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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:
Comparing files List ASTRA 22-11-2023 10 01.txt and List ASTRA 22-11-2023 13 06.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
21000 25 3063 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043
Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 30 <= dPCR <= 60 ms intervals over 21 seconds for 11097.00 V 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK (22/11/2023 13:10:16)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
09.416 | 03.524 | 07.137 | ITV1 HD (21015)
07.359 | 04.318 | 05.893 | ITV1 HD (21040)
05.637 | 02.279 | 03.511 | ITV3 HD
09.169 | 03.140 | 06.833 | ITV1 HD (21070)
10.432 | 04.286 | 06.893 | ITV1 HD (21080)
09.569 | 03.811 | 06.143 | 21000
09.419 | 02.996 | 06.829 | ITV1 HD (21010)
04.161 | 01.749 | 02.803 | Null Packets
04.914 | 03.189 | 04.042 | All Other Streams
50.083 | 50.083 | 50.083 | TS Bitrate
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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:
Comparing files List ASTRA 22-11-2023 16 10.txt and List ASTRA 22-11-2023 18 03.txt
Renamed, Service ID Change
21000 25 3063 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043
21060 25 3063 21060 2066 2 11097V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1043
No one told Freesat.
Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 30 <= dPCR <= 60 ms intervals over 21 seconds for 11097.00 V 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK (22/11/2023 18:20:33)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
10.376 | 05.986 | 07.783 | ITV1 HD (21015)
09.065 | 03.929 | 06.351 | ITV1 HD (21040)
06.822 | 04.294 | 05.623 | ITV3 HD
09.706 | 04.756 | 06.446 | ITV1 HD (21070)
05.854 | 02.999 | 04.294 | ITV1 HD (21080)
06.304 | 03.645 | 04.835 | 21060
10.948 | 05.842 | 07.966 | ITV1 HD (21010)
03.975 | 01.298 | 02.610 | Null Packets
05.443 | 02.757 | 04.175 | All Other Streams
50.083 | 50.083 | 50.083 | TS Bitrate
The ASTRA EIT present event for 21060:
title ITV News Lookaround
descr A round-up of all the news in the region followed by a local weather forecast.
start Wed 22 Nov 2023 18:00
duration 00:30:00
components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Border Scotland HD
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D3&4 EIT still with errors:
services present in the EITpf on D3&4 but missing in BBCA
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3C48 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 13:00: title = News Day, descr = International and African News - social, economic, political, sports and entertainment stories.
3006.3C60 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 13:00: title = This is VisionTV, descr = Over 40 channels in Entertainment, News, International, Religion, Shopping and Sports from across the globe.
3006.3EA0 000 no service_name - event: Wed 22 Nov 2023 12:00 - 18:00: title = ..programmes no longer available, descr = Looking for CITV? All of your favourite CITV shows and so much more are available right now on ITVX.
Total = 3
services present in the EITpf on BBCA but missing in D3&4
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3FE0 213 Moochi
3006.3FE6 291 TV Extra
8008.8200 206 POP
8008.8240 208 POP MAX
8008.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
8008.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
800B.8200 206 POP
800B.8240 208 POP MAX
800B.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
800B.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
Total = 10
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Some D3&4 errors are now fixed.
Current status is:
services present in the EITpf on BBCA but missing in D3&4
nit version_number = 17
TSID SID LCN service_name
8008.8200 206 POP
8008.8240 208 POP MAX
8008.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
8008.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
800B.8200 206 POP
800B.8240 208 POP MAX
800B.82C0 207 Tiny Pop
800B.8540 069 LEGEND XTRA
Total = 8
This is off Winter Hill which is rather unusual in transmitting three Local Multiplexes.
I think the above are likely missing because they each have the same SID in each multiplex.
On the Liverpool Multiplex, only TalkLiverpool is in the D3&4 EIT.
On the Manchester Multiplex, only That's TV is in the D3&4 EIT.
All services in the Preston Multiplex are present in the D3&4 EIT.
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.8008
474 MHz, uhf 21, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Liverpool)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 8048 01 TalkLiverpool
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800B
498 MHz, uhf 24, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Manchester)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804B 01 That's TV
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800D
626 MHz, uhf 40, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Preston)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804D 01 That's TV
069 8540 01 LEGEND XTRA
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
)
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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:
Comparing files List ASTRA 27-11-2023 11 07.txt and List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 38.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
ITVBe HD 25 0000 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
20720 25 3062 20720 2063 2 11053H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1044
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ASTRA/BSkyB Diffs:
Comparing files List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 38.txt and List ASTRA 27-11-2023 12 58.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Renamed, EPGID Change, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
ITVBe HD 25 0000 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
20835 25 3026 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1045
ASTRA EIT present event for 20720:
title Loose Women
descr David Dickinson and singer Billy Porter join Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan, Olivia Attwood Dack and Brenda Edwards in the studio.
start Mon 27 Nov 2023 12:30
duration 01:00:00
components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Channel Islands HD
The Freesat Streams are not mapped to 20720 yet, unlike this:
title New: I'm A Celebrity... Get Me...
descr ...Out Of Here! The trials and challenges come thick and fast as the celebrities attempt to grab those all-important stars to avoid food being in short supply. S23 Ep8
start Sun 26 Nov 2023 21:00
duration 01:05:00
components:
component_Type, stream_content, text_chars
1, 1, Video - ITV1 Meridn S HD
2, 5, Dolby - ITV1 Meridn S HD
3, 2, NAR - ITV Meridn S HD
2, 3, Subtitles - ITV1 Meridn S HD
2, 3, DVB Subtitles - ITV1 Mrdn S HD
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled NIT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled BAT/SDT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled EIT
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled EIT pf
5, 15, Data-FSAT-Tunnelled TOT/TDT
The Freesat Streams are mapped to every Freesat service in the Program Map Table of the service.
The PMT is a list of the streams that comprise the program and corresponds to the components list helpfully given in the ASTRA EIT.
The streams are streams of packets with the same Packet ID or PID, each consisting of a 4 byte header that indicates the PID and a 184 byte payload.
The Freesat Streams PIDs can have any value so stream descriptors are used to indicate a stream is a Freesat Streams and the kind of stream it is.
Unfortunately, something has gone awry with the three ITV HD transport streams such that these descriptors are missing for FSAT EIT pf and FSAT NIT.
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Freesat Diffs:
Comparing files List Freesat 20-11-2023 15 32.txt and List Freesat 29-11-2023 14 04.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Service ID Change
ITV1 HD 25 01047 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 Freesat 00001E001E00 821
ITV1 HD 25 01047 21060 2066 2 11097V 0 1 Freesat 00001E001E00 821
Renamed
CBS Reality +1 1 04010 55217 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 136
TRUE CRIME +1 1 04010 55217 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 136
Renamed
RealityXtra UK 1 27000 50903 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 134
TRUE CRIME XTR 1 27000 50903 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 134
Renamed
Legend 1 27001 55209 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 137
LEGEND 1 27001 55209 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 137
Renamed
HorrorXtra +1 1 27002 55218 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 139
LEGEND XTRA +1 1 27002 55218 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 139
Renamed
CBS Reality 1 27003 55214 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 135
TRUE CRIME 1 27003 55214 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 135
Renamed
HorrorXtra 1 27004 55202 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 138
LEGEND XTRA 1 27004 55202 2112 2 11344V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 138
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The three ITV HD transponders that had missing descriptors for some Freesat streams are now fixed.
These are the Freesat stream PIDs as indicated by the stream descriptors:
transport_stream_id = 2063
11052.75 H
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844
transport_stream_id = 2064
11067.50 V
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844
transport_stream_id = 2066
11097.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3842
eitpf = 3843
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3841
tdt/tot = 3844
The streams that had missing descriptors were eitpf - used for recording by running status, and the nit - which contains a descriptor pointing to FreesatHome
This evidently led to failure to record and failure to load the EPG on boot up off FreesatHome.
What is curious is that it apparently did not affect all boxes.
It could be the case that the Freesat stream PIDs are now fixed, so the descriptors are only needed by legacy Freesat devices.
It is a fact that, at this time, the only transponders with different Freesat stream PIDs are these:
transport_stream_id = 2108
11265.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3844
eitpf = 3841
nit = 3843
sdt/bat = 3842
tdt/tot = 3840
transport_stream_id = 2024
12168.00 V
fsatPids
eit = 3841
eitpf = 3842
nit = 3840
sdt/bat = 3844
tdt/tot = 3843
The Freesat services carried 12168.00 V are:
BBC ONE So HD [BBC One South HD]
CNBC
ITV1 HD [Central West]
Channel 4 HD [Midlands]
Channel 4 HD [North]
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Monday 20 November 2023 9:53PM
Freesat Diffs:
Comparing files List Freesat 07-11-2023 16 44.txt and List Freesat 20-11-2023 15 32.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Service ID Change, Transponder Move
Revelation 1 08003 52127 2108 2 11265V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 692
Revelation 1 08003 54066 2102 2 11656V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 692
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
ALBA 2AUD HD 25 00713 8927 2061 2 11023H 0 0 Freesat 000011111111 1997
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
ITV1 HD 25 01047 21000 2066 2 11097V 0 1 Freesat 00001E001E00 821
ITV1 HD 25 01048 20720 2063 2 11053H 0 1 Freesat 000010001000 820
ITVBe HD 25 01121 20835 2064 2 11068V 0 1 Freesat 00001EEE1EEE 822
Note that these do not actually exist yet.
The following is a list of similar as yet non-existent services in the current BSkyB EPG data:
EPG_ID #events - ALIAS
1164 153 - Virgin Three HD
1859 108 - SkySpMainEv HD/UHD
1860 108 - SkySpMainEv HD/UHD
3002 000 - BBC One East W HD
3016 000 - BBC One Oxford HD
3025 210 - Sky Replay HD
3026 240 - ITVBe HD
3029 000 - CITV HD
3030 348 - BabyTV
3031 184 - 5STAR HD
3033 171 - 5SELECT HD
3034 720 - Euronews HD
3037 123 - PBS America HD
3038 206 - Together HD
3039 362 - GINXeSportsTV HD
3040 102 - Oireachtas HD
3041 178 - RT One HD
3042 331 - RT2 HD
3043 574 - RTjr
3044 201 - E4 HD
3045 180 - More4 HD
3047 163 - Sky Atlantic HD
3048 306 - Sky Comedy HD
3050 210 - Sky Replay HD
3053 223 - Challenge HD
3055 235 - E! HD
3060 174 - QVC Beauty
3061 174 - QVC Extra
3062 181 - ITV HD Channel Islands
3063 186 - ITV HD Border Scotland
3064 279 - HUM Masala HD
3065 227 - HUM EUROPE HD
3068 178 - PTC PUNJABI HD
3069 346 - Foodxp HD
3070 248 - GREAT! action HD
3071 252 - GREAT! xmas HD
3072 013 - GREAT! movies HD
3073 230 - GREAT! tv HD
3076 574 - RTjr HD
3079 231 - GOLD HD
3081 136 - SkyDocmntrs HD
3082 173 - Sky Max HD
3083 207 - Sky Nature HD
3084 061 - Zee Cinema
3085 290 - Cartoonito HD
3086 202 - Sky Arts HD
3112 586 - POP HD
3113 688 - POP Max HD
3114 982 - Tiny Pop HD
4042 192 - 5ACTION HD
The "GREAT!" and "POP" entries appeared in the last week or two.