All posts by Briantist
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@David: The short answer is "no".
Please remember that the DTT (digital terrestrial television) system that is marketed under the name "Freeview" is a "free market", not the "closed system" operated by - for example - Sky.
The EPG allocations are therefore governed by rules - you can see them here : http://www.digitaluk.co.u….pdf
This means that the number of the channel can't be changed as it a distinct benefit to the broadcaster who is allocated it.
There can be no "high handed" changes to the channel numbers. Once allocated it stays allocated.
This means that channels that joined Freeview early on - when it wasn't yet the success it is today - are rewarded with low numbers.
I'm guessing that you're not a shopping channel guy, and would like to expel QVC from 16. However they see it as they made the investment and wish to keep it.
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Sharealam: Thank for posting that. I had spotted truTV +1 | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice in the auto update, but ITV Be | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice had not made it past my caching system.
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@Sean: The channel is live on Freesat, but I'm getting this
On Freeview. There's nothing in the EPG for this week... yet.
Also TruTV+1 is showing another MHEG5 screen
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@Corin: I'm not quite sure you could claim that ITV News was directly replaced by RT and Sky Sports News by Al Jazeera, but your point is a good one.
I'm hopeful, let say, that having viewpoints other than the BBC and BSkyB domestic news services is good for the future, but perhaps Douglas Adams' viewpoint is more human:
"the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation"
However, it is interesting to see that, apart from BSkyB taking the "named" channels away from Freeview (so we have "Pick") almost all of the channels at the start of Freeview are on-air, dispite some name changes (ie "Yesterday").
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Ethan Walton: the press pack says "this afternoon".
From what I recall Digital UK give the engineering people some leaway to ensure that this are done and tested to the highest standard.
This usually means they will get things done before the "start of peak" which is 5pm.
As the change cover lots of multiplexes there could be quite a few companies with "buttons to push" so to speak.
I'd look myself but I'm on a train....
Please let me know how it goes for you.
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richard: Given there is a free seven-day EPG, it doesn't create much of an incentive for a dead tree publication, does it?
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Mark A: It's quite good today, given the Virgin broadband coverage. Which I get free with Three.
Free WiFi on London Underground - Support - Three
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Monday 1 September 2014 5:22PM
@Nathan: Try doing a refresh.. You might have got the "old version".