Live TV EPG - The update you’ve been waiting for

Should other regions be seeing updated icons or was it just the handful that Paul mentioned?

Here are the Freeview UK channels from my line-up that I think are problematic:

Note: As this post is kept up to date - only those items marked in bold are still an issue.

001 001 - BBC1 - BBC1: The icon should be similar to the BBC1 HD icon.
002 002 - BBC2 - BBC2: Pretty unreadable - the text should be white like BBC2 HD icon.
003 003 - ITV - ITV: This is the old pre-2019 logo.
004 004 - Channel 4 - Channel 4: Blue text on Dark Grey background is almost unreadable.
011 011 - Sky Arts - Sky Arts: This is the Sky Arts HD icon but Sky Arts on Freeview is not HD.
013 013 - E4 - E4: Whilst the E is readable the 4 is very dark.
015 015 - Channel 4 +1 - Channel 4 +1: Dark Blue text on Dark Grey background is unreadable.
016 016 - QVC - QVC: Dark grey Q is unreadable.
020 020 - Drama - Drama: Should be a purple D with DRAMA written underneath.
023 023 - BBC Three - BBC Three: This is the old logo before the channel relaunch.
026 026 - Yesterday - Yesterday: Should be a green Y.
029 029 - E4 +1 - E4 +1: Looks like a more readable E4 as the +1 is difficult to identify.
036 036 - QVC Beauty - Take 2 - QVC Beauty: Incorrect style as the text should be below icon.
037 037 - QVC Style - QVC Style: Old style as should now be a Q icon with STYLE text underneath.
040 040 - CBS Justice - CBS Justice: Dark Blue text is unreadable and Freeview has text on two lines.
050 050 - TJC - TJC: This is the logo for TJC Choice on Sky and Freesat and not TJC.
056 056 - Smithsonian Channel - Smithsonian: Dark Grey text on a Dark Grey background is unreadable.
067 067 - CBS Drama - CBS Drama: Pretty unreadable. Freeview has CBS above drama.
068 068 - Horror Channel - Horror Channel: Pretty unreadable. Freeview has text on two lines
071 071 - Jewellery Maker - Jewellery Maker: Black text on Dark Grey background is unreadable.
073 073 - Drama +1 - Drama +1: Should be a purple D with DRAMA +1 written underneath.
074 074 - Yesterday +1 - Yesterday +1: Should be a green Y with a +1 to the right.
077 077 - TCC - TCC: Currently shows a variant of the Together TV logo.
082 082 - Together TV - Take 2 - Together TV: Black text on grey background is fairly unreadable.
084 084 - PBS America - PBS America: This is the American PBS logo not the UK PBS America logo
085 085 - Hochanda - Hochanda: Black text on Dark Grey background is unreadable.
103 103 - ITV HD - ITV HD: This is the old pre-2019 logo.
104 104 - Channel 4 HD - Channel 4 HD: Dark Blue text on Dark Grey background is unreadable.
231 231 - BBC News - BBC News: Text should be white.
232 232 - BBC Parliament - BBC Parliament: Text should be white.
236 236 - GBNews.png - Take 2 - GB News: Generic logo following no logo on reclassification from HD to SD
252 252 - Kiss Me - Kiss Chat and Date: Incorrect channel name and no icon, just default text
253 253 - Proud Dating - Proud Dating: No icon, just default text
701 701 - BBC R1 Xtra - Take 2 - BBC Radio 1 Xtra: Generic logo
712 712 - Kiss Fress - Kiss Fresh: Dark text is unreadable
714 714 - Kisstory - Kisstory: Dark text is unreadable

Postcode: CV23.

Update 18/03/21

Some icons have been updated recently and the following are now readable:

  • 002 - BBC2
  • 004 - Channel 4
  • 104 - Channel 4 HD

With the following now using correct icons:

  • 001 - BBC1
  • 011 - SkyArts
  • 231 - BBC News
  • 232 - BBC Parliament

Update 01/04/21

  • Channel 085: Hochanda has rebranded to become Craft Store TV. However, rather than simply being renamed, channel 085 has now been removed from the channel line up - as reported here.

Update 24/04/21

The following icons have recently been updated and are now readable:

  • 013 - E4
  • 029 - E4 +1
  • 056 - Smithsonian Channel

Update 25/05/21

  • All Sony general entertainment channels have been rebranded to GREAT! and whilst the guide appears to have been updated all the old logos are still present.

Update 04/06/21

  • GREAT! Movies and GREAT! Movies Action logos added.
  • Updated QVC, QVC Beauty and Together TV logos. Unfortunately as can be seen above these are more unreadable than their predecessors - as reported here.

Update 16/06/21

  • Jewellery Maker logo is now readable.
  • Horror Channel logo is more readable - on two lines like that of the Freeview guide would be better though.
  • The new QVC, QVC Beauty and Together TV logos from the 4th June have been updated to be readable. However, the QVC Beauty logo is incorrect as it should be the same style as QVC with the Q in a box and BEAUTY underneath.

Update 27/07/21

  • Some of the channels that were reported to Gracenote last week for having missing logos now have generic Plex logos.

Update 11/08/21

  • The generic Plex logos for GB News and BBC Radio 1 Xtra have now been updated with the correct channel logos.

Update 19/01/22

  • Paramount Network has rebranded to 5 Action but the logo hasn’t been updated yet.

Update 29/01/22

  • BBC Three re-launches on the 2nd of February with both standard definition and high definition channels. Whilst the HD channel (Channel 109) logo is correct the SD channel (Channel 23) logo is the old BBC Three logo.

Update 20/02/22

  • The 5 Action logo has now replaced the Paramount Network logo following the channel being renamed.

Update 30/03/22

  • Channel 085 which was rebranded from Hochanda to Craft Store TV back in March/April 2021, and subsequently removed from the available list of channels in the guide, is once again showing up the rebranding to Craft & Create last month - it’s only taken just shy of a year for it to re-appear!
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