(04-05-2021 15:00 )trains55 Wrote:  So presumably (unless BSX goes on for longer?) our FV show could start at midnight !?............

(04-05-2021 19:03 )BarrieBF Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

Your reasoning may be good, although it didn't answer The Silent Majority's question. It would surely have affected both the EPG listings.

Just out of interest, does anyone know if the current listings do indeed show BSX on channel 673 and Babestation on channel 674.

I'd check it myself, but sadly my remote control isn't working. I can still watch Freeview but I have no way of accessing the EPG.

(04-05-2021 19:09 )Dave_A Wrote:  Maybe it's something to do with the new Ofcom freeview licence, and the Dutch licence no longer being used ?

Freeview Smile TV3, got a new Ofcom licence back in March
Babestation on Sky also got a new Ofcom licence as well

Info here https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/tv-broadcast-licences/updates

(04-05-2021 15:00 )trains55 Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

673 does start at 10.00 so at the moment we see the whole of that show: except for the last 30 minutes. 674 starts at 11.00 BUT is BSX until 1.00am when we get the last 4 hours of the show! So presumably (unless BSX goes on for longer?) our FV show could start at midnight !?............

(04-05-2021 22:49 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 15:00 )trains55 Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

673 does start at 10.00 so at the moment we see the whole of that show: except for the last 30 minutes. 674 starts at 11.00 BUT is BSX until 1.00am when we get the last 4 hours of the show! So presumably (unless BSX goes on for longer?) our FV show could start at midnight !?............

I suppose it makes sense, if the 10pm to midnight slot has to effectively become not much more than a dayshow, to run BSX then and have both channels start the nightshow at midnight.

(05-05-2021 07:33 )trains55 Wrote:  673 says BSX from 10.00 till 12.00 (BSX preview from 10.00 till 10.10) and BS TV show from 12.00 till 5.00.

(05-05-2021 11:06 )barracuda Wrote:  

(05-05-2021 07:33 )trains55 Wrote:  673 says BSX from 10.00 till 12.00 (BSX preview from 10.00 till 10.10) and BS TV show from 12.00 till 5.00.

That makes perfect sense. The extra hour of BSX always seemed unlikely, as they would no doubt have been promoting any such upgrade.

(04-05-2021 22:49 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I suppose it makes sense, if the 10pm to midnight slot has to effectively become not much more than a dayshow, to run BSX then and have both channels start the nightshow at midnight.

(05-05-2021 16:40 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 22:49 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  I suppose it makes sense, if the 10pm to midnight slot has to effectively become not much more than a dayshow, to run BSX then and have both channels start the nightshow at midnight.

Yes, hit the nail on the head. Since they can't start nightshows until midnight now and therefore have reduced broadcasting time for them, it really wouldn't be good to allow BSX to take a further hour out of the time available when it's easy to avoid it.