NTL out of bankruptcy protection

icdg · 13-01-2003 6:20pm #1

NTL has completed its restructuring and emerged from bankruptcy protection.

NTL Ireland is now part of NTL Incorporated (formerly NTL Communications Corporation) which also includes NTL Group Ltd.

NTL Europe Inc. (formerly NTL Incorporated) (which will probably have to change its name at some point) is a seperate company containg the continental European assets and Premium TV.

LFCFan · 21-01-2003 9:27am

bet they still won't start up their upgrade of the network again.

DJSG · 17-02-2003 1:41am

NTL is changing guys.

Its guna be alot better in the future.

Just keep yr eyes open

Elmo · 23-02-2003 11:48am

NTL is changing guys.

Its guna be alot better in the future

How when they've had to get rid of Front Row(due to rights) their Box Office???????????

icdg · 23-02-2003 1:46pm

Elmo what do you mean about Front Row? Its working (well, such as it did) on my STB.

Elmo · 24-02-2003 7:40pm

Read that NTL will be closing down Front Row (Tribune) due to lack of rights i.e sky have them.

ebsa · 25-02-2003 1:33am

Originally posted by Elmo
Read that NTL will be closing down Front Row (Tribune) due to lack of rights i.e sky have them.

BSkyB only holds, time-limited, exclusive broadcasting rights to the films shown on Sky Movies Max and Sky Movies Premier but PPV film rights are non-exclusive.

NTL and Telewest formed Front Row, a 50/50 joint venture, precisely to create direct relationships with Hollywood studios, to eliminate the middleman (Sky) and realise better margins. The ON Demand Group, the pay per view company that runs the Front Row service for NTL & Telewest, is the only ppv business in the U.K. & Ireland to have contracts with all of the major Studios.

Due to it's popularity, Front Row regularly exceeds the cable audience for the premium movie channels from BSkyB and Channel 4, output on NTL's UK digital service has been increased to 30+ movies a day.

Neil_Sedaka · 25-02-2003 1:58am

NTL must die, NTL must die, NTL must die, NTL must die.

Elmo · 25-02-2003 2:38pm

NTL must die, NTL must die, NTL must die, NTL must die.

Agreed.

But NTL are getting rid of front row. Maybe just in Ireland. It is not available in Waterford and Galway. and neither is Carton Cinema which i beleive is to close as well.

icdg · 26-02-2003 10:38am

Carlton Cinema will close. That has been confirmed, its just exhausting some of its movie plays that have yet to be used.

As for Front Row, this is the first I have heard of it being in any trouble. Mind you, the ordering system does not work properly (at least not the last time I tried), you had to have the films manually added by our old friends at Customer Service.

Elmo · 14-03-2003 4:05pm

NTL is changing guys.

Its guna be alot better in the future.

Just keep yr eyes open

DJSG please tell us what going to change about NTL you might as well. And is this future 2005, 2010????????

NTL out of bankruptcy protection

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