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Rillington · 04-02-2005, 16:14

Nope. Not here. There used to be a local channel during the Bell and CWC years but there's no local channel on the digital service.

I also recall Carlton Cinema and CFN also closed down because they could not get carriage on Sky and those channels were also on ITV Digital. Goes to show just how vital Sky is for a channel to succeed and also underlines just how much power they have. However, the success of Freeview might redress some balance with any luck.

That said, I think the days of cable-only channels are long in the past. Compare that to a decade ago when there were several cable-only channels with broadcasters trying to deliberately start up on cable to try to avoid Sky.

04-02-2005, 16:14	#11
Rillington Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Services: Virgin Media, DAB Posts: 1,157	Re: ntl should add these new channels Nope. Not here. There used to be a local channel during the Bell and CWC years but there's no local channel on the digital service. I also recall Carlton Cinema and CFN also closed down because they could not get carriage on Sky and those channels were also on ITV Digital. Goes to show just how vital Sky is for a channel to succeed and also underlines just how much power they have. However, the success of Freeview might redress some balance with any luck. That said, I think the days of cable-only channels are long in the past. Compare that to a decade ago when there were several cable-only channels with broadcasters trying to deliberately start up on cable to try to avoid Sky.