UPDATE

The EPG for 52426 is running but still no channel.

REMINDER

Please can someone check Premier Sports (at 1430 and prior to 1700 today) on Irish boxes (ie "Setanta Sports 1"), to see what DOG is used during EPL coverage?

Thanks.

jimbo,

Will do that for you

I'll have a peep as well

Updated expected EPG changes summary

Update
True Drama which was due to start BARB reporting on 24 April has been put on hold.

April
• 30th - Numerous EPG changes, mainly involving Discovery channels

o 125 Disc.TLC HD [new]
o 145 Challenge
o 195 Disc. TLC +1 [new]
o DMAX+1 moving to new number (TBC)
o Disc. TLC [new] – number TBC
o DMAX+2 closing or moving to new number (TBC)
o Disc.Real Time and +1 closing on 240/241
o 240 Home & Health
o 241 Home & Health+
o Travel & Living closing
o 522 ID
o 523 AnimalPlnt HD
o 524 Disc.Turbo
o 525 Disc.Science
o 535 Disc.History
o 536 Disc.History+1
o 549 Animal Plnt+1
o 551 ID +1 [new]
o 557 Disc.Sci+1
o 561 Discovery [UK]/Discovery HD [Ireland]
o 562 Animal Planet

• Geo Tez replacing Aag TV on EPG 824 (was due on 15 April but nothing has appeared yet)
• Akaal TV - no sign of any test

May
• 4th H2 Channel to replace Military History Channel on EPG 531

June
• CNN International HD on EPG 506
• UTV HD on EPG 178 in Northern Ireland. UTV +1 may launch with it on EPG 131 in Northern Ireland (by end of June)

July/August
• BT Sports 1 and 2 HD and SD . Testing on transponders D4S, D7S and F4L. Placeholder channels Sailing 1 & 2 (on EPG 445, 447) to close
• ESPN channels to be taken over by BT and ESPN Classic to be wound down

September
• BoxNation HD on EPG 437
• Film4 HD on EPG 315
• Local TV 19 local TV channels could come to Sky in 2013 if they agree carriage. Would be available via yellow button and EPG 117 (or 134 in Wales) in relevant local area. 216, 224, 225 were originally allocated for regions where more than one local tv channel may be viewable, though 168, 169 and 193 are now vacant and may now be allocated for local tv. In September (earliest on air date):

• London - London Live
• Edinburgh – ETV
• Cardiff - Made in Cardiff (on EPG 134)
• Belfast - NVTV

October (earliest on air date)
Local TV

• Birmingham - City TV
• Glasgow - GTV

November (earliest on air date)
Local TV

• Manchester – Your TV Manchester
• Preston - Your TV Blackpool & Preston
• Liverpool - Bay TV
• Leeds – Made in Leeds
• Newcastle - Made In Tyne & Wear
• Bristol – Made in Bristol

December (earliest on air date)
Local TV

• Nottingham - Notts TV
• Grimsby - Lincolnshire Living
• Sheffield - SLTV/Sheffield Live
• Southampton – That’s Solent
• Norwich - Mustard TV
• Oxford – That’s Oxford
• Brighton - Latest TV

2013 (unspecified month)
• ARISE 360
• Lifetime from A&E networks

Unknown dates
• TVC News – testing as 55275 on Tp F3L
• QVC HD on EPG 640
• Argos TV to close on EPG 642
• Possible new kids channel for Freeview from Viacom
• “Reshuffle” of documentaries/lifestyle genres to make room for news/entertainment genres (Arise News would move to EPG 520)
• STV HD on EPG 178 in Scotland. Manually tuneable with some boxes as 3855 on Tp 56. STV +1 may launch with it on EPG 131 in Scotland - manually tuneable with a Sky box as 10225 on Tp 54
• CBS Action HD
• CBS Drama HD
• Fashion One - currently manually tuneable and on Freesat
• NDTV Good Times (currently broadcasting on Virgin Media). Looking for Sky slot • Al Jazeera News Arabic – currently on Virgin Media
• Setanta HD (in N Ireland/Ireland) – currently on cable in Ireland

By end of 2014
Local TV could come to further 30 locations[/quote]

Thanks very much.

20780 on 11053H is now carrying OP47 (Teletext) subtitles. Not sure how long this has been the case for, just spotted it now!

Setanta Sports 1 showing Arsenal v Fulham with Setanta 1 DOG, with Setanta branding and advertising.... for those who asked

Thank you. Interesting they probably have to broadcast under "Setanta Sports 1" for the Premier League as it is that the contract is with. The EPL has no contract with Premier Sports.

Just needed confirmation. Thanks.

Now faded into Premier Sports programming...

Thanks. So Setanta 1 is on 1430-1700 on Saturdays? Strange or what?

Money must be tight

Yeah its really strange maybe Setanta are having issues.

Wouldn't say Setanta has a problem - I have no idea.

Must admit it is a rather strange arrangement.

Setanta and premier sports definitely seem to be sharing programming now. Was the setanta match blanked out on premier then?

Are TVC News going for the record of longest testing of a channel prior to launch on the EPG. The must have tested everything by now but if or when it does it would be funny if they got something wrong after all this time.
Just a line to say this is my first port of call on Digital Spy and a big thanks for all the work that is put in to it every week.

UPDATE

11.389 H

52426 now showing DMAX +2 - same stream
52446 now showing Discovery Real Time +1 - same stream

11.875 H

6233 now showing Discovery Real Time - same stream

Welcome to DS, there's always good informed discussion in these weekly threads about everything happening DSAT-wise at 28E.

On the subject of TVC I wonder if they've had a disagreement with Sky over being at the end of the, now, news overspill (presumably would be 571).

Think you misread their post, they said "first port of call" not first post they joined DS before you did! He he.

Oops! Your right there, been a busy one today!!!

No problem my friend I am one of the more gentle users and treat all other users with the greatest respect. As the news section seems to be at bursting point why not put the adult stuff in a section say around 0900 - 0999?

A pity they cannot move Sky News SD & RT SD duplicates to the overspill section, thus creating 2 slots in the 501-520 news section for new channels.

Actually, that does make a LOT of sense

overnights.tv now confirming that Discovery Real Time, Discovery Real Time +1 and Discovery Travel & Living will cease transmissions at the end of the broadcast day on 29 April.

Also advising that Loaded TV will stop being BARB reported at end of broadcast day on 30 April.

Update

12.607 V, 27.500, 2/3.

"55304"....now carrying EPG now/next data for-

Now: China Beat
1.30pm: East West Sports

Anyone know what this channel is, the programming would suggest a Chinese related channel?

Edit: Looks like it could be 'BON TV'- http://www.bon.tv/