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Any remaining "pockets" shouldn't be a major issue for the platform as a whole.

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That was even longer ago than when VM said we were getting Sky Arts HD ha ha.

But thank you for cheering me up, I have got mumps boo hoo!

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ouch! not nice. Hope you get better soon mate.

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You are very kind, at least I don't have to go to work.

Even my slavedrivers couldn't get away with that!

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:D:D:D:D Not nice i had mumps when i was very young get well soon, glad the piccy cheered you up.

I too like you hope sky arts HD turns up errrrrr soon.:)

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Because I am really bored I fired off a very nice enquiry email to see if there's any news, i'll let you all know.

If they just said it's been canned and explain why that would be fair enough as obviously things change, and when the other lot are involved I would guess things can get tricky but you can't just say something like that nearly 8 months ago and leave it at that.

Not in my opinion anyway, we'll see.

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Ok thanks for that, does seem rather a long wait without any news whatsoever even if the only news was we are not going to carry sky arts HD ,8 months is a lot of time even media boy i think has said his insiders have not given him any info for months on this one.

Unless when TiVo is more up and running they plan to launch a feast of new channels/features.:)

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BBC confirm BBC Radio 7 to be rebranded next month.

The BBC is to rebrand BBC Radio 7 as BBC Radio 4 Extra in April.

You can find BBC Radio 7 on Virgin Channel 910.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio/201...r_radio_7.html

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I think there's more chance of the former than the latter. And I don't hold out a great deal of hope for the former.

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Sky to sell off SKY NEWS in order to sweeten the deal into them buying all of SKY TV Company.

They've also said they will subsidise Sky News for years to come... Jeremy *unt the Secretary of State for Media looks like he will approve Sky's takeover....

So they will "subsidise"... pretty much means they will STILL have their finger in the editorial pie to me.....

Source BBC Radio 5 Live

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Sky News is a loss making channel, so that's probably why they are going to fund it still...

Interesting times ahead.

EDIT: Newsflash on BBC News just now... News Corp are likely to be given green light in BSkyB take-over bid after agreeing to sell Sky News and continue to offer financial support.

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Wonder who will buy it???? ITV Maybe?

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As long as Sky News can continue I will be happy, whoever owns it.

This whole review is about competition issues. For me it would be an absolute disaster if a country like our's ended up one domestic news channel, and even worse one run by the state broadcaster.

Where would the competition be in that?

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totally agree... who will buy it though? It's Sky branded.

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I'm thinking Channel 4 and Channel 5

Or could we get VM News....lol