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Tuesday 2 February 2016 4:38PM

MATV National is back on the BSkyB box.

ARISE News is taken off the BSkyB box.

?TV is missing, presumed dead.


Comparing files List ASTRA 01-02-2016 13 06.txt and List ASTRA 02-02-2016 14 01.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
55217 1 0 52102 2112 2 11343V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
55218 1 0 53700 2112 2 11343V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
?TV 1 0 53205 2313 2 11345H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000

Comparing files List ASTRA 02-02-2016 14 01.txt and List ASTRA 02-02-2016 15 44.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Promoted to BAT
MATV National 1 0 53570 2316 2 11597V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
MATV National 1 3401 53570 2316 2 11597V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 793

Removed from BAT
ARISE News 1 5071 50890 2090 2 11479V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 519
ARISE News 1 0 50890 2090 2 11479V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000

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All free TV channels in the UK
Thursday 4 February 2016 7:59PM

Freesat Changes:

Changed:
12480.00 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK :TSID = 2040 --> 12304.00 H 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK :TSID = 2040

Meaning Freesat is now using transponder 12304.00 H instead of 12480.00 V, both currently carrying the same Multiplex:

12480.00 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK :TSID = 2040
ENC service_name
****************
1 4Music
0 The Box
0 KISS
0 Kerrang!
0 Smash Hits!
1 More4
1 Channel 4
1 Channel 4 +1
1 E4+1
1 E4
****************

Those are the encrypted BSkyB Channel 4 services for Ireland.

Only 'The Box' and 'KISS' are currently on Freesat:

Comparing files List Freesat 02-02-2016 15 44.txt and List Freesat 04-02-2016 13 00.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Transponder Clone
The Box 1 21253 12005 2040 2 12480V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 509
The Box 1 21253 12005 2040 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 509

Transponder Clone
Kiss 1 12001 12010 2040 2 12480V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 508
Kiss 1 12001 12010 2040 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 508



The following use the same video stream:

11836H
Challenge(6031) = Challenge FSAT(6041)
Challenge+1(6026) = Challenge+1 FSAT(6046)

12207V
Pick(4751) = Pick FSAT(4761)
Pick+1(5107) = Pick +1 FSAT(5117)

The changes detailed below mean the 'FSAT' versions have been replaced and are no longer on Freesat:


Comparing files List Freesat 02-02-2016 15 44.txt and List Freesat 04-02-2016 13 00.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Renamed, EPG ID Change, Schedule Flag Change
Test Challenge 1 20095 6031 2007 2 11837H 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 853
Challenge 1 4013 6031 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 145

Service ID Change
Challenge 1 4013 6041 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 145
Challenge 1 4013 6031 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 145

Renamed, EPG ID Change, Schedule Flag Change
Test Chall +1 1 20096 6026 2007 2 11837H 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 854
Challenge +1 1 4019 6026 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 146

Service ID Change
Challenge +1 1 4019 6046 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 146
Challenge +1 1 4019 6026 2007 2 11837H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 146

Renamed, EPG ID Change, Schedule Flag Change
Test Pick 1 20093 4751 2026 2 12207V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 851
Pick 1 17009 4751 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 144

Renamed, Service ID Change
PICK 1 17009 4761 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 144
Pick 1 17009 4751 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 144

Renamed, EPG ID Change, Schedule Flag Change
Test Pick +1 1 20094 5107 2026 2 12207V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 852
Pick +1 1 4020 5107 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 159

Renamed, Service ID Change
PICK +1 1 4020 5117 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 159
Pick +1 1 4020 5107 2026 2 12207V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 159


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J
All free TV channels in the UK
Tuesday 9 February 2016 8:45AM

Encrypted Channel4 Transponder Move on BSkyB Occurs:

Comparing ASTRA 08-02-2016 22 54.txt and ASTRA 09-02-2016 08 22.txt


Found:
12304.00 H 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2031

Lost:
12480.00 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2040

BOUQUETKEY BOUQUETNAME
100000000000000 BSkyB Bouquet
010000000000000 BSkyB Bouquet 1 - DTH England
001000000000000 BSkyB Bouquet 2 - DTH Scotland
000100000000000 BSkyB Bouquet 3 - DTH Wales
000010000000000 BSkyB Bouquet 4 - DTH Other
000001000000000 BSkyB Bouquet 5 - HD England
000000100000000 BSkyB Bouquet 6 - HD Scotland
000000010000000 BSkyB Bouquet 7 - HD Wales
000000001000000 BSkyB Bouquet 8 - HD Other
000000000100000 BSkyB Bouquet 9 - Commercial England
000000000010000 BSkyB Bouquet 10 - Commercial Scotland
000000000001000 BSkyB Bouquet 11 - Commercial Wales
000000000000100 BSkyB Bouquet 12 - Commercial Other
000000000000010 BSkyB Bouquet 13 - Test
000000000000001 BSkyB Bouquet 14 - Interactive Test


Comparing files List ASTRA 08-02-2016 22 54.txt and List ASTRA 09-02-2016 08 22.txt


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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Transponder Move
Smash Hits! 1 1350 12020 2040 2 12480V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 362
Smash Hits! 1 1350 12020 2031 2 12304H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 362

Transponder Move
E4 1 1637 12050 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 110010001000101 137,1149,4095
E4 1 1637 12050 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 110010001000101 137,1149,4095

Transponder Move
Channel 4 1 1666 12035 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000111 135,1145,1160
Channel 4 1 1666 12035 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000111 135,1145,1160

Transponder Move
Channel 4 +1 1 1667 12040 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000111 136,1146,1161
Channel 4 +1 1 1667 12040 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000111 136,1146,1161

Transponder Move
E4+1 1 1668 12045 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000101 138,1150
E4+1 1 1668 12045 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000101 138,1150

Transponder Move
4Music 1 1758 12000 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 360
4Music 1 1758 12000 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 360

Transponder Move
The Box 1 1802 12005 2040 2 12480V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 359
The Box 1 1802 12005 2031 2 12304H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 359

Transponder Move
Kerrang! 1 1853 12015 2040 2 12480V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 368
Kerrang! 1 1853 12015 2031 2 12304H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 368

Transponder Move
KISS 1 1858 12010 2040 2 12480V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 361
KISS 1 1858 12010 2031 2 12304H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 361

Transponder Move
More4 1 3360 12030 2040 2 12480V 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000100 139
More4 1 3360 12030 2031 2 12304H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000100 139

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All free TV channels in the UK
Wednesday 10 February 2016 10:30AM

Freesat change the Transport Stream ID for 12304H to match ASTRA

Recall that 12304H was a clone of 12480V, in the sense that it carried the same multiplex, and Freesat changed transponder to 12304H for 'Kiss' and 'The Box' on 4th Feb.

With the transponder move on ASTRA came a change of TSID of the multiplex to correspond to the destination transponder: 2.031 = 12304.00 H.


Comparing files List Freesat 09-02-2016 08 23.txt and List Freesat 09-02-2016 13 00.txt


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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Transport Stream ID Change
Kiss 1 12001 12010 2040 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 508
Kiss 1 12001 12010 2031 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 508

Transport Stream ID Change
The Box 1 21253 12005 2040 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 509
The Box 1 21253 12005 2031 2 12304H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 509

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Friday 12 February 2016 3:37AM

I am not in the US.
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See this:
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<https://www.iplocation.net/>
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Where is geolocation of an IP Address?
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Your IP Address is *146.198.210.73*.
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Here are the results from a few Geolocation providers. Accuracy of
geolocation data may vary from a provider to provider. Test drive
yourself, and decide on the provider that you like.
1
Geolocation data from IP2Location <https://www.iplocation.net/click/1>
(Product: DB4 updated on 2/1/2016)
IP Address Country Region City ISP
146.198.210.73 United Kingdom England London Infonet Services Corporation
2
Geolocation data from EurekAPI <https://www.iplocation.net/click/4>
(Product: Pro On-demand API)
IP Address Country Region City ISP
146.198.210.73 United Kingdom London, City Of London Infonet Services
3
Geolocation data from DB-IP <https://www.iplocation.net/click/7>
(Product: Full updated on 2/2/2016)
IP Address Country Region City ISP
146.198.210.73 GB East Riding Of Yorkshire Flamborough (ca Manor)
4
Geolocation data from ipinfo.io <https://www.iplocation.net/click/8>
(On-demand API)
IP Address Country Region City Postal Code
146.198.210.73 GB England London EC4N
ISP Hostname Organization
AS6871 PlusNet plc. <http://ipinfo.io/AS6871>
73.210.198.146.dyn.plus.net INFONET Services Corporation
5
Geolocation data from MaxMind <https://www.iplocation.net/click/3>
(Product: GeoLiteCity updated on 2/2/2016)
IP Address Country Region City Postal Code Area Code
146.198.210.73 United Kingdom H9 London EC4N

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J
All free TV channels in the UK
Friday 12 February 2016 3:46AM

5* is renamed 5STAR and the now useless 'FSAT' versions of Pick and Challenge are deleted.

Comparing files List Freesat 11-02-2016 00 22.txt and List Freesat 11-02-2016 13 00.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Renamed
5* 1 28005 7715 2057 2 10964H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 131
5STAR 1 28005 7715 2057 2 10964H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 131

Renamed
5* +1 1 28006 7717 2057 2 10964H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 132
5STAR+1 1 28006 7717 2057 2 10964H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 132


Comparing files List ASTRA 11-02-2016 00 22.txt and List ASTRA 11-02-2016 13 00.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Renamed
5* 1 3023 7715 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 176
5STAR 1 3023 7715 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 176

Renamed
5* +1 1 3024 7717 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 190
5STAR +1 1 3024 7717 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 190

Renamed
Channel 5 HD 25 4058 3945 2005 2 11798H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111111111 105, 171
Channel 5HD 25 4058 3945 2005 2 11798H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111111111 105, 171


Comparing files List ASTRA 11-02-2016 13 00.txt and List ASTRA 12-02-2016 02 02.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Pick +1 FSAT 1 1022 5117 2026 2 12207V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1036
Challenge+1 FSAT 1 1026 6046 2007 2 11837H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1037
Pick FSAT 1 4761 4761 2026 2 12207V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1035
Challenge FSAT 1 6041 6041 2007 2 11837H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1034

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All free TV channels in the UK
Tuesday 23 February 2016 3:17PM

KeepItCountry enters the test regions on LCN 516. 'KeepItCountry' is currently 'Showcase' on the BSkyB platform.

Freesat 4K 'launches' in Freesat G2 Bouquets on LCN 998.

I mean 'launches' in the formal sense of moving out of the private test region and into the public G2 Bouquets.

BOUQUETKEY BOUQUETNAME
100000000000 England SD
010000000000 Scotland SD
001000000000 Wales SD
000100000000 Northern Ireland SD
000010000000 England HD
000001000000 Scotland HD
000000100000 Wales HD
000000010000 Northern Ireland HD
000000001000 England G2
000000000100 Scotland G2
000000000010 Wales G2
000000000001 Northern Ireland G2

There are two versions of 'Freesat 4K' (Astra Ultra HD Demo) but only one stream:

service_name TYPE epgID SID TSID ONID Frequency P SRate MType MSys FEC EIT RST Provider Bouquets LCN
Freesat 4K 31 107 7400 2038 2 12441.00 V 29500 QPSK DVB-S2 3/4 0 4 Freesat 00001111E000 998
Freesat 4K 25 108 7401 2038 2 12441.00 V 29500 QPSK DVB-S2 3/4 0 1 Freesat 000000001111 998

As can be seen, the RST (running status) is set to '1' = 'not running' for this version, which is balderdash, because the other version has RST = 4 = running, and since they are the same stream, they cannot be both running and not running.

Freesat 4K (both versions) is flagged such that it does not appear in the channel list but is accessible by LCN.

Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 38 <= dPCR <= 49 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 12441.00 V 29500 3/4 DVB-S2 QPSK (23/02/2016 13:52:04)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
24.910 | 22.816 | 24.572 | Astra Ultra HD Demo (7400)/Astra Ultra HD Demo (7401)
20.425 | 18.254 | 18.707 | Null Packets
00.786 | 00.354 | 00.602 | All Other Streams
43.881 | 43.881 | 43.881 | TS Bitrate


Comparing files List Freesat 22-02-2016 18 03.txt and List Freesat 23-02-2016 13 00.txt

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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Bouquet Change
Freesat 4K 25 108 7401 2038 2 12441V 0 0 Freesat 000000001000 998
Freesat 4K 25 108 7401 2038 2 12441V 0 0 Freesat 000000001111 998


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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
KeepItCountry 1 12003 52065 2105 2 11224H 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 516

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All free TV channels in the UK
Tuesday 1 March 2016 11:27AM

Freesat Changes

KeepItCountry launches on Freesat 516

True Movies is renamed True Movies 1


Comparing files List Freesat 29-02-2016 14 15.txt and List Freesat 01-03-2016 11 14.txt


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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Bouquet Change
KeepItCountry 1 12003 52065 2105 2 11224H 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 516
KeepItCountry 1 12003 52065 2105 2 11224H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 516

Renamed
True Movies 1 21000 53320 2110 2 11307V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 302
True Movies 1 1 21000 53320 2110 2 11307V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 302

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All free TV channels in the UK
Tuesday 1 March 2016 1:14PM

Having seen accounts of event over-runs on Film4, I wrote a little routine to look at the Freesat pf running status.

Here, for your amusement, is the latest result:

TOT.UTC_time = Tue 01 Mar 11:50:43

Format:
service_name (original_network_id.transport_stream_id.service_id)
start - end title
Status

Film4 + 1 (2.2041.9225)
Tue 01 Mar 01:50 - 01 Mar 04:10 Time Bandits
Event is running Late by 7 hours 40 minutes 42 seconds

BBC ALBA 2AUD (2.2047.6424)
Thu 13 Aug 23:00 - 14 Aug 05:00 Seo BBC ALBA. This is BBC ALBA
Event is running Late by 200 days 6 hours 50 minutes 42 seconds

Test 1 SD (2.2049.10040)
Thu 12 Nov 05:05 - 12 Nov 06:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show
Event is running Late by 110 days 5 hours 50 minutes 42 seconds

CNN (2.2067.50220)
Tue 01 Mar 06:00 - 01 Mar 07:00 CNN Newsroom
Event is running Late by 4 hours 50 minutes 42 seconds

Information TV (2.2105.52006)
Tue 01 Mar 06:00 - 01 Mar 06:59 Signature Africa
Event is running Late by 4 hours 51 minutes 42 seconds

S4C Digidol (2.2112.55295)
Tue 01 Mar 11:38 - 01 Mar 11:50 Heini
Event is running Late by 42 seconds

FREESAT EPG (59.2315.10549)
Mon 15 Feb 00:00 - 15 Feb 06:00 Vintage After Midnight
Event is running Late by 15 days 5 hours 50 minutes 42 seconds


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All free TV channels in the UK
Wednesday 2 March 2016 12:52PM

Channel 5HD Transponder Move


Comparing files List ASTRA 02-03-2016 11 29.txt and List ASTRA 02-03-2016 12 32.txt


************************ CHANGED ************************

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN

Service ID Change
7750 25 1042 7750 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1011
7750 25 1042 3945 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1011

Renamed, EPG ID Change, Encryption Flag Change
7750 25 1042 7750 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1011
Channel 5HD 25 4058 7750 2057 2 10964H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111111111 105, 171

Service ID Change, Transponder Move
Channel 5HD 25 4058 3945 2005 2 11798H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111111111 105, 171
Channel 5HD 25 4058 7750 2057 2 10964H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111111111 105, 171



Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 31 <= dPCR <= 44 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 10964.25 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK (02/03/2016 12:35:04)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
08.967 | 08.428 | 08.750 | Channel 5HD [ENC]
03.145 | 00.770 | 01.665 | Channel 5+1
04.021 | 01.663 | 02.605 | 5 USA
04.571 | 01.812 | 02.601 | 5STAR
04.329 | 01.137 | 02.840 | 5 USA +1
03.799 | 01.554 | 02.882 | Channel 5+24
03.006 | 01.162 | 01.969 | 5STAR +1
02.860 | 00.988 | 01.593 | Channel 5
03.561 | 00.778 | 02.112 | Spike
02.525 | 00.483 | 01.415 | Null Packets
06.494 | 04.783 | 05.358 | All Other Streams
33.791 | 33.791 | 33.791 | TS Bitrate

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