NTL Interactive

Trampas

Will NTL ever off this

po0k

They could do with making sure their schedules update correctly first, then maybe tackle the terrible stuttering and feed reliability for BBC4 and More4.

And then maybe try offering interactive stuff.

BuffyBot

I'd say they'll be a bit busy trying to a) get the re-brand done and b) try to bring some semblance of order to the countless-knows-how-many-systems-and-product offerings the new Chorus/NTL entity has..

byte

I'd agree with BuffyBot on that one.

Plus, I'd say a PVR system woudl be more important than an interactive service.

jobonar

i wish thy did offer this then maybe i wouldnt have missed the last few frames off the snooker on monday night was raging when thy said the last frames could only be viewed thru interactive !:mad:

celticfc

jobonar wrote:

i wish thy did offer this then maybe i wouldnt have missed the last few frames off the snooker on monday night was raging when thy said the last frames could only be viewed thru interactive !:mad:

I know it all too well....

flogen

Their new CEO is starting on May 1st and his first job will be to unite Corus and NTL operations (which is more than just a re-brand); I'd say neither service will offer anything new (besides some new channels, perhaps.. higher BB speeds to stay competitive etc.) until that is done, then they'll probably re-launch the united service under the UPC banner and will include new stuff like interactive, PVR etc. in order to show how new and fancy they are... won't be this year IMO.

Mossy Monk

jobonar wrote:

i wish thy did offer this then maybe i wouldnt have missed the last few frames off the snooker on monday night was raging when thy said the last frames could only be viewed thru interactive !:mad:

thats a great thing about the BBC. their interactive content. they make great use of it. no need for any of the useless mutiple camera angle crap Sky provide

Skyuser

Sky News Active is well handy. They show streaming from the 'skycopter' when there is a big story like the bank robbery. When one of the people arrested was being transported the skycopter followed the police van all the way down the motorway and streamed it on interactive, was good.

Mossy Monk

i was referring to the interactive sports coverage but yes the Sky News Active is extremely handy

Skyuser

Mossy Monk wrote:

i was referring to the interactive sports coverage but yes the Sky News Active is extremely handy

That is good, the fanzone screen has funny commentary.

flogen

Mossy Monk wrote:

thats a great thing about the BBC. their interactive content. they make great use of it. no need for any of the useless mutiple camera angle crap Sky provide

Have to agree there, the Snooker and Wimbeldon coverage are great examples of great interactive content; the likes of Sky News Active and even BBC News Interactive is alright, but in reality they both (mainly) just show you content you'll get on the regular service if you wait long enough... that said it's great to be able to watch entire press conferences/speeches even if they channel dont think it's worthy of a dedicated broadcast.

byte

Mossy Monk wrote:

thats a great thing about the BBC. their interactive content. they make great use of it. no need for any of the useless mutiple camera angle crap Sky provide

Yup, I would agree with that. The Beeb sure do make proper use of their BBCi service. Can be unfortunate for those who don't have BBCi though.

J.R.HARTLEY

is the snooker on bbci available in ireland, i thought that like broadcasts on the website it was offlimits to viewers outside the UK

Mossy Monk

BBCi is not encrypted so yes, it is available in Ireland. if the BBC didnt want people in Ireland to see something on satellite then those in the UK wouldnt be allowed to see it either