Re: Sky Sports interactive
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Originally Posted by Neptune
(Post 34209781)
I know about the telewest app, but ntl would still need to write their own version of that app to work on the ntl side of the network. ntl use different stbs to telewest, so it's not just a case of using the telewest software, it needs to be adapted for the ntl side first.
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That's not true. The apps themselves just run on the Liberate platform -- they don't have to be recompiled for each STB they run on. Imagine how many different versions NTL would have to broadcast if this was the case! (Though I suppose this would explain the speed...)
Of course the app would need to be altered to tune to whatever hidden channel the multiscreens were broadcast on, but this is an easy job. If Telewest can do it, there is clearly no technical reason why NTL cannot broadcast the multiscreens. Somewhere along the line, they have taken a deliberate decision not to do so.
So come on NTL, tell us: why are you the only digital broadcaster in the UK that refuses to show any of the BBC News Multiscreens? |
