with new material, with the site itself being offline starting in March 2017 for the preparation of a "brand new website". The site originally stated it would return "later in 2017". However, subsequent delays had continued to push back the launch date of the new site resulting in the site being offline for the entire rest of the decade. According to a message on the TVARK home page, the team were aiming to launch the new site "as soon as possible". On 8 November 2019, TVARK announced that they would relaunch on 19 January 2020. This new version of the website would contain more adverts, programmes, British and international channels, along with all videos previously on this site. The new website also has new and recaptured footage, adverts and intros of programmes. Shortly after the soft relaunch on 19 January of that year, the website went down due to connection error issues, citing "overwhelming demand", and would officially relaunch shortly after TVARK posted an update stating their website's tech head found the connection issues and that their staff were working to fix the issue quickly. The site reappeared on 25 January. TVARK also stated on Twitter that while their site is in the Beta stage, their site could experience minor interruptions and brief outages during the Beta period. The original website, tv-ark.org.uk, is back up, but only the welcome screen is available. Forums It was decided in late December 2005 by TVARK's owners to close its forums. The forum was originally scheduled to close on 31 December, however the forums were removed earlier than planned on 18 December of that year. A new forum, The TV Lounge, was set up by the former forum staff as a separate venture. This forum closed in early 2007 and was replaced by The TV Shelter, which had most of the members from both its predecessors. The TV Shelter closed on 8 April 2014, but remains open to visitors and past members as an archive. Another new forum, The TV Lounge, was established that same year (30 July) as an initial collaboration with two former members of The TV Shelter. The name was intended as a tribute to the community's heritage. Since the closure of the TVARK forums, TVARK continues to operate as before, with a new guest book being established in its place. In July 2022, TVARK relaunched its forum after the closure