Freeview channel changes for Cellcast shows

Lets hope that now Freeview as a clearly sign posted Adult Section, Ofcon will treat all TV platforms as equal… I’m not holding my breath though.

So this is what happen

Old name New name
LCN92 --------- ADULT Section Mux A / SDN
LCN93 Television X Television X Mux A / SDN
LCN94 smile TV2 ADULT smileTV2 Mux D / Arq B
LCN95 smile TV3 ADULT smileTV3 Mux C / Arq A
LCN96 Babestation ADULT Babestn Mux D / Arq B
LCN97 PARTYLAND ADULT PARTY Mux A / SDN
LCN98 TMTV ADULT TMTV Mux A (not Wales)
LCN99 Babestation2 ADULT Section Mux D / Arq B
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Adult
EPG No. Channel Name Notes Owner/parent company Broadcast hours Multiplex Encryption/Package Format
92 ADULT Section Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited 24 hours A Free-to-air Text service
93 Television X Timeshares with Teachers TV, G.O.L.D., Home, TopUp Anytime 3 TVX Europe Limited (Northern & Shell) 23:00 - 03:00 A Pay-per-view 4:3 SDTV
94 ADULT SmileTV2 Timeshares with Ideal World Cellcast Group 00:00 - 05:00 D Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV
95 ADULT SmileTV3 Timeshares with price-drop tv, Community Channel Cellcast Group 00:00 - 05:00 C Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV
96 ADULT Babestation Timeshares with Create & Craft, Rocks & Co 1, Al Jazeera English; Free-to-air 23:00 - 00:00 Cellcast Group 23:00 - 05:00 D Pay-per-view 16:9 SDTV
97 ADULT Partyland Timeshares with Five USA Cellcast Group 01:00 - 06:00 A Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV
98 ADULT Tease Me TV Not available in Wales; Timeshares with Virgin1 Bang Media (London) Limited 03:00 - 09:00 A Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV
99 ADULT Section Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited 24 hours 2 Free-to-air Text service

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98 ADULT Tease Me TV Not available in Wales; Timeshares with Virgin1 Bang Media (London) Limited 03:00 - 09:00 A Free-to-air 4:3 SDTV
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Channel 98 is actually 16:9 not 4:3
It has a better picture quality than all the other babe channels as well.

(02-09-2010 15:51 )Doddle Wrote:  Surely "book-ending" is a complete and total waste of time? Won't it draw more attention than before?

I don't see how it can draw attention to anything - you won't see it unless you're flicking through the channels.

As for a waste of time, it depends in your viewpoint. It will undoubtedly serve as a warning for anyone just flicking through the channels via the 'up' and 'down' buttons, but what good is that? The whole concept is based on Ofcom's bizarre belief that flicking thorough the channels like this is the way most viewers change channels. On analogue, with only 5 channels to flick through, maybe - but on Freeview, with 96 channels??? I think not.

(02-09-2010 15:51 )Doddle Wrote:  Also a waste of 2 channel spaces, which I expect you'll tell me aren't technically wasted, but still, you know what I mean.

Not really. I don't know the technicalities but I wouldn't think a single text page can't take up much capacity and the channel numbers can always be swapped around according to need.

(02-09-2010 22:10 )vila Wrote:  

(02-09-2010 15:51 )Doddle Wrote:  Also a waste of 2 channel spaces, which I expect you'll tell me aren't technically wasted, but still, you know what I mean.

Not really. I don't know the technicalities but I wouldn't think a single text page can't take up much capacity and the channel numbers can always be swapped around according to need.

I doubt that the message uses much resources.
When changing to the channel, a little box pops up for a second saying "loading interactive services".
The full message appears a second or so later.
I assume it is something like the teletext service, in that the data just has to be loaded once and then stays in the TVs memory.
They only need to transmit the info every few seconds to catch people who just tune in to it.
Since the ch99 signal is multiplexed with other channels anyway, very little of the total bandwith for that multiplex would be required.

LCN20 has been renamed Channel One. Some boxes will need rescanning; others detect the new service name automatically.

SDN offering new data capacity from November

would smlietv be interested in this They were using an ultra low bit rate last time they were on Mux A IIRC.

http://www.itvplc.com/media/newsrelease/?id=37364

found this on ofcom's site

Quote:Five said it would not object if Ofcom were to apply differential scheduling rules to Freeview, so that while Adult Chat PTV services could broadcast after 9pm on some platforms, they would be restricted until 11pm or midnight on Freeview.

so this could be why channel 96 still come's on at 11pm

(04-09-2010 21:27 )dave34 Wrote:  found this on ofcom's site

Quote:Five said it would not object if Ofcom were to apply differential scheduling rules to Freeview, so that while Adult Chat PTV services could broadcast after 9pm on some platforms, they would be restricted until 11pm or midnight on Freeview.

so this could be why channel 96 still come's on at 11pm

That was when they were objecting to a total ban. Ofcom went for the midnight option, so it can't explain the 11pm start. BS is immune from the midnight watershed because it isn't regulated by Ofcom, as I've already pointed out: http://www.babeshows.co.uk/showthread.ph...#pid608793

Jada was Naked way before midnight on ch96 this is good news look like the new Licens has kick in