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Saturday 12 December 2015 7:19PM

BlindScan Diffs from16:54 10/12/2015 to 17:57 12/12/2015
Lost:
11553 H 22000 5/6 QPSK DVB-S

'10832 H 23000 3/4 8PSK DVB-S2 0.25 Pilot on' is still valid.

Since 10832H has no video streams or PCR PIDs, it is not possible to calculate bitrates from a recorded sample of the TS.

Resorting to TransEdit:

HexPID, Mbps, StreamType
0x0000, 00.007, PAT
0x0001, 00.007, CAT
0x0010, 00.001, NIT
0x0011, 00.201, SDT
0x0014, 00.000, TOT
0x0030, 00.248, ? *
0x0050, 00.002, ?
0x0055, 00.004, ?
0x0059, 00.060, ?
0x00C0, 00.323, ECM/EMM
0x1FFF, 49.227, Null Packets

*StreamTypes of ? are BSkyB Data found on all the TSs in the ASTRA NIT

Adding all PID bitrates gives the TS Bitrate = 50.082 Mbps

Theoretical bitrate for 23000, 3/4, 8PSK, Pilot on = 50.083 Mbit/s


The PAT, devoid of any PMTs, merely informs of the NIT PID.

<ASTRA_10832_H>
<PAT PID="0">
<TransportStreamID Value="2049"/>
<NIT PID="16"/>
</PAT>
</ASTRA_10832_H>



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All free TV channels in the UK
Sunday 13 December 2015 4:57PM

Lucille Wright: TV5 MONDE

FTA on 11426.50 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK 28.2E

BSkyB channel 796

BSkyB info:
French language channel with films, drama, live news and sport, music, travel, kids TV & much more. A bit of France chez vous.

Has French subtitles on teletext page 891, English on 892.


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Sunday 13 December 2015 11:10PM

Correction to a previous post:

Due to a bug in my BlindScan Differ, the wrong transponder, '11553 H 22000 5/6 QPSK DVB-S', was selected as being Lost.

This is correct:

Comparing BlindScan 16:54 10/12/2015 and 17:57 12/12/2015
Lost:
11538 V 23000 2/3 8PSK DVB-S2 0.2 Pilot on


11538V was left empty after "&tv HD" moved to 11509V. See All of the free TV channels on PGSTART350 in the UK

BSkyB info:
&tv HD is a new Hindi GEC showcasing a diverse and dynamic mix of relatable fiction, high voltage non-fiction, marquee events and blockbuster movies.

&tv HD is a Free To Air HD service on 11508.50 V 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK 28.2E

&tv HD is on BSkyB channel 853


The SD simulcast is &TV

BSkyB info:
&TV is the flagship Hindi GEC. Staying true to the personification of the Ampersand, &TV signifies a conjunction of aspirations and rootedness which is synonymous with the spirit of New Age India.

&TV is a Free To Air service on 11670.75 H 22000 5/6 DVB-S QPSK 28.2E

&TV is on BSkyB channel 795






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Sunday 13 December 2015 11:55PM

Lamhe was renamed to &TV on 02-04-2015

Whether &TV is the same service as Lamhe under a different name, I could not say.

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Monday 14 December 2015 6:20PM

RTE One HD and RTE One +1 launch on BSkyB
Channel 5 regions get the chop

Comparing files List ASTRA 11-12-2015 16 29.txt and List ASTRA 14-12-2015 17 33.txt

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

Bouquet Change, LCN Change
RTE2 HD 25 1270 9608 2043 2 10744H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000111 115, 162, 224,1112
RTE2 HD 25 1270 9608 2043 2 10744H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000110 162, 224, 278,1112

Renamed
Sky Sports F1 1 1306 1306 2021 2 12110H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111000011 407, 451
Sky Spts Darts 1 1306 1306 2021 2 12110H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111000011 407, 451

Renamed
Sky Sports F1 1 1307 1307 2021 2 12110H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000111110 440,1099
Sky Spts Darts 1 1307 1307 2021 2 12110H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000111110 440,1099

Renamed, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
2808 1 2808 2808 2029 2 12266H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1178
RTE One +1 1 2808 2808 2029 2 12266H 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000110 115,1178

Renamed, Bouquet Change, LCN Change
2816 25 2816 2816 2056 2 10936V 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000011 1007
RTE One HD 25 2816 2816 2056 2 10936V 1 1 BSkyB 000010001000110 277,1007

Renamed
Sky Spts F1 HD 25 3835 3835 2034 2 12363V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111000011 407, 451
SkySptDartsHD 25 3835 3835 2034 2 12363V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111000011 407, 451

Renamed
Sky Spts F1 HD 25 3836 3836 2034 2 12363V 1 1 BSkyB 000000000111110 406,1098
SkySptDartsHD 25 3836 3836 2034 2 12363V 1 1 BSkyB 000000000111110 406,1098

************************ DELETED ************************
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Channel 5 1 0 7700 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
Channel 5 1 0 7702 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
Channel 5 1 0 7703 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
Channel 5 1 0 7704 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000


Channel Diffs from 13/12/2015 21:01:16 to 14/12/2015 17:30:22
Changed:
Sky Spts Darts ( 1306) 12110H
Name changed from Sky Sports F1
Sky Spts Darts ( 1307) 12110H
Name changed from Sky Sports F1
RTE One +1 ( 2808) 12266H
Name changed from 2808
SkySptDartsHD ( 3835) 12363V
Name changed from Sky Spts F1 HD
SkySptDartsHD ( 3836) 12363V
Name changed from Sky Spts F1 HD
RTE One HD ( 2816) 10936V
Name changed from 2816


Lost:
Name SID TSID Freq
Channel 5 7700 2057 10964H
Channel 5 7702 2057 10964H
Channel 5 7703 2057 10964H
Channel 5 7704 2057 10964H


Found:
Name SID TSID Freq
2817 2817 2003 11758H
7750 7750 2057 10964H


7750 is flagged as FTA

15 second bitrate for 10964H
max min avg service_name
10.113 09.814 09.963 7750 [ENC]
03.436 01.702 02.646 Channel 5+1
03.619 01.538 02.302 5 USA
02.972 00.742 01.602 5*
05.042 00.953 02.425 5 USA +1
01.929 01.113 01.492 Channel 5+24
04.465 01.086 01.962 5* +1
02.615 01.162 02.055 Channel 5
04.735 01.739 02.984 Spike
01.448 00.364 00.922 Null Packets
06.007 04.988 05.438 All Other Streams
33.791 33.790 33.791 TS Bitrate

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All free TV channels in the UK
Tuesday 15 December 2015 6:54PM

Diffs:

Comparing files List ASTRA 14-12-2015 17 33.txt and List ASTRA 15-12-2015 13 00.txt

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

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

Renamed
Magic Radio 2 3660 50860 2090 2 11479V 0 0 BSkyB 111111111111111 3180
Magic 2 3660 50860 2090 2 11479V 0 0 BSkyB 111111111111111 3180

************************ NEW ************************

SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
55318 1 1046 55318 2104 2 11686V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1020


Channel Diffs from 14/12/2015 17:30:22 to 15/12/2015 18:24:01
Changed:
Magic (50860) 11479V
Name changed from Magic Radio


Found:
Name SID TSID Freq
20750 20750 2063 11053H
55318 55318 2104 11686V


55318 showing testcard with 1 kHz tone

20750 was showing Granada Reports

15 second bitrate for 11053H
max min avg service_name
08.246 01.959 04.077 ITV2 HD [ENC]
09.423 02.715 05.004 ITV4 HD [ENC]
13.542 05.034 10.763 20750
13.295 06.964 10.648 ITV Wales HD
13.338 06.921 10.638 ITV HD
05.165 02.686 04.023 Null Packets
06.282 03.819 04.929 All Other Streams
50.083 50.083 50.083 TS Bitrate

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All free TV channels in the UK
Friday 18 December 2015 7:29PM

A mere entry in the Service Description Table (SDT) - no actual streams:

ASTRA Diffs 15-12-2015 13:00 to 18-12-2015 13:00

************************ NEW ************************

11223.50 H 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK 28.2E
transport_stream_id = 2105
original_network_id = 2

SERVICE NAME TYPE epgID SID RST ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
52096 1 0 52096 1 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000 ---


Notes:

RST = running_status: This is a 3-bit field indicating the status of the service as defined in table 6.

ENC = free_CA_mode: This 1-bit field, when set to "0" indicates that all the component streams of the service are not scrambled. When set to "1" it indicates that access to one or more streams may be controlled by a CA system.

Table 6: running_status
Value Meaning
0 undefined
1 not running
2 starts in a few seconds (e.g. for video recording)
3 pausing
4 running
5 service off-air
6 to 7 reserved for future use

See 'DVB BlueBook A038':

https://www.dvb.org/resou….pdf

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Friday 18 December 2015 10:08PM

Whilst perusing the document, 'DVB BlueBook A038', referenced above, I noticed that elements of the 'CRC decoder model' have been obliterated.

The same is true of previous versions of the A038 document from www.dvb.org.

My intention in referencing A038 was to present the latest version of 'ETSI EN 300 468; Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Specification for Service Information (SI) in DVB systems', which A038 claims to be.

This seems to be the latest available version of the ETSI document:

http://www.etsi.org/deliv….pdf

Also available here: https://www.dvb.org/standards, via the same URL.



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Wednesday 6 January 2016 7:39AM

Hugh Everett: Have you tried a power cycle?

Put the receiver in standby, then unplug it at the mains. Leave the receiver unplugged for at least one minute before you connect it again to the mains.

Have you tried a Reset?

Service menu
Reset digital TV receiver
This allows you to reset the digital TV receiver. You will be asked to enter your PIN to reset the box. (The default PIN is 0000) This operation will replace all the currently tuned channels and will delete any timers set. The parental controls may also be lost.

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Wednesday 6 January 2016 7:43AM

A new service, which was added to the UHD Demo multiplex some time ago, is added to Freesat:

network_name = ASTRA, network_id = 2

12441.00 V 29500 3/4 DVB-S2 QPSK 0.25 28.2E
TSID = 2038 ONID = 2
TYPE SID ENC RST SERVICE NAME PROVIDER
31 7400 0 4 Astra Ultra HD Demo SES ASTRA
31 7401 0 4 Astra Ultra HD Demo SES ASTRA

Note: This is not the 'ASTRA' network with network_id = 0x20, which should properly have network_name = BSkyB.

The new service, with SID = 7401, uses the same streams as 7400 and appears to differ only in the existence of a second instance of a descriptor which TransEdit determines to be 'Descriptor = 0x38 - Transport Profile'.


Comparing files List Freesat 05-01-2016 07 56.txt and List Freesat 05-01-2016 17 18.txt

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

Bouquet Change
Freesat 4K 31 107 7400 2038 2 12441V 0 0 Freesat 000011111000 998
Freesat 4K 31 107 7400 2038 2 12441V 0 0 Freesat 00001111E000 998

Renamed
NOW Christmas 1 15006 52010 2105 2 11224H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 513
NOW Music 1 15006 52010 2105 2 11224H 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 513

************************ NEW ************************
SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Freesat 4K 25 108 7401 2038 2 12441V 0 0 Freesat 000000001000 998


What this amounts to:
'Freesat 4K' with SID 7400 remains on 998 in the HD Bouquets.
'Freesat 4K' with SID 7401 replaces 'Freesat 4K' with SID 7400 on 998 in the Test Region of the England G2 Bouquet.


The same streams are mapped to both 7400 and 7401:
Video Bitrate (Mbps) sampled at 38 <= dPCR <= 55 ms intervals over 15 seconds for 12441.00 V 29500 3/4 DVB-S2 QPSK (03/01/2016 04:36:58)
maximum | minimum | average | service_name
24.915 | 22.531 | 24.572 | Astra Ultra HD Demo (7400)/Astra Ultra HD Demo (7401)
20.759 | 18.277 | 18.758 | Null Packets
00.786 | 00.277 | 00.551 | All Other Streams
43.881 | 43.881 | 43.881 | TS Bitrate

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