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Old 30-12-2004, 15:07   #76
jfman
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Re: NTL should switch to a digital only service!

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Originally Posted by Tristan
Indeed, there are many parts of the country -- Milton Keynes and Nottingham are two I can remember -- where NTL are legally required to carry the terrestrial channels unencrypted. So I don't think they'll ever be switched off.

Of course, there is the possibility that NTL would be required to carry the Freeview muxes down the cables instread... now that would be an interesting thing...
I'd support that or them only showing 1-5 on analogue. The current digital service is being hampered by the not having enough bandwidth for interactive content (like the Sky Sports). If they opened up the bandwidth they could broadcast the 8 screens on 8 EPG numbers, so matching Sky.
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