DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 9/11/2024

[Joe The Dragon]

Also, ESPN+ for Business is not part of the dispute as that's all handled by Joe Hand Promotions.

Now what will happen to that if say Direct does get the right to have ESPN+ be part of some plans? Will they push diseny to allow them to open up the feeds to home users?

 

[KyL416]

No, the ESPN+ for Business feeds are a separate thing handled by a 3rd party

The residential ESPN+ actually has a LOT more simultaneous events than can be shown on those 7 channels.

 

[doctor J]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Sep 04 2024

Comparison of Transponder Data for Sep 04 2024 vs Aug 28 2024:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:


1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 136 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D10@103cb, TPN 13

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	258​	-11​	1441​	-6​
SD mpeg4​	137​	-1​	199​	-4​
SD mpeg2​	425​	-21​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	30​	​	​	​
Slate​	20​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	2​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	44​	-1​	2​	​
​

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

Weekly Analysis soon
Disney Dispute as noted
Interesting is that is also blacks out ABC O&O LILs in ~ 8 or 9 DMAs

Enjoy
DataDigesters

 

[doctor J]

Weekly Analysis for 9/04/2024:

 

[KyL416]

Not much has changed since Monday except for the NFL app going live on channel 702 and some more Sunday Ticket for Business prep

 

[PioneerDJ]

waiting for the annual NFL week 1 edition of the Sunday analysis with Sunday Ticket for business and Red Zone channels in use

 

[KyL416]

Next week would have the best sample since it's one of 3 weeks where there will be 13 NFLST games.

This week there's only 12 games because Peacock had the Brazil game, the MNF doubleheaders start on week 3, and the byes start on week 4.

 

[Tom Speer]

Next week would have the best sample since it's one of 3 weeks where there will be 13 NFLST games.

This week there's only 12 games because Peacock had the Brazil game, the MNF doubleheaders start on week 3, and the byes start on week 4.

Doctor J is om vacation, and I am filling in for him for a while. I can grab the data anytime you guys feel like it, if you give me some notice. I am not enough of a NFL fan to make these decisions on my own. Gary, since you would process the data into a TPN map, you tell me when to schedule the data collection. I can start it from my phone anywhere., as long as I have cell service or WiFi.

 

[Gary Toma]

Doctor J is om vacation, and I am filling in for him for a while. I can grab the data anytime you guys feel like it, if you give me some notice. I am not enough of a NFL fan to make these decisions on my own. Gary, since you would process the data into a TPN map, you tell me when to schedule the data collection. I can start it from my phone anywhere., as long as I have cell service or WiFi.

Tom,

I think that 1:00 EST would be an ideal snapshot time to capture the network configuration. I will be free to produce a fresh TPN Map by 3:00 pm EST.

This has been a custom for the past few years and always provides an interesting perspective.

 

[KyL416]

Heads up for any Reno DMA customers. KTVN/2 has been off of DIRECTV since around 10:30pm Sunday night after the Davis fire cut power to their Slide Mountain tower site.

KRNV/4, KOLO/8 and KREN/27 are also off air, but DIRECTV has alternate ways of getting feeds for some of them. i.e. their local receive facility for Reno is at KRNV's studio, while KOLO has translators in range of Reno that are likely still on air.

KNPB/5 who transmits from a different site that isn't affected will be simulcasting KTVN's 5:30pm newscasts tonight and tomorrow.

 

[Tom Speer]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Sep 11 2024

Comparison of Transponder Data for Sep 11 2024 vs Sep 04 2024:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	4​	​	​	​
HD​	257​	-1​	1441​	​
SD mpeg4​	136​	-1​	199​	​
SD mpeg2​	425​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	30​	​	​	​
Slate​	20​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	2​	​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	44​	​	2​	​
​

Mostly just remapping of the Disney channels (including ESPN) to the dispute slide.

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

 

[Tom Speer]

Weekly Analysis for 9/11/2024:

 

[KyL416]

352 NASA has been removed after it shutdown on 8/28

The PPV channels on 116/117 for yesterday's qualifier were removed, along with the NFL Network alternate

220 DTV Perks is testing

9759 GIFT (Sportspack on us) is now live

The *FOXWX test record is now on 363

 

[dishrich]

All Disney/ABC stations are back on:

Disney, DirecTV Reach Agreement To End Blackout

Subscribers will get access to ESPN flagship streaming service

www.nexttv.com

 

[Tom Speer]

We plan to do a new APG data collection and analysis at 1 pm ET Sunday, and Gary will create a new TPN map from the data. We scheduled that for the busy NFL weekend. It will also show all of the Disney related channel restorations.

 

[Tom Speer]

DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Sep 15 2024

Comparison of Transponder Data for Sep 15 2024 vs Sep 11 2024:

This compares Sunday at 1pm ET to our regular Wednesady morning data collection

No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	5​	1​	​	​
HD​	282​	25​	1447​	6​
SD mpeg4​	137​	1​	199​	​
SD mpeg2​	461​	36​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Audio​	89​	​	​	​
Push​	30​	​	​	​
Slate​	20​	​	1​	​
​

TEST Streams​	National​		Spot Beams​
	Count​	Change​	Count​	Change​
4K​	​	​	​	​
HD​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg4​	​	​	1​	​
SD mpeg2​	​	-2​	​	​
RB​	​	​	​	​
Engr Work​	42​	-2​	2​	​
​

In addition to all of the remapping to get all of the NFL gsmes on the air this busy NFL weekend, it also shows the changes from restoring the Disney/ESPN channels to service and other changes since Wednesday.

The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

 

[KyL416]

The Sunday Ticket bandwidth is using the exact same TID/PID combos as they did last year:

HD Feeds:
211/703/9551 NFLNRZ -> CINEHD 126
9552 MIXHD -> KIDSMIX 189
9553 MIXHD -> Reserved space on 103ca TPN 19
9554 NFLHD -> CINEHD 147
9555 NFLHD -> CINEHD 138
9556 NFLHD -> CINEHD 137
9557 NFLHD -> CINEHD 134
9558 NFLHD -> CINEHD 140
9559 NFLHD -> CINEHD 128
9560 NFLHD -> CINEHD 153
9561 NFLHD -> CINEHD 152
9562 NFLHD -> CINEHD 151
9563 NFLHD -> CINEHD 150
9564 NFLHD -> CINEHD 149
9565 NFLHD -> CINEHD 148
9566 NFLHD -> CINEHD 155

SD Feeds:
9551 NFLNRZ -> VALU (TPN 8)
9554 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9555 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9556 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9557 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9558 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9559 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9560 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 17
9561 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 17
9562 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 17
9563 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 17
9564 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 8
9565 NFL -> Reserved space on TPN 17
9566 NFL -> RENEW (TPN 17)


NEW is offline for Bally Sports Kansas City, VISION and XTRA will be repurposed later today

 

[Gary Toma]

We plan to do a new APG data collection and analysis at 1 pm ET Sunday, and Gary will create a new TPN map from the data. We scheduled that for the busy NFL weekend. It will also show all of the Disney related channel restorations.

Here is the TPN_Map for Sunday, 9/15, based on Tom's 1 pm ET data: