[Merged] New channels? - Page 10

invisibleboy · 28-09-2005, 12:03

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Originally Posted by Rillington

It is now 20 days sicne the new channels were supposed to be launching. Any chance of them appearing?

Also, given that they seem not to have got round to launching these new channels, what about More4? Will this channel be appearing on ntl and will it be there from launch?

Similarly, what is the position with Sky 3 and ITV4, which launch in five weeks time?

ever get the feeling we wont get more4 on the 10th

i still think they have put all new channels on hold till the network is all running the same software which would be some time next year given how (and i say this understanding the task they have) long it will take

Sam B · 28-09-2005, 17:27

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Originally Posted by invisibleboy

ever get the feeling we wont get more4 on the 10th

i still think they have put all new channels on hold till the network is all running the same software which would be some time next year given how (and i say this understanding the task they have) long it will take

Hiya

I can't give any new dates for the channels to launch, but I can confirm that we are not waiting for the new software to rollout before launching anything more so there's no reason to think that they will be delayed until next year.

I hope that the channels will launch in October, but it's subject to some more testing being completed successfully.

My guess with More4 is that it'll launch at the same time or soon after the others, if the others don't come before the 10th.

Cheers
Sam

Bob · 28-09-2005, 17:46

Thanks for the info Sam

Stevetheexperts · 28-09-2005, 18:25

Maybe the 5th of october (like someone said a few weeks back on DS) is a likley date right enough....

IanUK · 28-09-2005, 18:35

Probably slightly off topic here, but does anyone know if there is a website that I can use to see when my area will have vod ?

cheers

Ian

bluefox42 · 28-09-2005, 18:46

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Originally Posted by IanUK

Probably slightly off topic here, but does anyone know if there is a website that I can use to see when my area will have vod ?

cheers

Ian

there is a postcode checker on the ntl website, but not sure how accurate it is because I tried it the other day and apparently I have vod, except that I don't

IanUK · 28-09-2005, 19:07

Thanks, do you have a url ?

bluefox42 · 28-09-2005, 19:25

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Originally Posted by IanUK

Thanks, do you have a url ?

http://www.ntlworld.com/microsites/t...videoondemand/

This should work

IanUK · 28-09-2005, 19:31

Thanks again, it just says 'not currently available in your area' I was hoping it may give some kind of a date when it would be available.

ah well..

cheers anyway !

invisibleboy · 28-09-2005, 20:38

cheers for the info sam

KenK · 28-09-2005, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Stevetheexperts

Maybe the 5th of october (like someone said a few weeks back on DS) is a likley date right enough....

What in Sam's post leads to that conclusion? All it says is that the new channels will appear sometime, and More4 will launch on or after the 10th. She only 'hopes' that this will be in October.

mshhal · 29-09-2005, 13:26

If/when we get EURONEWS, does anyone know if it will be available in the seven languages it broadcasts in?

Rillington · 29-09-2005, 21:14

Thank you for the update Sam.

I think it would be bad for ntl if they were not to launch More4 when it goes on air. Thank goodness I have my Freeview box.

invisibleboy · 30-09-2005, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Rillington

I think it would be bad for ntl if they were not to launch More4 when it goes on air. Thank goodness I have my Freeview box.

Sad that i say this but i doubt we will get more4 on the 10th my bigest gripe with all this new channels not launching (on a date we all learned from one or two of the channels themseves and not from NTL so it doesnt count as an official press realise i know all that) is that is seems like no testing was done before the day and thats just bad practise,

saying all that i cant help feeling that NTL had said (to the channels)"we will start doing the tests on this date, if its fine we will just go ahead and launch but only if its ok"

monkey2468 · 30-09-2005, 11:06

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Originally Posted by invisibleboy

Sad that i say this but i doubt we will get more4 on the 10th my bigest gripe with all this new channels not launching (on a date we all learned from one or two of the channels themseves and not from NTL so it doesnt count as an official press realise i know all that) is that is seems like no testing was done before the day and thats just bad practise,

saying all that i cant help feeling that NTL had said (to the channels)"we will start doing the tests on this date, if its fine we will just go ahead and launch but only if its ok"

They probably did test test them and that is why they didn't launch them.