NTL and Sky resolve Irish advertising dispute

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The long running dispute that prevented Sky Sports from offering its Irish advertising window to NTL customers has been resolved. Sky has introduced the advertising window to Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, but it has previously been restricted to its direct-to-home satellite customers. NTL had refused to take the Irish version of the channels because of a disagreement over the amount of money it should be paid for carrying the opt-out. Viewers on its network in the Republic had continued to see the UK version. It is expected the Irish version will be distributed to NTL customers within days.