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ITV preparing for future service improvements
I have just seen on the freesat website a notice dated 19.02.09. Quote:
ITV are making some changes to the ITV1 regions on freesat on Tuesday 23rd February 2010, in preparation for future service improvements. This will only affect customers who receive ITV1 Central South and Central East, and residents on the Isle of Man. Customers in these areas using freesat+ will need to re-select any ITV1 programmes scheduled to record after Tuesday 23rd February 2010. This includes all series linked programmes on ITV1, where you have selected a whole series to record automatically. To re-select your recordings, simply go to the programme in the 8-day onscreen programme guide, and set it to record by pressing the record button on your remote control.
http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?p...uestion&id=198freesat+ users in the affected regions who haven't seen this could suffer missed recordings from Tuesday. However, the reference to "future service improvements" sounds interesting... |
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freesat+ users in the affected regions who haven't seen this could suffer missed recordings from Tuesday. However, the reference to "future service improvements" sounds interesting...
Oink, oink, flap, flap. |
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Probably means they're juggling some channels to different transponders.
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I assume the Isle of Man change is switching viewers with that postcode from ITV1 Border to ITV1 Grenada in line with the terrestrial change made last july.
Central South and Central East must be moving to another transponder. The note about Freesat+ recordings failing is a worry. If a channel ceases broadcasting then obviously the recording will fail but if it just swaps transponders (and stays FTA) then not having a service update mechanism for Freesat+ schedules is a big oversight in the spec. I expect the compression for most ITV1 regions is going to be higher unless ITV are moving them to a non ITV transponder. I wonder what's taking the space(s) left by Central S & E. Will there be enough room on the transponder for ITV1 HD? Probably just ITV1+1's though. |
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Would it be including some of the sub regions on the EPG?
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I assume the Isle of Man change is switching viewers with that postcode from ITV1 Border to ITV1 Grenada in line with the terrestrial change made last july.
Central South and Central East must be moving to another transponder. The note about Freesat+ recordings failing is a worry. If a channel ceases broadcasting then obviously the recording will fail but if it just swaps transponders (and stays FTA) then not having a service update mechanism for Freesat+ schedules is a big oversight in the spec. I expect the compression for most ITV1 regions is going to be higher unless ITV are moving them to a non ITV transponder. I wonder what's taking the space(s) left by Central S & E. Will there be enough room on the transponder for ITV1 HD? Probably just ITV1+1's though.
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I hope this mean that these 2 channels will move to another transponder and the 2 bbc channels which share space with bbc hd will move on to the itv transponder. Meaning the bbc hd transponder can change to S2, then there will be space for about 2 or 3 further HD channels. Such as ITV1 HD, Channel 4, Five HD
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Changing Channels
Having just checked the new 103 channel I find that it is now ITV South Meridian. But the PQ is poor to what it was. Will have to wait and see if the HD has been affected.
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I've moved from Central South to West.
GL postcode. |
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I've moved from Central South to West.
GL postcode. I guess having Central Tonight (West) is better than Meridian Tonight as Central West as well as ITV West covers your area to a degree. |
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All ITV channels have increased res to 704 x 576, except those on 10891 so it looks like they have got new encoders. Channels that dont currently have the new resolution are ITV1 Anglia S, BorderScotland, Meridian E, S, Tyne Tees N, Yorkshire W, ITV2+1 and Men & Motors.
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All ITV channels have increased res to 704 x 576, except those on 10891 so it looks like they have got new encoders. Channels that dont currently have the new resolution are ITV1 Anglia S, BorderScotland, Meridian E, S, Tyne Tees N, Yorkshire W, ITV2+1 and Men & Motors.
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So does that mean I can now change my post code from the West Country and get the same quality picture from ITV SE ???
![]() ![]() BUT Dazbear..You say on the side that.. Your LOCATION is London |
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![]() ![]() BUT Dazbear..You say on the side that.. Your LOCATION is London .Quote:
So does that mean I can now change my post code from the West Country and get the same quality picture from ITV SE ???
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Actually live on the outskirts of London, so ITV SE is better for us in terms of news. Have been using a Plymouth post code to get the better ITV PQ from West Country.
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Actually live on the outskirts of London, so ITV SE is better for us in terms of news. Have been using a Plymouth post code to get the better ITV PQ from West Country.
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All ITV channels have increased res to 704 x 576, except those on 10891 so it looks like they have got new encoders. Channels that dont currently have the new resolution are ITV1 Anglia S, BorderScotland, Meridian E, S, Tyne Tees N, Yorkshire W, ITV2+1 and Men & Motors.
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Any chance of a bitrate comparison ?
See instruction at the top of the page on the link. “New Feature” http://en.kingofsat.net/index.php |
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Still no Anglia West available on freesat. Was told by freesat 18 months ago that I'd soon be getting my local region. In PE and receive Anglia East (Norwich) rather than Anglia West (Cambridge). Find it hard to believe that freesat has been around for nearly 2 years and still not offering all ITV regions.
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Still no Anglia West available on freesat. Was told by freesat 18 months ago that I'd soon be getting my local region. In PE and receive Anglia East (Norwich) rather than Anglia West (Cambridge). Find it hard to believe that freesat has been around for nearly 2 years and still not offering all ITV regions.
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ITV preparing for future service improvements?
They want to concentate on content improvements.
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Kingofsat now has a update with lots of info by transponder/channel.
See instruction at the top of the page on the link. “New Feature” http://en.kingofsat.net/index.php |
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Some sub regions are not on Astra 2D (no space) so are encrypted and only available on a sky box with a card
several mentions of ..presumably a Sub-Group?.. called ..'Thames Valley' Did that ever come to fruition or was it advance planning to justify a grant or somesuch
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Still no Anglia West available on freesat. Was told by freesat 18 months ago that I'd soon be getting my local region. In PE and receive Anglia East (Norwich) rather than Anglia West (Cambridge). Find it hard to believe that freesat has been around for nearly 2 years and still not offering all ITV regions.
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I noted in your previous hepful references Graham..
several mentions of ..presumably a Sub-Group?.. called ..'Thames Valley' Did that ever come to fruition or was it advance planning to justify a grant or somesuch ![]() It used to be available on 10832 H. It's no longer listed the full list of fta ITV regions afaik is currently (though the same principal as above still applies) Code:
Region Transmitter MHz Pol Anglia (West) Sandy Heath 12402 V Anglia (South) Sudbury 10891 H Tyne Tees (North) Pontop Pike 10891 H Tyne Tees (South) Bilsdale W. Moor 12402 V London (Sky Ch 993) Crystal Palace 10758 V Anglia (East) Tacolneston 10758 V Central (W. Mids) Sutton Coldfield 10758 V Granada Winter Hill 10758 V Central (South) Oxford 10832 H Central (East) Waltham 10832 H Border (England) Caldbeck 10832 H HTV Wales Wenvoe 10832 H HTV West Mendip 10832 H Westcountry Caradon Hill 10832 H Border (Scotland) Selkirk Hill 10891 H Yorkshire (West) Emley Moor 10891 H Yorkshire (East) Belmont 12402 V Meridian (North) Hannington 12402 V Meridian (S. East) Dover 12402 V Meridian (South) Rowridge 10891 H Ulster (UTV) Divis 10906 V Channel Fremont Point 10906 V STV North Durris 10906 V STV Scottish (West) Black Hill 10906 V STV Scottish (East) Craigkelly 10906 V Central (SW) Ridge Hill 12402 V |
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