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NTL adds TMF to analogue service
The Music Factory is being added to NTL’s
analogue service in Dublin.
Sky poaches Grainne Seoige
Sky has poached Grainne Seoige from TV3 News
to present its Irish Nine
O’Clock
News.
NTL closes local channels
NTL has closed its local channels, Link and
Cabletext. It is rumoured that QVC will replace them shortly.
NTL adds extra BBC channels
NTL has added BBC THREE, BBC FOUR, BBC NEWS
24, CBBC, and CBeebies to its Dublin
digital service.
UTV and Sky “agreement in principle”
The Sunday Times (Irish
Edition) has reported that Ulster Television plc and British Sky
Broadcasting plc have reached a deal in principle that will allow UTV to be
broadcast on Sky in the Republic of Ireland.
Sky News to launch separate Irish programmes
Sky News is to launch separate Irish versions
of the Nine O’Clock News and Review of the Week programmes.
RTE introduces on-screen logos
RTE has introduced on-screen logos (DOGs) on
both RTE ONE and Network 2
Software update for some
NTL boxes
The
software for some NTL STBs has been updated to v5.36, giving a 3-day EPG and teletext
subtitles, plus fixing some problems.
More new channels for NTL
Digital
NTL
Digital has launched seventeen new TV and eleven new radio channels on its
digital TV service in Dublin, and has also
re-ordered its EPG.
Cathal Goan appointed DG of RTE
Cathal
Goan has been appointed Director General of Radio Telefis Eireann.
More
of the latest ICDG news headlines, plus our archieve...
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ICDG Rumour Mill updated 6/3/02
The latest rumours -
unconfirmed and they may not be true!
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NTL to add
new channels to digital?
NTL Ireland
for sale?
UTV to launch
South service on Sky Digital?
MTV to
launch seperate Irish service?.
TV3 and TG4
on way to NTL NI?
Sky to launch Irish adverts on Nickelodeon, Sky Sports?
More
of the latest ICDG rumours...
SkyDigital Campaign
Prompted
by the arrival of BBC ONE, BBC TWO, and BBC TEXT, contributors to our Digital
Satellite forum (now over 500 posts) have suggested a campaign to get other
channels also to go on the platform. I agree completely, so we have a feature
on the subject, giving you the contact details for each of these companies.
Digital TV FAQ
All you need to know about going digital in <:country-region>Ireland north and south. Updated
regularly.
The Gallary
A look at the various EPGs in use by digital TV companies in
<:country-region>Ireland.
Broadcasting Act 2001
We
look at the new legislation and what it means for TV in <:country-region>Ireland.
SCTV Digital
Taking a look at
the deflector company's plans for digital MMDS.
Guide to Free-To-air Digital Channels
Digital
TV isn't just about pay-TV. We look at the terrestrial broadcasters plans for
free to air digital channels.
Chorus
Sports Channel
A look at the
local service for ex-IMC Chorus customers - also coming soon to a Digital TV
near you...
Channel
Lists.
ICDG's Tuning
guide for multichannel systems. While the channel lists section is now
basically complete (in terms of regions covered) I still need frequencies for
quite a lot of the Chorus lists and decoder numbers for the NTL lists. Also
anyone who can provide lists for the small independent operators - please
help! icdg@oceanfree.net
A Tour
of NTL Digital
We take a
graphical tour around the EPG of the NTL Digital service...
Cable
Modems
A new way to get on the net, faster. Cable modem services are set to
revolutionise the way PC users get on line. Only problem is, they're dead
expensive. We report on cable modems in general, plus focuses
on <:country-region>Ireland's three cable modem services -
NTL's ntlWorld High Speed, Chorus (ex-CMI) CableNet, and Casey's CableSurf.
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