NTL only Channels

[Media Boy UK]

I was over on Digital Spy seeing any new info about Digital TV and my wife said 'How come Sky Two ( and so on ) is not on Telewest for? We are now part of NTL

Here is the list of the 'Only on NTL' Channels:

Sky Two
More4 +1
Challenge +1
E! Entertainment
National Geographic +1
History Channel +1
Sky Travel
Sky Travel Extra
Bliss
Scuzz
Flaunt
Classic FM TV
Motors TV
Ideal World
Thane Direct
Thane Thane
iPlay
Quiz Call
Radio: The Hits Radio
Radio: Kiss FM
Radio: Kerrang Radio
Radio: Smash Hits Radio

[MovedGoalPosts]

Yeh but TW areas can get TV drive whilst ntl can't. I'd imagine it'll take a while before everything gets full parity. After all there are parts of the networks that don't support digital and / or cable broadband.

[Tristan]

With regard to the channels, there are two issues. The first is to do with contracts; at the moment, while the two networks are separate, then the previously agreed carriage agreements remain in force, and Telewest didn't have agreements for these channels. I would imagine that ntl:telewest's lawyers are working overtime at the moment getting new, universal carriage agreements worked out with all the channels, but until that happens these won't be added to Telewest.

As I recall, there remained differences in channel provision between Langley and Bromley for about a year after the CWC takeover, so I wouldn't hold your breath

The other issue is with regard to there being enough space for any new channels to be launched. The ones listed above would require at least a couple of new transport streams, I would have thought, meaning new equptment needing to be installed in every Telewest headend.

[davidweller]

According to a thread on Digital Spy, one poster suggested recently that Telewest had added ten more transport streams.


(I am only repeating what I read; I can not confirm its accuracy.)