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I have been given some more info on this, I make no claims as to it's entire accuracy. This info has come from a couple of reliable sources and I can only pass it on in good faith, please don't shoot the messenger if it proves to be wrong. (I have faith in it though)

The planned switch on of the VOD equipment at Glasgow Headend will go ahead as planned tonight, the project is too far underway to be worth stopping and must go ahead because Simon Duffy announced it would be launched before the shareholders pulled the plug on finances.
The planned launch in Wales will go ahead as planned because it is also at an advanced stage, but the Manchester/Baguely Headend VOD has been put on hold indefinately.

There is also a bit of worry and many senior engineering people involved in the project are holding their breath that everything goes to plan, because the system has so far only been tested in laboratory conditions and not on a live network. Surveys are still ongoing for VOD in other areas, although spending has been cut/put on hold for the project until further notice.

There also seems to be some confusion about who is responsible for the loss of the Metropolitan Police contract, it is understood that broadcast and Business were both involved, with one blaming the other at the moment.

I know where my money would be on the blame!

Apparently too many corner were cut, and they tried to complete the project on the cheap without the right people in place. That smacks of the business division to me. ;)

Please do not shout if any of this proves to be wrong, I am only passing the info on from a couple of ntl sources.

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Been that way for quite some time IMO.

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I heard they ran it in Glasgow as a test, and the Pace boxes fell over!!
How true that is I don't know

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The guy sounded very worried when he mentioned it not being tested live, so what you say could be right.

They have their top engineer on it !!!!! A guy from your part of the country that I have never had any faith in at all. ;)

PS: The one guy was also laughing about my sig and said it was a good idea and something he would consider if made redundant. He certainly had a laugh when I explained it to him, cos apparently it has been brought to the attention of certain people in ntl who thought it wasn't possible but have now been educated. :D

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Sorry to those who are redundant from this, as a customer this has disgusted me and good luck for the future.

If this is anything to do with a merger it will be interesting if telewest acts the same way if it doesn't I will think the merger is just an excuse to hide the real reason.

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I think this is nothing to do with merger, if it is wouldnt telewest be doing the same thing?

Time someone at the top got the chop one **** up after another.

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I think your probably right with that assumption, one of the managers although not in that department said rdundancies were on the cards for the merger and it was rumoured they would be happening middle/later this year. This current round of redundancies is for finanancial reasons and not to align the companies ready for a merger, he said these redundancies are extra ones that they have no choice if they want to keep operating.

The company still looks in a sorry state!

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Where is that taken from Pierre? :confused:

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The intranet, strategically edited.

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also here
http://www.ntl.com/mediacentre/press/display.asp?id=766

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Ok, ta. :)

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I couldn't agree more, do you think Reacher Gilt is actually Simon Duffy?
Unfotunately it's the same problem in a lot of large corporations, egotists with little or no people skills and little idea what makes a good company tick or that ongoing maintenance is essential for a good service, become managers, have the full corporate lobotomy and spout company dogma all the time. I don't think I've met many managers who command much respect in the past 15 years !! NTL has too many chiefs lining their pockets and not enough Injuns. Still, as long as the beans add up !! :erm:

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Great post. :tu:

:welcome: to the site. :)

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The startling similarities between Going Postal and a whole lot of modern capitalist behaviour towards engineering struck me when reading it - it's clearly informed by some very astute observation, and is one of TP's best books in a long time - he should do more social satire IMHO.

Here's another example, from the US cable industry.

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9427