[Keith]

Choosing ITVBe+1 rather than ITV3+1 does feel more temporary with perhaps the intention to let the 24 hour slot go.

Worth noting that until Friday the stream used by CITV appears to have been split as follows.
- 04:00 to 05:00: ITVBe +1
- 05:00 to 06:00: ITV4 +1
- 06:00 to 21:00: CITV
- 21:00 to 04:00: ITV3 +1

According to www.xhxf.uk  it's now split as follows.
- 04:00 to 05:00: ITV4 +1
- 05:00 to 21:00: ITVBe +1
- 21:00 to 04:00: ITV3 +1

It does feel like the 1 hour per day channels are now of a 'parliamentary service' to retain the channel number on Freeview. I thought the existing rules required the equivalent of 2 hours per day, though may not have been applied to existing channels when the rules were introduced.

I wouldn't be too surprised if some the ITV +1 channels swap their broadcast hours in the near future. Longer term I imagine some of them may close completely in preference of their ITVX service.