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The Wales region was duplicated from region 43 in the "DTH Wales" bouquet onto region 32 in the "DTH Other" bouquet, some years ago.
Region 43 on the "DTH Wales" bouquet is no longer used or kept up to date.
The current difference status of these regions is as follows:
BSkyB Bouquet 3 - DTH Wales
LCN ServiceName
103
203
801
802 BBC Two HD
803
804
969
973
978 BBC One Wal HD
980 BBC Two Wal HD
0154
0219 BBC R Cymru 2
BSkyB Bouquet 4 - DTH Other
LCN ServiceName
103 ITV Wales
203 ITV+1 [Central]
801 BBC One Wal HD
802 BBC Two Wal HD
803 ITV Wales HD
804 S4C HD
969 BBC Two
973 ITV+1 [London]
978
980 BBC Two HD
0154 BBC R Cymru 2
0219
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Pretty strange, ironic, stupid, ridiculous - that the "BSkyB Bouquet 3 - DTH Wales" doesn't have an active Welsh region anymore!
Perhaps steve P will tell us which LCN BBC R Cymru 2 is on, on his box?
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No EPG for LCN 101 in the North East or North West D3&4 multiplexes.
As everyone knows, the freeview EPG is carried on every multiplex.
I wrote a program that reads this data and outputs an xmltv file, which is fed to a viewer program, allowing me to see what's on telly.
I was testing some new subroutines using now/next (because it's fast).
Now I had previously incorporated a subroutine to look for event overruns and output a list, if found.
This is what was output using the Bilsdale satellite-feed service information:
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EIT present-event overruns off North East multiplex D3&4
Format:
service_name (original_network_id.transport_stream_id.service_id)
start - end title
description
Status
Current Time (UTC)
(233A.3006.3DF0)
Wed 22 Mar 10:50 - 22 Mar 11:05 littleBe: Bob the Builder
Haunted Town Hall: CGI-animated adventures of the popular builder. The new alarm system at the Town Hall keeps going off, leading Mr Bentley to believe that it is haunted. [S] S2 Ep3
Event is running Late by 47 days 13 hours 12 minutes 23 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:24
(233A.4089.4484)
Wed 26 Apr 09:45 - 26 Apr 10:15 Paramedics on Scene
7/20. A man with a suspected stroke and a toddler who has jumped off a trampoline are among the calls the paramedics must attend today. [S,AD] [HD]
Event is running Late by 12 days 14 hours 2 minutes 27 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:27
(233A.5040.5E80)
Wed 22 Mar 10:30 - 22 Mar 11:00 Teleshopping: OctaSmart Mattress
Teleshopping programming bringing you a selection of innovative products.
Event is running Late by 47 days 13 hours 17 minutes 24 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:24
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There are no names or LCNs for these services as they no longer exist.
Exactly the same result was obtained from the North West D3&4, but with the addition of an event off the GIM local multiplex:
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(233A.3006.3DF0)
Wed 22 Mar 10:50 - 22 Mar 11:05 littleBe: Bob the Builder
Haunted Town Hall: CGI-animated adventures of the popular builder. The new alarm system at the Town Hall keeps going off, leading Mr Bentley to believe that it is haunted. [S] S2 Ep3
Event is running Late by 47 days 13 hours 12 minutes 23 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:24
(233A.4088.4484)
Wed 26 Apr 09:45 - 26 Apr 10:15 Paramedics on Scene
7/20. A man with a suspected stroke and a toddler who has jumped off a trampoline are among the calls the paramedics must attend today. [S,AD] [HD]
Event is running Late by 12 days 14 hours 2 minutes 27 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:27
(233A.5040.5E80)
Wed 22 Mar 10:30 - 22 Mar 11:00 Teleshopping: OctaSmart Mattress
Teleshopping programming bringing you a selection of innovative products.
Event is running Late by 47 days 13 hours 17 minutes 27 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:27
(233A.7401.7741)
Wed 22 Mar 10:00 - 22 Mar 12:00 Coming Soon
That's 70s launches tomorrow.
Event is running Late by 47 days 12 hours 17 minutes 24 seconds
Tue 09 May 00:17:24
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Looking at the full EPG schedule off these D3&4 multiplexes, the now non-existent services have full eight-day EPG, frozen in time, from the day of their removals.
There is a full 8 days for BBC ONE HD starting Wed 26 Apr, but nothing for BBC ONE NWstHD or BBC ONE NE&CHD.
This was verified on my LG TV by tuning to ITV1 and powering off.
After powering back on, the TV Guide for BBC ONE NWstHD remained blank.
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Chris.SE: " I hope he's been in contact with BBC Engineering and Arqiva"
not a chance, old chum, wouldn't even try
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This issue is now fixed for "WildEarth", but remains for "GREAT! tv +1" on the GIM multiplex.
What hasn't been fixed is this:
Invalid Character Codes in the EIT off North West multiplex BBC A. Date: 2023/06/23 14:46:58
It has become apparent through observation that invalid bytes in the Freeview EIT text strings are the low-order bytes of the Unicode General Punctuation Block:
Of course only bytes less than 0x20 qualify as invalid codes in the context of EIT text strings.
Since about April 2018, the following invalid codes have been found in the Freeview EIT text items:
0x01, substitute: {0x01} -> Unicode Character: "EM QUAD" (U + 2001)
0x08, substitute: { } -> Unicode Character: "PUNCTUATION SPACE" (U + 2008)
0x0B, substitute: {} -> Unicode Character: "ZERO WIDTH SPACE" (U + 200B)
0x10, substitute: {-} -> Unicode Character: "HYPHEN" (U + 2010)
0x13, substitute: {--} -> Unicode Character: "EN DASH" (U + 2013)
0x14, substitute: {---} -> Unicode Character: "EM DASH" (U + 2014)
0x18, substitute: {L'} -> Unicode Character: "LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 2018)
0x19, substitute: {R'} -> Unicode Character: "RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 2019)
0x1C, substitute: {L''} -> Unicode Character: "LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 201C)
0x1D, substitute: {R''} -> Unicode Character: "RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 201D)
There are 30 invalid codes in the current EIT:
invalid code, count, percentage
0x18, 1, 3.33%
0x19, 19, 63.33%
0x1C, 5, 16.67%
0x1D, 5, 16.67%
There are 25 events with invalid codes in the current EIT.
The Culprits:
Format:
service_name, number of events containing errors
BBC World Sv., 5
WildEarth, 16
RNIB Connect, 3
Magic, 1
Events with invalid codes in the eight-day EIT off multiplex BBC A at 2023/06/23 14:46:58:
#1: BBC World Sv., Fri 23 Jun 09:32 - 10:00: title = "Science In Action", description = "Scientists have made human embryo models - or {L''}synthetic embryos{R''} - from stem cells. What are their aims? What are the ethics?", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#2: BBC World Sv., Fri 23 Jun 13:32 - 14:00: title = "Science In Action", description = "Scientists have made human embryo models - or {L''}synthetic embryos{R''} - from stem cells. What are their aims? What are the ethics?", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#3: BBC World Sv., Wed 28 Jun 04:32 - 05:00: title = "Fukushima", description = "{L''}We are at war....{R''} Politicians seize control. And then a breakthrough; can the disaster be contained?", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#4: BBC World Sv., Wed 28 Jun 11:32 - 12:00: title = "Fukushima", description = "{L''}We are at war....{R''} Politicians seize control. And then a breakthrough; can the disaster be contained?", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#5: BBC World Sv., Wed 28 Jun 22:32 - 23:00: title = "Fukushima", description = "{L''}We are at war....{R''} Politicians seize control. And then a breakthrough; can the disaster be contained?", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#6: WildEarth, Fri 23 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Friday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#7: WildEarth, Fri 23 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#8: WildEarth, Sat 24 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Saturday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#9: WildEarth, Sat 24 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#10: WildEarth, Sun 25 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Sunday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#11: WildEarth, Sun 25 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#12: WildEarth, Mon 26 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Monday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#13: WildEarth, Mon 26 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#14: WildEarth, Tue 27 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Tuesday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#15: WildEarth, Tue 27 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#16: WildEarth, Wed 28 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Wednesday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#17: WildEarth, Wed 28 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#18: WildEarth, Thu 29 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Thursday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#19: WildEarth, Thu 29 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#20: WildEarth, Fri 30 Jun 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Friday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#21: WildEarth, Fri 30 Jun 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#22: RNIB Connect, Sat 24 Jun 12:00 - 13:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds", description error byte: 0x19
#23: RNIB Connect, Wed 28 Jun 20:00 - 21:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds", description error byte: 0x19
#24: RNIB Connect, Thu 29 Jun 12:00 - 13:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds.", description error byte: 0x19
#25: Magic, Sun 25 Jun 17:00 - 18:00: title = "Nicole Appleton", description = "Lead singer of The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs talks about writing her first novel {L'}This Bird Has Flown', hearing Manic Monday for the first time and what it's really like being in ", description error byte: 0x18
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Karl:
My EIT program optionally outputs series CRID lists, organised by "default_authority".
Here is a dump that includes lists before and after the fix:
dump.7z (472.40KB)
https://www.sendspace.com…rx9u
dump.7z contains complete series CRID lists for both freeview and Freesat.
Slashless CRIDs remain for "GREAT! tv +1" on freeview and Freesat.
The default_authority for "GREAT! tv +1" is "sonycrimechannel.co.uk" on freeview but "great.tv" on Freesat.
The default_authority for wildearth is "wildearth.tv"
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Chris.SE:
Content reference identifier
Content reference identifier - Wikipedia
AFAIK this information is not normally displayed although Humax have a way of showing it.
From the Wikipedia article:
Format
crid://authority/data
The "authority" part is "default_authority" and is usually present as a string in an SDT descriptor
The "data" part on freeview and Freesat appears as strings in descriptors at the event level in the EIT and always starts with a slash - or should do!
That makes no sense to me, given the format definition contains a slash, but that's the way it is.
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Karl: Well, I checked before I posted that the download worked and was taken directly to the download page where I downloaded the file.
When I closed the page I found that a page with an advert for the Opera browser had been opened.
Sendspace have a paid for option of direct download link.
I would think what you saw was one of those dodgy antivirus adverts.
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Saturday 10 September 2022 12:54AM
Tony:
This is the same fault in the EPG data - Slashless CRIDs- that brought down SONY DVD recorders in 2013.
The current culprit is GREAT! tv +1 - off the GIM multiplex - Winter Hill UHF Channel 27.
If you can avoid tuning that multiplex in, you may be ok.
This channel is also on Freesat with the same faulty data.
The equivalent data off GREAT! Tv does not have any error..