New EPG trial in London

JBoyle4eva

This could be big news! Anyone who's anyone should hear it! I found it on Digital Spy!

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Freeview STB maker Humax have issued a news release indicating that it expects the BBC to resume trials of an 8 day EPG service on May 5. The trial will take place in London.

Humax is somewhat worried that changes since the last trial might cause the EPG data to load slowly or not completely for its users and it is monitoring the situation. It is also planning to update its software for its STBs to take account of these changes as soon as is possible.

More details can be found right here on Digital Spy in ourterrestrial forum

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Mike 1972

If Ireland starts its own DTT service what will happen to viewers in areas which can recieve both Irish and UK DTT signals ?

Which EPG will be used and will users of one EPG be able to access channels on the other EPG ?

How does it work in mainalnd Europe along the various national borders ?

Originally posted by Mike 1972
If Ireland starts its own DTT service what will happen to viewers in areas which can recieve both Irish and UK DTT signals ?

My understanding is that we in the SouthEast who receive UK DTT will lose it as both Mt Leinster and Kippure will be using some of presely's frequencies

There shouldn't be a problem with border usage unless you are in the midlands or somewhere well south as frequency planning would mean avoiding a cross border frequency clash.
It's conceivable though that the further south you are from the border, the more likely you are to run in to problems where transmitters further south will block what you receive from NI, but not what people receive in NI itself or withing 20 miles or so from the border.
It all depends on the planning of the network.

No need to hold your breath though for this eventuality.

Mike 1972

Thats a channel/multiplex overlap problem (Irish mutliplex using the same frequency channel as a mainland UK one) youre talking about but there will still be places in the country (particularly along the border) where is is still possible to recieve both UK and Irish DTT multiplexes

How will that work with regards to EPG's ?
Which EPG will the box log onto and will they still be able to get channels off the other EPG ?

Our man in Havana

Realisticly is an Irish DTT service ever going to happen?

Mike 1972

Realisticly it has to because Europe will make us adopt it

Some would maintain that it is a rather sad state of affairs but the Irish governemt can hardly do anything without the EU taking them by the hand and telling them they have to but thats the way it is