man)
Txp# 59. 10.994 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
12130_____No signal (jimbo)
Txp# 60 11.009 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 64. 11.067 V, DVB-S2/8PSK SR 23.000, FEC 2/3
20800________Showing ITV London (in HD) (jimbo)
20810________Showing ITV Granada (in HD) (jimbo)
Txp# 72 11.186 v#V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
€utelsat 28A
Txp# C1U 11.261 H.
Txp# C3U 11.344 H. SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
53290_______”Technical Problem” caption (Digi Man)
53295________Information TV +1 (Digi Man)
Txp# C6L 11.390 V.
Txp# C5U 11.428 H
LBP TV___Showing LBP= London Broadcasting Partners (Digi Man/jasonjimbob/garyessex)
Fashion One_____Technical fault message (Digi Man)
Astra
Txp# 89 - 11.464 H DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 90 - 11.479 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 92 - 11.508 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 7. 11.836 H
9006______Showing Sky Movies Family.(same stream) (Analoguesat/The Unknown One)
Txp# 10. 11.895 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
MTV Trax_______blank screen – used to carry MTV Music 24 as part of ex-interactive service (Disco)
Txp# 11. 11.914 H, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
2999__________Channel upgrade screen (Dig Man)
Txp# 17. 12.032 H, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
7232_________Showing QVC Style (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
Txp# 26. 12.207 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3
8039______Showing Sky News UK FTA (same stream) (Analoguesat)
4624______Showing Pick +1 (same stream) (jimbo)
Broadband Test App now showing a "technical fault" message (Digi Man)
Txp# 30. 12.285 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
4567______Showing Sky1 (same stream) (Digi Man)
Txp# 73, 12.515 H, 22.000, 5/6.
50367______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
50368______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
50396______no signal (obriabmichael05) )flagged HD)
Txp# 76, 12.552 V, 22.000, 5/6.
Txp# 77, 12.574 H, 29.500, 2/3 DVB-S2.
50662________Showing BT Spor 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo)
50663________Showing BT Spor 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo)
Txp# 80, 12.610 V, 22.000, 5/6.
50892______For London Live (Analoguesat/timo_w2s)
Txp# 81, 12.633 H, 22.000, 5/6.
51125__________For Setanta Ireland (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo)
51126__________For Setanta Sports 1 (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo)
March/u]
Hum TV (10th)
London Live (31st) (117 in London)
April
STV HD (2nd) (178 in Scotland)
Notts TV (29th) (EPG TBC)
Spring/u]
Made In Leeds (Leeds) (117)
Made In Bristol (Bristol) (117)
Zee Veria Living
2014/u]
RTE1 HD (ROINI?)
ITV Encore (UK)
ITVBe (UK)
January 2015/u]
UTV Ireland (ROI)
Autumn 2015/u]
BBC1+1 and BBC1+1 (in HD) replacing BBC3 and BBC3 HD (subject to approval)
unconfirmed dates/u]
RTE Ireland (UK)
BBC1 HD English Regions (UK)
BBC2 HD Nations (UK)
Al Jazeera English HD (514 (HD Swap))
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Summer of 2015. The re-opening of phase 1 of *The Borders Railway*. *Visit the Website*
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Local TV (info from Disco)
D.S. thread Contributor, Disco, has been looking through various websites it seems that, unsurprisingly, the launch dates for the local tv channels are slipping.
Most of the 19 already confirmed are now set for 2014 launches. It seems that Estuary TV will be the first to launch (and that already broadcasts on Virgin under a different name – Seven). Only a few are so far indicating a definite Sky launch (whether they have agreed carriage is another matter!) though at least two more are indicating carriage on "other digital platforms" (i.e. other than Freeview).
The latest he has been able to find are:
The licences awarded so far with the latest and (in most cases) provisional launch dates are:
• 24 March 2014 - Mustard TV (Norwich)
• 31 March 2014 - London Live (London) – also 117 (Sky) and 159 (Virgin Media)
• Spring 2014 - NVTV (Belfast)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle)
• Spring 2014 - Latest TV (Brighton)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Cardiff (Cardiff) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• Spring 2014 - Made in Leeds (Leeds) – also 117 (Sky) and 159 (Virgin Media)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Bristol (Bristol) – also 117 (Sky)
• 29 April 2014 - Notts TV (Nottingham)
• Between 1 April & 1 May 2014 - City TV (Birmingham)
• June 2014 - GTV (Glasgow) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 26 June 2014 - That’s Solent (Southampton)
• 26 June 2014 - Your TV Manchester (Manchester)
• 26 June 2014 - Your TV Blackpool & Preston (Preston)
• 26 June 2014 -Bay TV (Liverpool)
• By end June 2014 - Cambridge Presents (Cambridge)
• August 2014 - ETV (Edinburgh) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 25 September 2014 -That’s Oxford (Oxford)
• 25 September 2014 - SLTV/Sheffield Live (Sheffield)
• September 2014 - Yorkshire Coast TV (Scarborough)
• Between October 2014 & January 2015 - The York Channel (York)
• November 2014 - Made In Teeside (Middlesborough)
• 2014 or 2015 (tbc) - Bay TV Clwyd (Mold) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 2014 or 2015 (tbc) – Bay TV Swansea – Channel 26 on Freeview
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Basingstoke (Basingstoke)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Surrey (Guildford)
• 2015 (tbc) - Bedfordshire Television (Luton)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Reading (Reading)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Salisbury (Salisbury)
Ofcom is currently considering bids received for licences in:
• Maidstone
.
No applications were received by the closing date for
• Barnstaple
• Londonderry
• Limavady
• Gloucester
• Plymouth.
Ofcom intends to advertise a final set of locations in 2014 in:
• Aberdeen
• Ayr
• Bromsgrove
• Carlisle
• Dundee
• Falkirk
• Inverness
• Kidderminster
• Stoke on Trent
• Stratford upon Avon
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1. The BBC has announced plans to massively extend its DAB National radio multiplex network between now and Christmas 2015. The first of the newly-announced 162 transmitters may be oon air by Christmas. More.
2. Global Radio has sold 8 of its portfolio of radio stations to Irish group Communicorp. The deal is as a result of the Competition Commission’s ruling that they must sell 7 stations around the country. Despite the deal, it appears the brands you will hear on the radio is what we would have got if the stations had been kept. All Real Radio stations will be Heart,, Heart North Wales becomes Capital, but the stations sold will still carry Global programming, under franchise.. More..
3. Gold is to be removed from medium wave in most of the country from 24 March. It has been announced that Smooth Radio London will be carried on all current Gold frequencies with local ads, except in the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, London and Manchester. It has also been announced today that four Gold presenters are leaving the station “when their contracts expire”, one is moving to Smooth. The result of this will be that Gold will be an oldies jukebox at all times except Breakfast 7 days a week, with Simon Hurst’s Vinyl Heaven continuing on Saturday afternoons.. More.
4. It has been announced that Smooth Radio will leave Digital One at a date yet to be determined. The station will soon replace Gold in most areas of the UK on medium wave, as part of the Communicorp deal. It’s replacement is as yet unknown, but it will play music from the 70s, 80s and 90s. More
• PICS: BBC Radio; Broadcast gear from 1922.
• Latest RAJAR figures can be found Here – updated 24/10/2013.
• First pirate radio station closed down by post office authorities.
Brothers Gerald and Wilfred Barker of Norwich are forced to close their radio station down by the BBC: they recount the tale Click here
1. BBC Director General, Lord Hall has announced the corporation will launch BBC One +1, giving viewers wider access to “what they already pay for”. No date has yet been announced for the launch of the service, but it is expected to be on air within the next 12 months. This was one of a number of announcements made this week, amongst others was a revamped BBC iPlayer. More. and More.
2. The 2nd MUX on Saorview launched on 16th December 2013 bringing RTÉ ONE HD and some test cards for future HD, SD and radio services. There are also two test cards on the 9ºE Saorsat service as well. What these will eventually become is not yet known, but they are believed to be place holders for TG 4 HD (expected to launch in 2014), possibly TV 3 HD as well and further SD channels. More.
3. It has been announced that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has abandoned plans to launch four DTT commercial multiplexes on Saorview in the Republic. One of the reasons behind the decision, comes from the fact that there is uncertainty about the future of DTT broadcasts and potential lack of frequencies post 2018 – and certainly during the lifespan of the licences which would have been awarded. The original plan was to have two PSB muxes, which are already on air, with a further four commercial multiplexes. More.
4 UTV have announced plans to launch a Republic of Ireland version of their channel. UTV Ireland is set to launch in early 2015 and is likely to be the new home of ITV Network programming such as Coronation sCtreet, Emmerdale, etc. Uncertainty surrounds the future of the current TV3 service.
More.
4. The BBC has migrated it’s services from Astra 1N to Astra 2E (UK spot beam). Astra 2E was brought into service on 1 February 2014 and has a total of 60 transponders in all. Sky channels in the 11.7-12.5 GHz band have moved primarily to Astra 2E European beam from Astra 2A. [url=More.
5. Coinciding with the biggest and most ambitious drama season ever, and building on its commitment to original British drama productions, Sky announces four brand new dramas to be filmed in the coming months. The new programmes include a high-octane medical drama Critical, two new films for the Playhouse Presents... strand, and a psychological thriller Penny Dreadful. All four feature some of the most highly respected drama talent working in television today, both on and off screen, including Josh Hartnett, Ben Whishaw, Billie Piper, Eva Green, Ashley Walters and Rory Kinnear. More.
6. There has been an agreement reached between SES and Eutelsat about the disputed capacity at 28.2 East More
7. SES have announced the Astra 2E satellite wil go live in February 2014. More.
8. News about the UHD Forum Launch
[Highlight] Updated Weekly on, or around Wednesdays: [/highlight]
Ten things about ASTRA 2E
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Never miss a show on Sky. (Reg; Requ’d)
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Site exclusively for Freeview.
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Local TV on Freeview - Ofcom maps
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Future DAB Transmitters.
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If you have any questions about UK/Irish Satellite TV (i.e.; sky),
(NOT programming), contact ASTRA.
Their London address is:
ASTRA (GB) Limited
7th Floor
Wellington House
125 Strand
LONDON
WC2R 0AP
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If you have any questions about UK/Irish Satellite TV (ie; sky),
(NOT programming), on the
€utelsat system
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The FREESAT Site
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UK Digital Terrestrial Television Transmitter Frequency and Site Data Full Details
***
Need a code for your Remote?
Look Here in PDF format
***
Having trouble resetting your Philips digital tv?
Call this freephone Number:- 0800-331-6051
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Please Support
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Keep Your Kids Safe on the net Here,
Or Here!
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Bringing Rails Back to the Scottish Borders
New member’s area.
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PLEASE NOTE
[Highlight] ALL Channels have symbol rate of 27.5 and an F.E.C. of 2/3,
Except, where listed. [/highlight]
If you see, [pids at zero], you won’t normally be able to view this with a Digibox
AstraTen things about ASTRA 2E
***
Never miss a show on Sky. (Reg; Requ’d)
***
Site exclusively for Freeview.
***
Local TV on Freeview - Ofcom maps
***
Future DAB Transmitters.
***
If you have any questions about UK/Irish Satellite TV (i.e.; sky),
(NOT programming), contact ASTRA.
Their London address is:
ASTRA (GB) Limited
7th Floor
Wellington House
125 Strand
LONDON
WC2R 0AP
***
If you have any questions about UK/Irish Satellite TV (ie; sky),
(NOT programming), on the
€utelsat system
***
The FREESAT Site
***
UK Digital Terrestrial Television Transmitter Frequency and Site Data Full Details
***
Need a code for your Remote?
Look Here in PDF format
***
Having trouble resetting your Philips digital tv?
Call this freephone Number:- 0800-331-6051
-:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:-
Please Support
***
Keep Your Kids Safe on the net Here,
Or Here!
***
Bringing Rails Back to the Scottish Borders
New member’s area.
-:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:-
PLEASE NOTE
[Highlight] ALL Channels have symbol rate of 27.5 and an F.E.C. of 2/3,
Except, where listed. [/highlight]
If you see, [pids at zero], you won’t normally be able to view this with a Digibox
Txp# 45. 10.773 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
BBC RB1___BBC Red Button 1 (jimbo)
6391______Showing BBC1 London. (jimbo)
Txp# 47 10.803 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
6460______No signal, left over from transponder change. (jimbo)
Txp# 50. 10.846 V DVB-S2 8PSK SR 23.000 FEC 2/3
6945_______showing BBC One HD (Disco)
Txp# 54. 10.906 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
10225_____Showing STV+1 (East) (Digi Man)
10265_____Showing ITV4 +1 (East) (Digi Man)
Txp# 59. 10.994 H SR 22.000 FEC 5/6
12130_____No signal (jimbo)
Txp# 60 11.009 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 64. 11.067 V, DVB-S2/8PSK SR 23.000, FEC 2/3
20800________Showing ITV London (in HD) (jimbo)
20810________Showing ITV Granada (in HD) (jimbo)
Txp# 72 11.186 v#V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
€utelsat 28A
Txp# C1U 11.261 H.
Txp# C3U 11.344 H. SR 27.500 FEC 2/3
53290_______”Technical Problem” caption (Digi Man)
53295________Information TV +1 (Digi Man)
Txp# C6L 11.390 V.
Txp# C5U 11.428 H
LBP TV___Showing LBP= London Broadcasting Partners (Digi Man/jasonjimbob/garyessex)
Fashion One_____Technical fault message (Digi Man)
Astra
Txp# 89 - 11.464 H DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 90 - 11.479 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 92 - 11.508 V DVB-S2 16APSK/ACM/VCM
Txp# 7. 11.836 H
9006______Showing Sky Movies Family.(same stream) (Analoguesat/The Unknown One)
Txp# 10. 11.895 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
MTV Trax_______blank screen – used to carry MTV Music 24 as part of ex-interactive service (Disco)
Txp# 11. 11.914 H, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
2999__________Channel upgrade screen (Dig Man)
Txp# 17. 12.032 H, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
7232_________Showing QVC Style (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
Txp# 26. 12.207 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3
8039______Showing Sky News UK FTA (same stream) (Analoguesat)
4624______Showing Pick +1 (same stream) (jimbo)
Broadband Test App now showing a "technical fault" message (Digi Man)
Txp# 30. 12.285 V, SR 27.500, FEC 2/3.
4567______Showing Sky1 (same stream) (Digi Man)
Txp# 73, 12.515 H, 22.000, 5/6.
50367______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
50368______Showing BT Sport 1 (same stream as main channel) (Digi Man)
50396______no signal (obriabmichael05) )flagged HD)
Txp# 76, 12.552 V, 22.000, 5/6.
Txp# 77, 12.574 H, 29.500, 2/3 DVB-S2.
50662________Showing BT Spor 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo)
50663________Showing BT Spor 1 (in HD) (same stream as main channel) (jimbo)
Txp# 80, 12.610 V, 22.000, 5/6.
50892______For London Live (Analoguesat/timo_w2s)
Txp# 81, 12.633 H, 22.000, 5/6.
51125__________For Setanta Ireland (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo)
51126__________For Setanta Sports 1 (Residential) (Digi Man/jimbo)
Not all of the above will be available to Digiboxes.
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SAORSAT – CURRENT STATUS
Correct at 21 October 2013
TV:-
5101/5201 (5201): RTÉ ONE (MPEG4/SD)
5102/5202 (5202): RTÉ TWO (MPEG4/HD)
5103/5203 (5203): RTÉ NEWS NOW (MPEG4/SD)
5104/5204 (5204): TG 4 (MPEG4/SD)
5105/5205 (5205): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5106/5206 (5206): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5017/5207 (5207): RTÉ Jr (MPEG4/SD)
5018/5208 (5208): RTÉ ONE+1 (MPEG4/SD)
Radio services:
5226 (5226): RTÉ Radio 1
5227 (5227): RTÉ 2FM
5228 (5228): RTÉ Lyric FM
5229 (5229): RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta
5230 (5230): RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
5231 (5231): RTÉ Pulse
5232 (5232): RTÉ 2XM
5234 (5234): RTÉ Gold
5235 (5235): RTÉ Jr Radio/RTÉ Chill
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[highlight]Coming Soon[/highlight]
All information is given in good faith,
but things change fast in the world of satellite TV
one thing is certain, many of these channels may never appear.
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SAORSAT – CURRENT STATUS
Correct at 21 October 2013
TV:-
5101/5201 (5201): RTÉ ONE (MPEG4/SD)
5102/5202 (5202): RTÉ TWO (MPEG4/HD)
5103/5203 (5203): RTÉ NEWS NOW (MPEG4/SD)
5104/5204 (5204): TG 4 (MPEG4/SD)
5105/5205 (5205): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5106/5206 (5206): 2RN Test Card (MPEG4/SD)
5017/5207 (5207): RTÉ Jr (MPEG4/SD)
5018/5208 (5208): RTÉ ONE+1 (MPEG4/SD)
Radio services:
5226 (5226): RTÉ Radio 1
5227 (5227): RTÉ 2FM
5228 (5228): RTÉ Lyric FM
5229 (5229): RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta
5230 (5230): RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
5231 (5231): RTÉ Pulse
5232 (5232): RTÉ 2XM
5234 (5234): RTÉ Gold
5235 (5235): RTÉ Jr Radio/RTÉ Chill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[highlight]Coming Soon[/highlight]
All information is given in good faith,
but things change fast in the world of satellite TV
one thing is certain, many of these channels may never appear.
March/u]
Hum TV (10th)
London Live (31st) (117 in London)
April
STV HD (2nd) (178 in Scotland)
Notts TV (29th) (EPG TBC)
Spring/u]
Made In Leeds (Leeds) (117)
Made In Bristol (Bristol) (117)
Zee Veria Living
2014/u]
RTE1 HD (ROINI?)
ITV Encore (UK)
ITVBe (UK)
January 2015/u]
UTV Ireland (ROI)
Autumn 2015/u]
BBC1+1 and BBC1+1 (in HD) replacing BBC3 and BBC3 HD (subject to approval)
unconfirmed dates/u]
RTE Ireland (UK)
BBC1 HD English Regions (UK)
BBC2 HD Nations (UK)
Al Jazeera English HD (514 (HD Swap))
***
**************************************************************************************
Summer of 2015. The re-opening of phase 1 of *The Borders Railway*. *Visit the Website*
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Local TV (info from Disco)
D.S. thread Contributor, Disco, has been looking through various websites it seems that, unsurprisingly, the launch dates for the local tv channels are slipping.
Most of the 19 already confirmed are now set for 2014 launches. It seems that Estuary TV will be the first to launch (and that already broadcasts on Virgin under a different name – Seven). Only a few are so far indicating a definite Sky launch (whether they have agreed carriage is another matter!) though at least two more are indicating carriage on "other digital platforms" (i.e. other than Freeview).
The latest he has been able to find are:
The licences awarded so far with the latest and (in most cases) provisional launch dates are:
• 24 March 2014 - Mustard TV (Norwich)
• 31 March 2014 - London Live (London) – also 117 (Sky) and 159 (Virgin Media)
• Spring 2014 - NVTV (Belfast)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Tyne & Wear (Newcastle)
• Spring 2014 - Latest TV (Brighton)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Cardiff (Cardiff) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• Spring 2014 - Made in Leeds (Leeds) – also 117 (Sky) and 159 (Virgin Media)
• Spring 2014 - Made in Bristol (Bristol) – also 117 (Sky)
• 29 April 2014 - Notts TV (Nottingham)
• Between 1 April & 1 May 2014 - City TV (Birmingham)
• June 2014 - GTV (Glasgow) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 26 June 2014 - That’s Solent (Southampton)
• 26 June 2014 - Your TV Manchester (Manchester)
• 26 June 2014 - Your TV Blackpool & Preston (Preston)
• 26 June 2014 -Bay TV (Liverpool)
• By end June 2014 - Cambridge Presents (Cambridge)
• August 2014 - ETV (Edinburgh) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 25 September 2014 -That’s Oxford (Oxford)
• 25 September 2014 - SLTV/Sheffield Live (Sheffield)
• September 2014 - Yorkshire Coast TV (Scarborough)
• Between October 2014 & January 2015 - The York Channel (York)
• November 2014 - Made In Teeside (Middlesborough)
• 2014 or 2015 (tbc) - Bay TV Clwyd (Mold) - Channel 26 on Freeview
• 2014 or 2015 (tbc) – Bay TV Swansea – Channel 26 on Freeview
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Basingstoke (Basingstoke)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Surrey (Guildford)
• 2015 (tbc) - Bedfordshire Television (Luton)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Reading (Reading)
• 2015 (tbc) - That’s Salisbury (Salisbury)
Ofcom is currently considering bids received for licences in:
• Maidstone
.
No applications were received by the closing date for
• Barnstaple
• Londonderry
• Limavady
• Gloucester
• Plymouth.
Ofcom intends to advertise a final set of locations in 2014 in:
• Aberdeen
• Ayr
• Bromsgrove
• Carlisle
• Dundee
• Falkirk
• Inverness
• Kidderminster
• Stoke on Trent
• Stratford upon Avon
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For the latest from Ofcom (Analoguesat)
Films
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Lifestyle
Factual / Documentary
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News
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Sports
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Kids
-
Music
-
Shopping
-
Religion
ACBN
ACT (All Communities Together)
Niche
Interactive / Gambling
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Foreign Language
Sony Aath
Zoom TV
Radio
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Adult
redhot TV 3D (GrahamBCFC)
Television X 3D(GrahamBCFC)
3D Channels
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DTT Changes
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Our continuing thanks go to Digi Man, Disco and Jimbo
for their help in collating the dreaded LIST!
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Radio News Headlines
Films
-
Lifestyle
Factual / Documentary
-
News
-
Sports
-
Kids
-
Music
-
Shopping
-
Religion
ACBN
ACT (All Communities Together)
Niche
Interactive / Gambling
-
Foreign Language
Sony Aath
Zoom TV
Radio
-
Adult
redhot TV 3D (GrahamBCFC)
Television X 3D(GrahamBCFC)
3D Channels
-
DTT Changes
***
Our continuing thanks go to Digi Man, Disco and Jimbo
for their help in collating the dreaded LIST!
***
Radio News Headlines
1. The BBC has announced plans to massively extend its DAB National radio multiplex network between now and Christmas 2015. The first of the newly-announced 162 transmitters may be oon air by Christmas. More.
2. Global Radio has sold 8 of its portfolio of radio stations to Irish group Communicorp. The deal is as a result of the Competition Commission’s ruling that they must sell 7 stations around the country. Despite the deal, it appears the brands you will hear on the radio is what we would have got if the stations had been kept. All Real Radio stations will be Heart,, Heart North Wales becomes Capital, but the stations sold will still carry Global programming, under franchise.. More..
3. Gold is to be removed from medium wave in most of the country from 24 March. It has been announced that Smooth Radio London will be carried on all current Gold frequencies with local ads, except in the following areas: Derby, Nottingham, London and Manchester. It has also been announced today that four Gold presenters are leaving the station “when their contracts expire”, one is moving to Smooth. The result of this will be that Gold will be an oldies jukebox at all times except Breakfast 7 days a week, with Simon Hurst’s Vinyl Heaven continuing on Saturday afternoons.. More.
4. It has been announced that Smooth Radio will leave Digital One at a date yet to be determined. The station will soon replace Gold in most areas of the UK on medium wave, as part of the Communicorp deal. It’s replacement is as yet unknown, but it will play music from the 70s, 80s and 90s. More
[highlight] Other Radio Bits [/highlight]
• PICS: BBC Radio; Broadcast gear from 1922.
• Latest RAJAR figures can be found Here – updated 24/10/2013.
• First pirate radio station closed down by post office authorities.
Brothers Gerald and Wilfred Barker of Norwich are forced to close their radio station down by the BBC: they recount the tale Click here
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[highlight]T.V. Newsie Bits Headlines [/highlight]
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1. BBC Director General, Lord Hall has announced the corporation will launch BBC One +1, giving viewers wider access to “what they already pay for”. No date has yet been announced for the launch of the service, but it is expected to be on air within the next 12 months. This was one of a number of announcements made this week, amongst others was a revamped BBC iPlayer. More. and More.
2. The 2nd MUX on Saorview launched on 16th December 2013 bringing RTÉ ONE HD and some test cards for future HD, SD and radio services. There are also two test cards on the 9ºE Saorsat service as well. What these will eventually become is not yet known, but they are believed to be place holders for TG 4 HD (expected to launch in 2014), possibly TV 3 HD as well and further SD channels. More.
3. It has been announced that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has abandoned plans to launch four DTT commercial multiplexes on Saorview in the Republic. One of the reasons behind the decision, comes from the fact that there is uncertainty about the future of DTT broadcasts and potential lack of frequencies post 2018 – and certainly during the lifespan of the licences which would have been awarded. The original plan was to have two PSB muxes, which are already on air, with a further four commercial multiplexes. More.
4 UTV have announced plans to launch a Republic of Ireland version of their channel. UTV Ireland is set to launch in early 2015 and is likely to be the new home of ITV Network programming such as Coronation sCtreet, Emmerdale, etc. Uncertainty surrounds the future of the current TV3 service.
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4. The BBC has migrated it’s services from Astra 1N to Astra 2E (UK spot beam). Astra 2E was brought into service on 1 February 2014 and has a total of 60 transponders in all. Sky channels in the 11.7-12.5 GHz band have moved primarily to Astra 2E European beam from Astra 2A. [url=More.
5. Coinciding with the biggest and most ambitious drama season ever, and building on its commitment to original British drama productions, Sky announces four brand new dramas to be filmed in the coming months. The new programmes include a high-octane medical drama Critical, two new films for the Playhouse Presents... strand, and a psychological thriller Penny Dreadful. All four feature some of the most highly respected drama talent working in television today, both on and off screen, including Josh Hartnett, Ben Whishaw, Billie Piper, Eva Green, Ashley Walters and Rory Kinnear. More.
6. There has been an agreement reached between SES and Eutelsat about the disputed capacity at 28.2 East More
7. SES have announced the Astra 2E satellite wil go live in February 2014. More.
8. News about the UHD Forum Launch
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10. Best of British TV, the OTT channel backed by Midsomer Murders producer all3media, is to expand its availability. Video software specialists Easel TV, which runs the service, is planning a launch on iPads and iPhones and will also debut on Xbox 360 in the next few months. More.
11. Sky has left the door open to a possible carriage deal with Netflix, similar to that being introduced by Virgin allowing customers to the cablenet to login to their account through TiVo. More.
12. SES is showcasing two Ultra HD demo channels in the new HEVC standard at the SES stand at IBC 2013. The Ultra HD demo channels will be broadcast via SES’ prime European orbital position of 19.2 degrees East. For one of the Ultra HD channels, SES partners with Sky Deutschland and Harmonic to deliver an exciting array of Ultra HD content consisting of sports matches, blockbuster movies and documentaries to the first actual Ultra HD consumer set top boxes – from Humax and Technicolor – connected to a Sony 84-inch 4K TV screen. More.
13. Freesat has launched a new low cost satellite receiver, bringing its connected service Freetime for around £99. The HUMAX-manufactured HD box will be available at John Lewis, Currys PC World and a range of independents. Included on Freetime are On Demand services BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, Demand 5 and YouTube in addition to the 180 linear digital TV and radio channels. More.
14. SES says it expects Europe to be an early adopter of Ultra-HD. Certainly the IBC halls are awash with live – or near-live – test transmissions of 4K for TV (3840 x 2160 pixels). Ferdinand Kayser, SES’s CCO, told journalists that sales of Ultra-HD displays were currently modest, but would pick up over the next year or two. SES is demonstrating a pair of Ultra-HD channels using HEVC for IBC which are transmitting from 19.2 deg East. One of the channels, set up with Fraunhofer HHI, is transmitting using HEVC at higher frame rates. More.
15. UK comms regulator Ofcom has completed a research programme funded by the Intellectual Property Office designed to improve understanding of consumers’ behaviour and attitudes towards lawful and unlawful access of copyright material using the Internet. A core finding is that a small proportion of infringers account for the large majority of infringements. More.
16. Virgin Media has announced that it will bring VOD service Netflix onto a pay-TV platform for the first time. Using the Netflix app, Virgin Media TiVo households will be able to watch Netflix series, documentaries, comedy and kids titles through their set-top box. Netflix will be available to Virgin Media TiVo homes this year, starting with a pilot launching in mid September. More.
17. Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond has weighed into the retransmission fees debate and called on the government to ensure public sector broadcasters are protected from pressure from UK platforms such as Sky and US giants such as Amazon. In a rare public speech, the Northern & Shell chairman will reassert C5’s public service credentials and tell the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention that TV regulation is in danger of lagging behind the industry. More.
18. The DTT platform Freeview is at the heart of British TV and will strengthen, not diminish, its position in the years to come, according to Charles Constable, MD, Digital Platforms Division, Arqiva. Speaking at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar Mobile, TV and whitespace spectrum: regulation, competition and innovation, he added that demand for DTT is growing in the UK, with 1.2 million more homes choosing it as a primary service at the end of 2018 compared to at the end of 2011. More.
19. Pace is to show IBC visitors a pre-integrated, open platform for the multiscreen, connected home. The ‘Whole Home’ solution enables service providers to distribute linear pay-TV services and on demand content to connected set-top boxes, tablets, smartphones, games consoles and connected TVs throughout the home. More.
20. British Sky Broadcasting Limited has contracted Agama Technologies to provide its DTV Monitoring Solution for TV service quality assurance. “We wanted to provide deep content level monitoring on all streams leaving our broadcast centres. The initial demand was driven by the operational and support teams who requested a system that would provide the ability to have a very detailed technical view on the quality of our channels,” commented Vlad Korotkov, senior design engineer at Sky. More.
21. A test broadcast in Ultra HD was conducted by UK pay-TV operator Sky at its West London facilities on Saturday 31st August. The broadcast consisted of the football match between Stoke City and West Ham with the entire match being transmitted live, while being produced and edited by Sky's in-house production and broadcast operations teams using four ultra-HD cameras and two ultra-HD WVS servers for replay and graphics More.
22. Sky has added Wi-Fi as standard to its Sky+ HD boxes as it looks to further build the number of customers connected to its on demand services. Wi-Fi will now be built into Sky’s own-brand receivers on both standard and 2TB versions. More.
23. Ofcom has published details of the parameters it will be setting for the introduction of White Space services adjacent to the UHF TV band. In a consultation document, the regulator says it will be taking an initially cautious approach, but believes it may later be able to relax the parameters as more experience is gained. More.
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Ultra HD provides four times the resolution of today’s HD TV, providing more dramatic action for sporting events and a more compelling experience for premium movies and documentaries. Using the latest satellite solutions for Ultra HD creates exciting new opportunities for both broadcasters and industry partners. More
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TV panel makers are betting on a high rate of growth for UltraHD (4K) LCD TVs during the next four years. These companies expect to ship nearly 943,000 UHD LCD panels this year, up from less than 33,000 units in 2012, according to the Display Materials & Systems Service at information and analytics provider IHS. The next two years will see shipments ramp up even more quickly to 7.1 million units in 2015, on their way to reaching 20.8 million units by 2017. The total rises much higher when including a type of lower-priced, lower-specification product called UHD Ready, panels, which mainly are targeted at the Chinese market. Suppliers collectively plan to ship as many as 4 million UHD Ready panels this year alone. More
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SES has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard from an Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East. Working with its partners Harmonic and Broadcom Corporation, it presented an end-to-end demonstration at the SES Industry Days in Luxembourg using Harmonic’s ProMedia Xpress and a HEVC decoder reference-design system based on Broadcom’s BCM7445 device for receiving HEVC encoded Ultra-HD television transmission. More
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Dolby Laboratories and Royal Philips Electronics in association with CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG) announced at NAB in Las Vegas that they have signed an agreement to integrate the Dolby 3D format into CPG’s 3D video content production workflow and to collaborate on the use of the Dolby 3D format. All parties believe that glasses-free 3D presentation in the home can be improved by delivering premium-quality autostereoscopic 3D content using the Dolby 3D format. Dolby is showcasing CPG’s 3D content in its NAB Show booth as part of its demonstration of Dolby 3D technology from post-production through distribution to playback. More
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MIPTV 2013 – Cannes. With Sony screens across the Palais and two conference sessions, there was no escaping 4K UltraHD. SES jumped at the opportunity to announce the launch of its SES Ultra HD Experience initiative, which invites content providers and broadcasters to work with SES to support the development of the Ultra HD value chain. “You’re not alone. We are here today to say to you: let’s work together,” said Norbert Hoelzle, SVP, commercial Europe, SES, during Wedensday’s 4K session. “Let’s be the catalyst for industry and get the Ultra HD train rolling. The same way we HD started ten years ago, in an industry-wide effort, let’s start Ultra HD today.” More * * *
The BBC has told London’s ‘Future TV’ summit that viewers are less and less enthusiastic about watching programming in 3D. The BBC’s technology guru Andy Quested, said the BBC had been an excited supporter of 3D broadcasting but that each time a new 3D show was televised, the audience ‘spike’ got lower. Quested’s comments come at the end of a two-year test of 3D at the BBC and include top-rated output such as the BBC’s flagship Strictly Come Dancing, natural history blockbuster Walking with Dinosaurs and comedy show Mr Stink, as well as last year’s London Olympic Games which transmitted dozens of events in 3D. The news is all the more disappointing given that the potential audience for 3D in the UK has expanded considerably, to around 1.5 million homes, over the past two years. More
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Broadcasters have further work to complete on Ultra High Definition Television before it can enter the broadcast mainstream, according to the EBU’s head of media fundamentals & production. Speaking at the SMPTE Annual Technical Conference in Hollywood Hans Hoffmann said the interfaces needed for programme production and for connections in domestic equipment both needed attention. The new family of compression technologies, HEVC will be published shortly, but much testing remains to be done. More.
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With Showcase 1 presumably moving to 193?
The channel that will be launching in May. Sounds exciting
If its plain FTV surely anyone with a Sky viewing card could manually tune it?
12.610 V, 22.000, 5/6.
"50892"....(For 'London Live') now testing with video, audio & EPG data.
Take the card out and then you will know, as, if its FTA, you will still see it!
FTV in all areas, not just London (only on EPG in London)
That's what I'm hoping, although the card will probably have to be registered to a London address.
For Sky subscribers this would mean a lot of messing about with billing issues. Could the solution may be to buy a FTV card registered in London and swap it over as required, or will this cause complications with box pairing?
I suspect that it will only actually be placed on the EPG in London from launch, or just before 31/3/14.
Well, it would make sense for them to be able to advertise the forthcoming service, but AFAIK Sky normally only put new channels onto the EPG on the channels start date, or occasionally the day before.
with the possible flotation of the Richard Desmond company.
More here.
Yes Sky could just knock off a few of its box office channels and host it there!