Channels moving
 

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

Rick

"R D S" wrote in message
...
Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

Rick




When new channels launch they tend to just get added onto the
existing line-up in whatever section is agreed between SKY and
the broadcaster. However as more channels are added to the EPG
it will require re-sorting to eliminate gaps that have been left but
and to filter certain channels into a more representative listings.
It's happened before but on a much smaller scale.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds13825.html


Mike C

"R D S" wrote in message
...
Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

Rick




When new channels launch they tend to just get added onto the
existing line-up in whatever section is agreed between SKY and
the broadcaster. However as more channels are added to the EPG
it will require re-sorting to eliminate gaps that have been left but
and to filter certain channels into a more representative listings.
It's happened before but on a much smaller scale.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds13825.html


Mike C

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 25 Mar 2004, R D S wrote :

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

I noticed that a *lot* had moved last night, after I tried to tune into
Ch.205 for Friends. :(
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 25 Mar 2004, R D S wrote :

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

I noticed that a *lot* had moved last night, after I tried to tune into
Ch.205 for Friends. :(
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

"R D S" wrote in message
...
Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in
Asda
after a move around.

Rick


I looked on 184 for Channel 4 (here in Wales S4C is on 104) only to find
it's now on 151 :o-(
Regards Mike.



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"R D S" wrote in message
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Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in
Asda
after a move around.

Rick


I looked on 184 for Channel 4 (here in Wales S4C is on 104) only to find
it's now on 151 :o-(
Regards Mike.



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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:06:20 +0000, Mike Henry
wrote:

In , Paul Hyett
wrote:

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 25 Mar 2004, R D S wrote :

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

I noticed that a *lot* had moved last night, after I tried to tune into
Ch.205 for Friends. :(

TiVo's updated listed 36 moves:

Just out of interest how responsive to the changes was the Tivo EPG? That is
were the changes made in time so that you didn't have any recordings affected?

I ask as the EPG on Windows XP Media Center Edition took over 3 days to be
updated. It would be nice when I complain to say that Tivo did it correctly:-)

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:06:20 +0000, Mike Henry
wrote:

In , Paul Hyett
wrote:

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 25 Mar 2004, R D S wrote :

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

I noticed that a *lot* had moved last night, after I tried to tune into
Ch.205 for Friends. :(

TiVo's updated listed 36 moves:

Just out of interest how responsive to the changes was the Tivo EPG? That is
were the changes made in time so that you didn't have any recordings affected?

I ask as the EPG on Windows XP Media Center Edition took over 3 days to be
updated. It would be nice when I complain to say that Tivo did it correctly:-)

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:30:07 +0000, Mike Henry
wrote:

In , Nigel Barker
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:06:20 +0000, Mike Henry
wrote:

In , Paul Hyett
wrote:

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 25 Mar 2004, R D S wrote :

Why have some of the channels changed number!? Its worse than going in Asda
after a move around.

I noticed that a *lot* had moved last night, after I tried to tune into
Ch.205 for Friends. :(

TiVo's updated listed 36 moves:

Just out of interest how responsive to the changes was the Tivo EPG? That is
were the changes made in time so that you didn't have any recordings affected?

Yes. It was on the same day, (Wednesday?). None of my own recordings
were affected. (In theory you could miss recordings, because it only
calls home once each day and this won't coincide exactly with the Sky
switchover time. But both of these are normally during the night so
you'd have to be pretty unlucky - record on a 24-hour channel within a
few hours of its change time)

I ask as the EPG on Windows XP Media Center Edition took over 3 days to be
updated. It would be nice when I complain to say that Tivo did it correctly:-)

You certainly may :-). TiVo are actually very good with channel
additions/deletions/moves, and keeping up with Sky - just one of their
platforms - is a task and a half. There are often several changes a
week!

HTH
According to Sky, the channels numbers have been changed for 2
reasons:
1) tidy up of the EPG
2) to prepare for some new channels coming later on in the year