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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Skytext teletext service closes

Sky TVs teletext service, Skytext, closed today (30th October 2013).

The service is no longer available.

On Sky boxes you may get an error message, or a "Interactive Services are not available", or simply the message to "press tv and text", which does nothing as there is no "text" service available on Sky any more.

Sky red button services remain unaffected.

Channel Five HD - Upgrade message

Channel 5 HD.

C5HD channel is no longer "free to view".

It has now joined the Sky pay service, and requires a Sky subscription to the "Entertainment Extra+" package.

"Channel 5's twitter account says they have now joined the HD pack "

Also "Channel 5's Customer Service have confirmed that Channel 5 HD changed it's encryption package from Noon today"

Friday, October 25, 2013

BT Sports Free Weekend October 2013


Enjoy a taste of BT Sport this weekend.
Feast your eyes on a whole range of great sport headlined by Arsenal’s trip to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.

BT Sport is opening up to non-subscribers, including those with Sky, during the weekend of October 26th and 27th, from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.

This means Freeview, BT, Sky and Virgin customers will be able watch live rugby from the Aviva Premiership, including Bath v Gloucester, Northampton v Saracens and Wasps v Leicester, plus the Barclays Premier League Saturday lunchtime clash between Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

How can I watch?

Sky Digital Satellite Platform :
  • BT Sport 1 on Sky Guide Channel 413
  • BT Sport 2 on Sky Guide Channel 414
  • ESPN on Sky Guide Channel 417
What’s coming up over the Free Access Weekend?

Highlights include:
  • Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Saturday 11.30am on BT Sport 1
  • 3 live Aviva Premiership Rugby matches; Bath v Gloucester (Fri, 7pm), Northampton v Saracens (Sat, 3pm) and Wasps v Leicester (Sun, 1pm) all on BT Sport 1
  • UFC live from Manchester headlined by Machida v Munoz (Sat, 7.30pm on BT Sport 2)
  • Action from the Scottish Premiership, Ross County v Inverness CT (Fri, 7.15pm on BT Sport 2)
  • 2 matches from the French Ligue 1 featuring big spending PSG and Monaco
  • WTA Tennis from TEB BNP Paribas, including the semi-final and final (BT Sport 2)
  • MLB World Series Game 3 & 4
  • Action from the Serie A featuring Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan
  • 3 matches from the Bundesliga

Saturday, October 19, 2013

BBC Sport : Rugby League World Cup 2013

BBC Sport : Rugby League World Cup 2013

Live coverage of all England games on BBC TV and radio.

including England v Australia, England v Ireland and England v Fiji

Rugby League World Cup Final at Old Trafford on November 30.

Friday, October 11, 2013

TVCatchUp to drop ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 services

ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have won a high court ruling forcing controversial London-based website TVCatchUp to stop streaming more than 20 of their services.

Under the ruling TVCatchUp has been told it cannot stream certain ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 channel, including ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, E4, Film4 and More4, on its web-based online service.

ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5's flagship channels will remain on the website due to section 73 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act, which allows certain qualifying services to be retransmitted - although the three channels are not allowed to be streamed on mobile devices. The ruling means the disappearance of popular digital channels including ITV2, E4 and 5*, as well as any +1 timeshift streams.

TVCatchup is continuing to display the channels, but each icon merely redirects to the broadcasters' own live streams hosted on their individual websites.

TVCatchUp, which earlier this month added catchup TV to its offering of live streaming services, posted a statement on its website acknowledging the changes to its operation following the ruling.

"ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 welcome this decision," said the broadcasters in a joint statement. "It is a significant vindication for this action that the judge has ruled 21 of our channels are to be removed from the TVC website. This result will help protect the substantial investment broadcasters make in content and is a clear message to those who seek to infringe our copyright or use our content in an illegal capacity."

TVCatchUp has the right to appeal against the verdict. But lawyers consider the decision to be a major victory for UK broadcasters, which have been concerned about TVCatchUp's copyright infringement since as far back as 2007.

"The high court has finally confirmed that TVCatchUp must cease streaming all of the claimant broadcasters' channels on its service on mobile networks and all of the non public service channels, such as ITV2 and E4, on the internet," said Nick Swimer, partner at Reed Smith. "Whilst TVCatchUp may continue to stream the main public service channels on the internet, the high court indicated that the legal loophole which allows TVCatchUp to do this should be closed by the UK government, as it is not compatible with European law."

In March, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5's case against TVCatchup was ruled upon by Europe's highest court.

The European court of justice ruled that websites that retransmit live TV over the internet without permission from broadcasters are in breach of copyright.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Japanese Grand Prix 2013 - Sky Sports F 1 Trailer

Japanese Grand Prix 2013 - Sky Sports F 1 Race Times Trailer
"Bumper" Advert detailing the times of the live TV sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix 2013



2013 Korean Grand Prix - Sky Sports F 1 HD Trailer
Live on Sky Sports
Live on Antenna 3 - Spanish TV
Live on BBC Sport

More information:
http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/f1_on_sky_sports_hd_costa_blanca.php

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Sky Sports confirm live Premier League fixtures for December and the New Year:

Sky Sports confirm live Premier League fixtures for December and the New Year:

Sat 7: Sunderland v Tottenham (ko 5.30pm)
Sun 8: Fulham v Aston Villa (ko 1.30pm)
Sun 8: Arsenal v Everton (ko 4pm)
Mon 9: Swansea City v Hull City (ko 8pm)
Sat 14: Hull City v Stoke City (ko 5.30pm)
Sun 15: Aston Villa v Man Utd (ko 1.30pm)
Sun 15: Tottenham v Liverpool (ko 4pm)
Sun 22: Southampton v Tottenham (ko 1.30pm)
Sun 22: Swansea City v Everton (ko 4pm)
Mon 23: Arsenal v Chelsea (ko 8pm)
Thu 26: Hull City v Man Utd (ko 12.45pm)
Sat 28: West Ham v West Brom (ko 12.45pm)
Sat 28: Cardiff City v Sunderland (ko 5.30pm)
Sun 29: Newcastle United v Arsenal (ko 1.30pm)
Sun 29: Chelsea v Liverpool (ko 4pm)
Wed Jan 1: Swansea v Man City (ko 12.45pm)

Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports

Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports




Heineken Cup coverage on Sky Sports Trailer

Heineken Cup starts 11th October 2013

More information
http://www.satandpcguy.com/Site/live_rugby_union_heineken_cup_sky_sports_costa_blanca_spain.php

Japanese Grand Prix 2013 by Sky Sports F1 expert Tony Jardine

A look ahead to this weekends Japanese Grand Prix by Sky Sports F1 expert Tony Jardine.

The 2013 Japanese GP in a nutshell
Track: Suzuka International Racing Course. Permanent circuit.
Race start time: 7am UK time Sunday (3pm local).
Laps: 53.
Track length: 5.807 km.
Tyre allocation: Medium (white) and hard (orange).
DRS Zones: One - on the pit straight.
Driver steward: TBA.
Lap record: Kimi Raikkonen - 1:31.540 - (McLaren; 2005).
2012 pole: Sebastian Vettel - 1:30.839 (Red Bull).

Sky Sports F1's schedule

Thursday 3rd October
7am - Drivers' Press Conference - Live!
5pm - Gear Up For Japan.
8pm - Classic F1 - 2005 Japanese GP.
10pm - Classic F1 - 2007 Japanese GP.

Friday 4th October
12am - 2012 Japanese GP highlights.
1:45am - Japanese GP Practice One - Live!
5:45am - Japanese GP Practice Two - Live!
8am - Team Principals' Press Conference - Live!
10am - The F1 Show - Live!
11am - Japanese GP Practice One replay.
1:05pm - Japanese GP Practice Two - replay.
4pm - The F1 Show - replay.
6pm - Classic F1 - 1989 Japanese GP.
8pm - The F1 Show replay
9pm - Japanese GP Practice One replay.
11:05pm - Japanese GP Practice Two - replay.

Saturday 5th October
2:45am - Japanese GP Practice Three - Live!
5am - Japanese GP Qualifying - Live!
8am - Classic F1 - 1994 Japanese GP.
11am - Japanese GP Qualifying replay.
1:45pm - Ted's Qualifying Notebook.
2pm - Classic F1 - 2000 Japanese GP
4pm - Japanese GP Qualifying replay.
7pm - Classic F1 - 2005 Japanese GP.
9pm - Japanese GP Qualifying replay.

Sunday 6th October
5:30am - The 2013 Japanese GP - Live!
10.15am - F1 Legends.
11:30am - The 2013 Japanese GP replay.
6pm - 2013 Japanese GP highlights.
7pm - Ted's Race Notebook.
7:15pm - Classic F1 - Japanese GP 2007.
9:15pm - 2013 Japanese GP highlights.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

A list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Below is a list of the channels and frequencies affected by the recent "satellite shuffle" between Eutelsat 28A and Astra.

Note that for some people in some areas of Spain, channels on the Astra 2F UK beam may be unavailable, as your satellite dish may be too small to receive these frequencies.

As a general rule of thumb, if you can receive Channel Five, then you should be able to receive those other channels on Astra 2Fs UK beam.

If you are struggling to receive those channels on the Astra 2F UK beam, then it may be possible to search for the channels on their "Final" frequencies, as some of the channels are actually operating on their final frequencies.

On a Sky box, you simply go to the "Add Channels" menu option, and then add the channels to your Sky boxes "Other Channels" list, accessed via the Services Menu.

Hopefully by the 10th October, all channels will be on their final frequencies, and the Sky Guide and the Freesat Guide channel lists are all correctly "mapped" to the new frequencies.

BT Sports Frequency changes October 2013

BT Sports Frequency changes October 2013

Note that during the first 10 days of October 2013, BT Sports channels will be changing frequencies.

This is due to a change in the allocation of frequencies between Eutelsat and Astra.

BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 have now changed transponders, moving from 11.527 V, 27.500, 2/3 to 10.979 V, 22.000, 5/6.

This 10.979 frequency is on the Astra 2F UK beam, and so its reception may not be as good at it was previously. If you cannot receive Channel Five, then you will not be able to receive this frequency either!

BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 will by the 10th October 2013, be moved to their new frequency of 12.515 H

BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 2 HD have now changed transponders, moving from 11.585 H, 29.500, 3/4 to 11.156 V, 23.000, 8/9

BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 2 HD will by the 10th October 2013, be moved to their new frequency of 12.574 H

Friday, October 4, 2013

BT Sport - Free Weekend - 26th – 27th October 2013

BT Sport will be making BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN open during the weekend of the 26th – 27th October.



The BT Sport weekend runs from 6pm Friday to 6am Monday and any Sky customer will be able watch live rugby from the Aviva Premiership, including Bath v Gloucester, Northampton v Saracens and Wasps v Leicester.

The weekend will also see Crystal Palace take on Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League.
Note this says Sky customer, so you may need still need a Sky subscription, or a Sky card ( such as a free to view card )to watch these channels.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Sky+ HD boxes get a new search update

Sky is promising an entirely new-look search feature for its Sky+ HD boxes.

Set to arrive over the "coming months", it includes a new suggestions function which will autofill search boxes as you type.

Similar to Google Instant, or TiVo's method of search, it should rapidly speed up the process of searching for content on users' Sky+ HD boxes.



Everything from actors to shows and events will be shown as letters are typed into the new search box. It is also possible to locate movies based on actor's names if, for example, the user can't remember the exact title of a film.

Results are taken from Sky TV as well as On Demand, so it is possible to find downloadable content straight within search.

Sky customers who have not connected their receiver to the internet will continue to be offered the basic search.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Sky / Freesat channel changes - many channels moving satellites from Eutelsat to Astra

Over the last day or two, some people with Freesat or "free to air" or "generic" satellite receiver, may notice that many of the "cheaper" channels are no longer available.

This is nothing to do with new satellites, more to do with old agreements.

The changes to many channels today and yesterday as the channel are moved from the Eutelsat satellite to the Astra satellites - as mentioned a few days ago in our blog : http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/09/some-uk-tv-frequency-changes-over-the-next-few-weeks/

This is part of an agreement, where by some of the frequencies that were allocated to Eutelsat, hav now been reallocated to Astra.

Sky boxes should automatically update the channels to the new frequencies.

Freesat boxes should also automatically update the channels to the new frequencies, but this will usually be done during early hours housekeeping. However if you want these channels back now, you simply need to perform a new Freesat rescan (usually Menu, Install)

For users of "non sky and non freesat" receivers, like "free to air" or "generic" satellite receiver, if you want these channels back you simply need to perform a new search / scan of the satellite - usually from the main menus "install" options.



Keep up to date with the many frequency changes on our forum : http://www.satandpcguy.com/forum/showthread.php?91374-Important-Sky-TV-and-Freesat-TV-Channel-Frequency-changes-and-updates



Some of the recent channels that have changed frequencies:

Astra 1N, 28.2°E
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Motors TV: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50325 PID:3331/3329 English,3330 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Manchester United TV: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50345 PID:2347/2348 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for BT Sport 1: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50365 PID:2349/2350 English,2351 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for BT Sport 1: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50366 PID:2349/2350 nar,2351 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Racing UK: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50370 PID:2360/2361 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for BT Sport 2: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50375 PID:2305/2306 English,2307 nar- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for ESPN: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50380 PID:2353/2354 English,2355 nar- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for S4C Digidol: 10979.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50385 PID:3333/3334 Welsh,3335 English,3336 nar- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Paversshoes TV: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50400 PID:2330/2331 English- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Geo News International: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50405 PID:2341/2340 Urdu- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Ary Digital UK: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50415 PID:2343/2342 English- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for V Channel: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50425 PID:2338/2339 English- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Zee News: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50455 PID:2316/2317 English Hindi- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Zee TV: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50460 PID:2320/2321 Hindi,2323- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Zee Cinema: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50465 PID:2324/2325 Hindi,2326- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for Zing: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50470 PID:2314/2313 English- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Zee Punjabi: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50475 PID:2311/2310 Punjabi,2312- VideoGuard).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for Lamhe: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50480 PID:2328/2329 Hindi- Clear).
(20h58) Sky Digital: New frequency for The Dating Channel: 11171.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:50490 PID:2335/2336 English- Clear).
Astra 2A, 28.2°E
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Television X - The Fantasy Channel: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55231 PID:2305/2306 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Cheeky Chat: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55232 PID:2324/2325 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Red Hot amateur: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55235 PID:2348/2349 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Holiday + Cruise: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55236 PID:2333/2334 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for The Mall: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55238 PID:2336/2337 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Redhot Mums: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55239 PID:2339/2340 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Redhot DD: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55240 PID:2342/2343 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for TVX Brits: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55244 PID:2314/2315 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Primetime PPV: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55245 PID:2371/2372 English- VideoGuard).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Dirty Talk: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55246 PID:2345/2346 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Xplicit Nightly: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55248 PID:2320/2321 English- VideoGuard). Nights
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for The Dept Store: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55250 PID:2309/2312 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Luxury Life: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55252 PID:2318/2319 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for E News Channel: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55271 PID:2354/2355 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for TVC News: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55275 PID:2350/2351 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Gospel Channel Europe: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55276 PID:2374/2375 English- Clear).
(20h59) Sky Digital: New frequency for Madani Channel: 11954.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:55277 PID:2377/2378 Urdu- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Channel I: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54062 PID:2358/2359 Bengali- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Peace TV UK: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54063 PID:2319/2320 English- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Peace TV Urdu: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54064 PID:2313/2314 Urdu- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Channel Nine UK: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54069 PID:2352/2353 Bengali- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Arise News: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54071 PID:2346/2347 English- Clear).
(21h00) Sky Digital: New frequency for Alibi: 11973.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54072 PID:2330/2331 English,2332- VideoGuard).
Eutelsat 28A, 28.2°E
(21h02) Sky Digital: New frequency for Studio 66 TV 2: 11390.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:53540 PID:2316/2317 English- Clear).
(21h02) Sky Digital: New frequency for Studio 66 TV 3: 11390.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:53545 PID:2319/2320 English- Clear).
(21h02) Sky Digital: New frequency for Studio 66 TV 4: 11390.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:53550 PID:2321/2322 English- Clear).
(21h03) Sky Digital: Studio 66 TV 3 has left 12643.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:54320 PID:2313/2314 English)
(21h03) Sky Digital: Studio 66 TV 2 has left 12643.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:54330 PID:2341/2342 English)
(21h03) Freesat & Sky Digital: TV Warehouse has left 12643.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:54360 PID:2345/2346 English)
(21h03) Sky Digital: Studio 66 TV 4 has left 12643.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SID:54365 PID:2316/2317 English)

Astra 1N, 28.2°E
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for XXXFirst Timers: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:4615 PID:515/643 English- VideoGuard). Nights
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for XXX Gay: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:4616 PID:520/648 English- VideoGuard). Nights
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for Playboy Lovers: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:4617 PID:513/641 English- VideoGuard). Nights
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for Trace Sports: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:4644 PID:521/649 English- VideoGuard).
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for Sky Box Office: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:4906 PID:512/640 English- VideoGuard).
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for Sky Two Ireland: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:5108 PID:523/671 English,651 English- VideoGuard).
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for Sky Living +1: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:6024 PID:514/662 English,642 English- VideoGuard).
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for TCM - Turner Classic Movies: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:6038 PID:522/650 English- VideoGuard).
(21h18) Sky Digital: New frequency for XXX Mums: 10921.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9353 PID:519/647 English- VideoGuard).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for TV Shop U.K.: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9531 PID:2323/2324 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for Rocks & Co: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9533 PID:2327/2328 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Record Internacional: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9535 PID:2342/2343 Portuguese- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Sangat TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9536 PID:2330/2331 Punjabi- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for The Boutique: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:9537 PID:2332/2333 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for High Street TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55102 PID:2352/2353 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for High Street Xtra: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55104 PID:2338/2339 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Brit Asia TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55108 PID:2346/2347 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Noor TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55109 PID:2355/2356 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for Gems.tv: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55110 PID:2321/2322 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Heart TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55111 PID:2348/2349 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Capital TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55112 PID:2554/2555 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Clubland TV: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55113 PID:2557/2558 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Planet Pop: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55114 PID:2560/2561 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for ATN Bangla: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55115 PID:2340/2341 Bengali- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for PTC Punjabi: 11082.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55117 PID:2350/2351 Punjabi- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for LiveXXXBabes: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54101 PID:2325/2326 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Travel Channel: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54102 PID:2347/2348 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Retail TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54103 PID:2339/2340 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for JML Living: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54106 PID:2308/2309 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for SAB TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54107 PID:2316/2317 Hindi- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for Men & Movies: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54110 PID:2305/2306 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Best Direct: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54112 PID:2321/2322 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for QVC Beauty: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54113 PID:2323/2324 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Bangla TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54115 PID:2320/2327 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for MATV National: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54120 PID:2333/2334 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Believe TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54135 PID:2350/2351 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Horse and Country: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54140 PID:2341/2342 English- Clear).
(21h19) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for JML Solutions: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54150 PID:2337/2338 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Fitness TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54165 PID:2314/2315 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for ABP News: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54167 PID:2353/2354 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Glory TV: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54170 PID:2318/2319 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for Tristar: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54175 PID:2344/2345 English- Clear).
(21h19) Sky Digital: New frequency for TV Warehouse: 11112.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:54180 PID:2330/2331 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Faith Channel: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55300 PID:2340/2341 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Cruzr TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55301 PID:2390/2391 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for xxXpanded TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55302 PID:2400/2401 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Bon TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55304 PID:2350/2351 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for BoxNation: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55305 PID:2384/2385 English- VideoGuard).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Channel S: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55306 PID:2406/2407 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Ahlebait TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55307 PID:2354/2355 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for PTV Prime: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55308 PID:2370/2371 Urdu- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Samaa TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55309 PID:2380/2381 Urdu- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for OHTV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55310 PID:2360/2361 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for KICC TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55311 PID:2346/2347 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for Sikh Channel: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55312 PID:2374/2375 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for The Active Channel: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55330 PID:2343/2344 English- Clear).
(21h17) Sky Digital: New frequency for xxXpanded TV: 11141.00MHz, pol.H (DVB-S SR:22000 FEC:5/6 SID:55331 PID:2403/2404 English- Clear).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for ESPN HD: 11156.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:23000 FEC:8/9 SID:3841 PID:2342[MPEG-4] /2344 nar,2343 English- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for BT Sport 1 HD: 11156.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:23000 FEC:8/9 SID:50660 PID:2332[MPEG-4] /2334 English,2333 English- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for BT Sport 2 HD: 11156.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S2 SR:23000 FEC:8/9 SID:50665 PID:2337[MPEG-4] /2339 nar,2338 English- VideoGuard).

Astra 2A, 28.2°E
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for BET U.K.: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51081 PID:2301/2302 English,2303- Clear).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for BET +1: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51082 PID:2305/2306 English,2307- Clear).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Comedy Central +1 UK: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51083 PID:2328/2329 English,2330- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Comedy Central Ireland: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51084 PID:2332/2333 English,2334- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Comedy Central +1 Ireland: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51085 PID:2337/2338 English,2339- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Comedy Central Extra: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51086 PID:2342/2343 English,2344- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Comedy Central Extra +1: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51087 PID:2436/2348,2347 English- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Nick Junior: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51088 PID:2313/2314 English,2315- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Nick Junior 2 UK: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51089 PID:2318/2319 English,2320- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Nick Jr +1: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51090 PID:2308/2309 English,2310- VideoGuard).
(21h16) Sky Digital: New frequency for Nickelodeon Europe: 12129.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:51091 PID:2323/2324 English,2325- VideoGuard).
(21h14) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for Russia Today: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50847 PID:2348/2349 English- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for Abu Dhabi TV Europe: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50866 PID:2343/2346 Arabic- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for Watch: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50880 PID:2365/2366 English,2367 nar- VideoGuard).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for CNBC Europe: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50882 PID:2362/2363 English- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for PTV Global: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50883 PID:2325/2326 Urdu- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for Venus: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50884 PID:2321/2322 Hindi- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for Vox Africa: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50888 PID:2315/2316 English- Clear).
(21h14) Sky Digital: New frequency for Smart Live TV: 12402.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:50889 PID:2353/2354 English- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for LoveWorld Christian network: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54211 PID:2323/2324- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for Live Roulette: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54212 PID:2345/2346 English- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for Akaal Channel: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54215 PID:2340/2341 English- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for CCTV News: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54216 PID:2351/2352 English- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for Nollywood Channel: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54217 PID:2327/2328 English- VideoGuard).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for UMP Movies: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54218 PID:2354/2355- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for DM Digital: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54219 PID:2329/2330 English- Clear).
(21h15) Sky Digital: New frequency for AIT International UK: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54220 PID:2332/2333 English- VideoGuard).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for NTV (National TV): 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54221 PID:2358/2359 Bengali- Clear).
(21h13) Sky Digital: New frequency for BEN - Bright Entertainment Network: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54223 PID:2348/2349 English- Clear).
(21h13) Freesat & Sky Digital: New frequency for EuroNews: 12441.00MHz, pol.V (DVB-S SR:27500 FEC:2/3 SID:54224 PID:2310/2316 Portuguese,2317 Russian,2318 Arabic,2319 Turkish,2320 Farsi,2311 English,2312 French,2313 German,2314 Italian,2315 Spanish- Clear).

UK / Sky / Freesat channels move to temporary frequencies ready for a swap between satellites

UK / Sky / Freesat channels move to temporary frequencies ready for a swap between satellites

As we mentioned a few days ago ( http://www.satandpcguy.com/blog/2013/09/some-uk-tv-frequency-changes-over-the-next-few-weeks/ ) some channels on Sky and Freesat will be moving frequencies.

This is because some of the frequencies the channels are currently transmitted from are being moved from the Eutelsat 28A satellite to Astra, as frequencies in question have been reallocated from Eutelsat to Astra. The changes affect services that have previously broadcast via the Eutelsat 28A satellite using a frequency band that rival SES (Astra) now claims as its own to use from the 4th October 2013.

The matter continues to be fought in the courts, but a recent ruling in Germany resulted in Eutelsat being told to stop broadcasting services in the contested frequency band by 4th October.

Consequently, services are now being transferred from Eutelsat to SES Astra's fleet of satellites.

These changes should be unnoticed for Sky and Freesat users, but some users with "generic" free to air receivers may have to perform a rescan should they lose a channel.

The changes will mean that viewers with generic free-to-air satellite receivers will need to retune twice in the coming fortnight to continue receiving all available services, and to regain access to any missing channels, but viewers with Sky and Freesat should see little disruption to their service, with both satellite TV operators working hard to ensure that their Electronic Programme Guides automatically redirect receivers to whichever frequencies are currently in use.

Frequency change
Channels included on the affected transponder
(not a full list)
11.508 H to 10.921 H
TCM
Sky Living+1
Sky Two Ireland
11.527 V to 10.979 V
BT Sport 1 (SD)
BT Sport 2 (SD)
ESPN (HD)
S4C
11.546 H to 11.171 H
Zee TV
Zing
Lamre
Pavershoes
11.565 V to 12.305 H
Sky Box Office
Challenge
Challenge + 1
11.585 H to 11.156 V
BT Sport 1 HD
BT Sport 2 HD
ESPN HD
11.603 V to 12.187 H
Sky Box Office
Fox News
National Geographic
History
At the Races
11.623 H to 12.402 V
RT
Watch
CNBC Europe
11.662 H to 12.129 V
BET U.K.
BET U.K. +1
11.681 V to 12.422 H
Al Jazeera English
Movies4Men
Men & Movies
12.523 V to 11.082 H
Heart TV
Capital TV
Clubland TV
Planet Pop
Rocks & Co
Gems TV
12.560 V to 11.112 H
Travel Channel
Horse and Country
QVC Beauty
TV Warehouse
12.560 H to 11.973 V
Alibi
12.607 V to 11.141 H
The Active Channel
12.607 H to 11.953 H
eNCA
12.643 H to 12.441 V
CCTV News
EuroNews
UMP Movies