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not voluntarily they were forced too, as with recently they charged the bbd for carriage and the other psbs. now free carriage

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Virgin Media boss: 'I'm not meant to mention BT'

Tom Mockridge says his company can compete with BT and Sky and why great content is key


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ention-BT.html

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Discussed at the beginning of the month here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...interview.html

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Less of the talk the talk and more walk the walk would suffice.

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He has stated that his two directorships are wholly seperate and that they will not affect each other.

I didn't know that Hodor was gay.

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Exactly.

BT, still a newcomer in so far as tv services are concerned, has come along and is already a credible threat to Sky by hoovering up some of the football rights while cable sits on the sidelines. Perhaps vm/liberty may end up owning CH5, but the one thing that has always driven pay tv is sport, especially football and Hollywood films. Unless and until VM competes in this arena, it may find itself knocked out of the game altogether.

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But Virgin Media recognised some time ago that competing in content was extremely expensive and that it was able to secure the content it needed via other means.

The only thing we are really missing out on is Sky Atlantic, and if under Liberty's strategy we can obtain that content on demand from other sources, albeit not first run shows, this is probably as much as we can expect, unless a deal can finally be done with Sky.

We are not missing out on sport and the BT deal is evidence of the kind of strategy VM/Liberty are intent on following.

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Your not kidding , just looked and it costs £80.97 to purchase Boardwalk Empire HD Seasons 1-3 digitally as opposed to £32.50 for the DVD Season 1-3 or £32.70 Season 1-3 Blu Ray.

Shouldn't purchasing a digital copy save you money over buying a physical copy , the mind boggles.

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Indeed it does and we shall purchase the physical copy every time over a digital copy.

We purchased Boardwalk Empire series 1-3 for £23 on black Friday.:D

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Yes, that's not good. Something will have to change there! Still hoping for a subscription deal on VM when Amazon get their acts together that will strip all that cost away.

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well I agree Den but no way will VM or should pay over the top price sky wanted for SA and sky will never lower price so get we can forget about sky channels and get the rest of them

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But if we can get the content by alternative means, such as streaming, and we can get it at a reasonable price, this would take Sky out of the equation.

I think this will be resolved eventually, with or without Sky's co-operation.

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What are these alternative means you talk about , Amazon do not have any HBO subscription content even in the US.

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Well, through other content providers who offer on demand facilities. We know about the Amazon/Lovefilm possibilities already, VM have confirmed their interest in this. Alternatively, we could get HBO UK as an app. However, these alternatives don't come cheaply if viewed as PPV or 'buy' - I know they are not subscription; I didn't say they were.

I mentioned also before that it is not beyond the realms of possibility that we may have an on demand facility provided by Sky that excludes the first run series of programmes on Sky Atlantic. This would retain their USP, if this is the issue. Sky would still be able to claim that Sky Atlantic was available only directly from Sky and that all first run HBO shows are exclusive to the platform.

I could live with that and I think it would be widely perceived as being a fair solution that has advantages for both sides (for Sky, increased income for a start).

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Buying a physical copy also allows you to sell it again I've you've finished with it, recouping some of your outlay.