Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

It had been thought that Viva would be leaving Freeview to make way for Spike TV.

Viva, however, will be staying on Freeview albeit for only two hours a day from 9 to 11am each morning.

I expect that Viacom have done this to keep hold of the EPG slot and will extend the hours when capacity becomes available.

I wonder where they got the capacity from?

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Some of it has come from the spectrum previously used by analogue TV, but I think they have also squeezed more in by messing about with compression regimes.

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

There's speculation that they might be taking over the BT Sport slot in order to go full time again on Freeview.

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Well, there's always the new Com 8 mux that's due to be deployed at some point. Supposed to be this year but you never know.

Although that's due to be a Freeview HD Mux, Motors TV used Come 7 to broadcast in SD, but would mean only HD capable sets could receive it.

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Over on DS some posters are reporting that carriers are being transmitted on COM 8 so maybe something will come quicker than we think.

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Viva is now on LCN 74 0900 till 1100 only

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Now back full time.

Re: Viva not leaving Freeview after all!
 

Motors TV actually occupies 2 slots on Freeview. A broadcast channel on Mux 7 & a Streamed "Connect" slot on Mux 5. So as long as you are on one of the 6 mux Freeview transmitters, a DVB-T2 reciever with a broadband connection will suffice.