What does Time-shift channel mean?
A time-shift channel rebroadcasts another channel’s schedule after a fixed delay. A label such as “+1” commonly indicates an hour-later service, but names and arrangements vary between broadcasters.
Why it matters
Time-shift channels are scheduled services, not personal recordings. They provide another chance to join a programme at a different time without selecting it from a catalogue. They can have programme substitutions, rights-related gaps or different hours, so a delayed channel should not be treated as an exact archive. Its electronic guide should show the delayed schedule in the time convention used by your player. If a programme appears unexpectedly early or late, compare the channel name and guide time before changing the device clock.
A practical example
Missing the start of a 20:00 programme may be less disruptive when a matching hour-delayed channel begins it at 21:00. That is different from pressing restart on the original 20:00 transmission.
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Related terminology: Time shifting, Timed-text cue.
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