[Merged] ITV3.

[Stephen]

Yes I think it is coming to NTL on 1 NOV after the bill an ad for the new channel appeared and said if you miss the bill catch up on ITV 3 coming to ntl Ch118.

It makes sense as it will be next to ITV2.

[dilli-theclaw]

For those of you with a freeview box apparently there will be a promo reel from monday on the itv3 channel...

Also I noticed today that they've pulled itv news. which claims it will be back in 2005.

[Graham F]

yes they pulled Itv news last week and have been messing around with teletext and itv2 in some areas as well!!

[bigitup_j]

ITV3 is on channel 8 in excwc areas. it's not next to itv2, but very near

[Russ]

Literally within the last few minutes, it has been announced that ITV3 will launch on 1st Nov.

Channel 8 Bromley...Channel 118 Langley.

[Graham F]

Originally Posted by Russ D

Literally within the last few minutes, it has been announced that ITV3 will launch on 1st Nov.

Channel 8 Bromley...Channel 118 Langley.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but itv have been having adverts with these channel numbers on for the last few days, as i saw one last night

good news though, cos sky aren't getting it...sky and itv seem not to get on very well!!

[browneggsandham]

Originally Posted by Scooby

Sorry to burst your bubble, but itv have been having adverts with these channel numbers on for the last few days, as i saw one last night

good news though, cos sky aren't getting it...sky and itv seem not to get on very well!!

Lol, may I make a guess that he was talking about an official announcment within ntl??

Browneggsandham

[RamJet]

[QUOTE=chrisinbolton]I've read a number of threads that indicate that there isn't much room for new channels


er . . . well . . . . .

these messages about NTL Cable being 'FULL' are TOTAL misinformation

There is loads and loads of space - in America 300/400 TV channels is commonplace on very similar kit - the PACE box has 1000 channels available . . . . . . . !

Its all a question of finance - the smaller channels don't get a look in because the revenue stream is wrong

HOWEVER ITV 3 is a sure_fire winner with its constantly revoloving 24/7 mix of Repeats->Drama and Detective progs

Have you looked at the EPG numbers ? - ITV1 is No 6 -> No 7 No 8 No 9 and No 10 are free for ITV 3 ITV 4 ITV 5 and ITV 6 :-)

[ No 11 is BBC 3 ]

Roll on 1st November . . . . .

RJ

[Jonathan David]

Slightly off-topic, but doesn't this just speak volumes for how far NTL have not come in terms of Public Relations??
An advert was on ITV stating a channel number yet NTL still wouldn't confirm the channel was going to be available until today?
I can understand not giving confirmed dates about things like software updates or BBCi News Multiscreens(Please be soon ) but in this situation is NTL silence wrong?

[RamJet]

quite !

There's not even any information on NTL's website

They are so slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Jonathan David

I can understand not giving confirmed dates about things like software updates or BBCi News Multiscreens(Please be soon ) but in this situation is NTL silence wrong?

It's no different. Even launching one channel is not trivial, and things can go wrong (remember SSX?). There would be call centre meltdown if a channel was announced for a particular date then, for whatever reason, it didn't happen.

[browneggsandham]

[QUOTE=RamJet]

Originally Posted by chrisinbolton

Have you looked at the EPG numbers ? - ITV1 is No 6 -> No 7 No 8 No 9 and No 10 are free for ITV 3 ITV 4 ITV 5 and ITV 6 :-)

Are you sure? Channel 7 is the Front Row Preview channel, 9 is Channel ntl (although I know this is being replaced by my ntl home on 119), and 10 is BBC News 24.

Plus, I'm sceptical of them even being able to fill the 3 channels they've got, let alone another 3

Browneggsandham

[Hell's Child]

ITV3 will launch on Digital TV on Channel 8 (Bromley) or Channel 118 (Langley) on Monday 1st November at 9pm. It is not available on Analogue TV. It will be available to all Digital customers as it will be part of the Base Pack - another entertainment channel at no extra cost!

ITV3 is also launching on Telewest and Freeview on 1st November, however it is not launching on Sky until an unconfirmed date in 2005.

Channel content will include:

The best of ITV1 drama - Inspector Morse, Touch of Frost, Midsomer Murders, Cold Feet, Rosemary and Thyme

ITV1 'catch up' - catch ITV1 shows such as Parkinson and The Bill that you missed first time round

US Drama series - The Practice, LA Law, Hack, Karen Sisco

Here you go guys the "official" confirmation, just delivered fresh into my mailbox!!!

Originally Posted by Jonathan David

Slightly off-topic, but doesn't this just speak volumes for how far NTL have not come in terms of Public Relations??
An advert was on ITV stating a channel number yet NTL still wouldn't confirm the channel was going to be available until today?
I can understand not giving confirmed dates about things like software updates or BBCi News Multiscreens(Please be soon ) but in this situation is NTL silence wrong?

I suspect they have developed a seige mentality, with the business being in such a parlous state over the past few years. Once you get that culture of secrecy, keeping your head down and saying nothing, it can be difficult to break, even when sticking with it actually makes you look the idiot you are trying to avoid being.

Originally Posted by spiderplant

It's no different. Even launching one channel is not trivial, and things can go wrong (remember SSX?). There would be call centre meltdown if a channel was announced for a particular date then, for whatever reason, it didn't happen.

If NTL's Press Office is not capable of wording an annoucement that takes account of that sort of eventuality, then none of them should be doing that job. In the world of PR, saying nothing is very rarely the right thing to do.

[Stephen]

There should be a slate advertising the start of the channel from today.