Telecential
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Telecential was a cable TV provider based in Hemel Hempstead,[1][2] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) and ran one of the first community based TV stations in West Herts TV.[1][3] Telecential also began the development of the 1990s cable TV network in Reading, Berkshire.[2]
As the UK Cable TV industry consolidated:-
- Telecential were bought by Comtel with its HQ in Wokingham[4]
- Comtel were bought by Cabletel with its HQ in Hook, North Hampshire[4]
- Cabletel rebranded as NTL[citation needed]
- NTL merged with Telewest branded as ntl: Telewest[citation needed]
- ntl: Telewest bought Virgin Mobile and re-branded as Virgin Media[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The original idea for a Community Radio station for St Albans came from Clive Glover, derived from his experience in hospital radio at the City Hospital in the 1980's.
- ^ a b uk.telecom FAQ, Part 1/3 - Questions, and Contacts.
- ^ Radio Verulam
- ^ a b "Britain's NTL Agrees to Acquire Three Cable Firms for $1.55 Billion" By Gautam Naik, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
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