NTL Digital Channels

grrnnw

Anyone know if NTL Digital here have any plans to give us Paramount 2 and UKG2?
I also think it strange they haven't added the FTA BBC channels to their line up yet!
NTL really need to keep their eye on the ball offering new channels ... espeically now with Sky+ doing so much marketing!

SteM

Welcome to the boards grrnnw.

I should imagine that UKG2 will just replace UK Gold 2. Surely it's going to be on the same frequency, like the CNX and Toomani swapover earlier this year?

I agree about the new BBC channels. The last time I asked NTL about them I got the usual 'we're in discussions to carry these channels' spiel :rolleyes:

SteM

Actually, going OT a bit but I don't think NTL really mind what Sky are doing. The reason I say this is that if you look at NTL's main market in Ireland it's Dublin. Dublin's sprouting more and more apartment complexes that don't allow Sky dishes. Just looking around my small office here, out of 11 of us only 4 are living in a place that allows dishes (and 2 of those are outside NTL's catchment area anyway). The rest of us are forced to use NTL if we want multi channel viewing.

A mate of mine lives in an apartment complex that has a cherry picker come every 2 months to cut down dishes as they're banned in the lease.

grrnnw

Am I missing something or is UKG2 not the new channel that'll show repeats of Beeb show soon after they air?

SteM

Snipped from Digital Spy:

BBC Broadcast says that the new channel identity for UK G2 - the replacement for UK Gold 2 - is based on the idea of "bending the rules," taking its cue from the "irreverent humour" of shows to air on the channel.

Looking at Digiguide it's basically recent BBC comedy and drama shows. Lots of Spooks, Room 101, The Kumars & Alan Partridge. Good shows but doesn't look anything too original. Seems to start broadcasting at around the same time as UK Gold 2 too, around 8pm every night.

icdg

UK G2 has now replaced UK Gold 2 on #121. The EPG channel identifier remains "UK Gold 2", but ITV News' remains "ITN News Channel" so don't read too much into that...

The channel seems to loosly follow the line up of quiz show, followed by sitcom, followed by drama. "And Sunday nights are an event in themselves" says the publicity...

THe daily line up is run about three times a day, ie they run through the schedule in about three hours then repeat it again!

crawler

Just on the Beeb FTA thing - you are not allowed just grab channels and carry them - FTA is for the UK market and has all sorts of funding from licences etc....NTL in Ireland do need permission from the Beeb to do this.

HTH

celticfc

Originally posted by icdg
UK G2 has now replaced UK Gold 2 on #121. The EPG channel identifier remains "UK Gold 2", but ITV News' remains "ITN News Channel" so don't read too much into that...

In fact, when ntl first launched the UK Gold channels, they actually called UK Gold 2, "UK G2." It's just a coincidence I suppose.

Originally posted by icdg
The channel seems to loosly follow the line up of quiz show, followed by sitcom, followed by drama. "And Sunday nights are an event in themselves" says the publicity...

THe daily line up is run about three times a day, ie they run through the schedule in about three hours then repeat it again!

It's a pity it doesn't start 'till 8pm though. :mad:

Belfunk

Originally posted by SteM

like the CNX and Toomani swapover earlier this year?

Whatever happend tp cnx ?

celticfc

Originally posted by Belfunk
Whatever happend tp cnx ?

CNX was replaced by Toonami a few months ago by its owners Turner Broadcasting.

Personally I thaught CNX was a much better channel than Toonami.

highdef

In relation to the FTA Beeb channels, keep an eye out over the next few days - can't say any more at this stage

celticfc

ooooohh,

I'll keep my eyes peeled.

DMC

Fair play, ntl technical.

patrickmooney

Great! Very excited....ummmm BBC3?!?

highdef

And 4! And a couple of those kiddie channels and a few others. If all goes to plan, before the weekend.

celticfc

Great news.

BTW is Sky Sports Xtra one of the channels to be added?

highdef

Fraid not. I think it was introduced in ntl UK recently. Is that an interactive channel?

GerardKeating

Originally posted by ntl Technical
In relation to the FTA Beeb channels, keep an eye out over the next few days - can't say any more at this stage

What are the odds any of the extra chanells launched earlier this year will make it to Galway.

We have 63 (radio and TV) compaired to over a 100 for Dublin but pay the same charge. :-(

highdef

Can't say. Galway has a huge amount of analogue channels compared to Dublin (it also has a much higher bandwidth with more room than Dublin) . It's just a matter of freeing up some muxes. It will just take time. Haven't a clue of any of the plans for Galway and Waterford.

Emerson

Any word on ITV2?

Also, what extra analogue channels are on in Galway as compared with Dublin?

thanks

GerardKeating

Originally posted by ntl Technical
Can't say. Galway has a huge amount of analogue channels compared to Dublin (it also has a much higher bandwidth with more room than Dublin) . It's just a matter of freeing up some muxes. It will just take time. Haven't a clue of any of the plans for Galway and Waterford.

We have the same analogue chanells as Dublin...

celticfc

Originally posted by ntl Technical
Fraid not. I think it was introduced in ntl UK recently. Is that an interactive channel?

Yeah, it was launched on ntl in the UK a while ago.

They don't have any of the interactive features though, they just have the plain channel ATM.

Mossy Monk

it used to be the interactive channel. eg. it would show Super Sunday at the same time as Sky Sports 1. it was very pointless but they should rename it Sky Sports 4 now seeing as it's schedules are independant of the other 3 Sky Sports channels

Alun

Originally posted by ntl Technical
In relation to the FTA Beeb channels, keep an eye out over the next few days - can't say any more at this stage

FYI they've just appeared here on 115 and 116 on the EPG. CBBC and CBeebies are also there on 608 and 609.

highdef

The other new channels are Adult (in intermission right now), ECWG or something like that - Bacically another God channel. BBC News 24 has replaced BBC World on 206

eth0_

OMG. NTL...interacting...with customers? *faints*

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