Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

Correct me if I`m wrong but isn`t Sky sports just 2 quid dearer on virgin than on Sky? if so then Virgin only make a 2 quid proffit per subscriber or am I working it out wrong? Either way I agree sports is becoming too expensive.

Bircho

17-04-2015 22:58

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35772324)

It will be £3.75 more expensive from 1st June. Or about £2 million a month for VM.

telegramsam

18-04-2015 13:22

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Originally Posted by Bircho (Post 35772330)

It will be £3.75 more expensive from 1st June. Or about £2 million a month for VM.

Okay I stand corrected.

ozsat

18-04-2015 14:26

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Have you taken into account Sky put their customer fees up on 1st June - mine is going up over £5pm ?

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Originally Posted by Bircho (Post 35772330)

It will be £3.75 more expensive from 1st June. Or about £2 million a month for VM.

pengedragon

19-04-2015 11:00

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so what will the monthly fee for sky sports be now ? i had the season ticket offer which ends next month, cant see me keeping it on to be honest

ozsat

19-04-2015 11:47

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I'm not sure how it is broken down - but I will have to pay the following increaes with Sky:
Sky variety - £2
Sky Sports - £1
Sky Movies - £0.50
Sky HD - £1
MUTV - £1

telegramsam

19-04-2015 12:08

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 35772453)

I'm not sure how it is broken down - but I will have to pay the following increaes with Sky:
Sky variety - £2
Sky Sports - £1
Sky Movies - £0.50
Sky HD - £1
MUTV - £1

I notice Sky are increasing the cost of HD for their customers too. What a rip off! Surely it`s time they dropped this charge? Just how much more does it really cost Sky to provide HD channels? And would this cost increase or decrease as technology in general tends to come down in costs over the years? I suspect this is just another way for Sky to squeeze a bit more out of customers. And yes I know Virgin have a HD charge within their bundles before someone comes on here to remind me!

ozsat

19-04-2015 12:21

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I think you only pay VM extra for HD with the Sky Sports/Movie channels - with Sky it is required for all their HD channels.

denphone

19-04-2015 12:37

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Yes the charge is £7 extra for Sky Sports/Movie channels HD channels with Virgin whilst all the other HD channels are in their XL pack.

muppetman11

19-04-2015 12:53

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They are both too expensive , take a look at their websites 50% discounts and free gifts such as tablets seems they are both going to extraordinary lengths to attract new customers.

spiderplant

19-04-2015 12:59

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35772454)

Just how much more does it really cost Sky to provide HD channels?

A lot more. They have to pay for bandwidth from the satellite company, and HD channels take 3 to 6 times the bandwidth of SD channels.

Though of course the real answer is "because they can". They set the prices at a level that they judge will maximise revenue, just like VM and every other company does.

telegramsam

19-04-2015 13:13

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 35772455)

I think you only pay VM extra for HD with the Sky Sports/Movie channels - with Sky it is required for all their HD channels.

That`s for the Premium channels provided by Sky,I`m talking about the `hidden within the bill `charge Virgin tag on. Sky are upfront about their HD charge but Virgin `hide` it in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35772460)

I agree they both charge it because they can. I`d love to see people saying `no Sky/Virgin we wont pay this extra charge please cancel my HD channels`. They wont of course which is why they keep charging it!

Stephen

19-04-2015 13:21

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35772454)

I notice Sky are increasing the cost of HD for their customers too. What a rip off! Surely it`s time they dropped this charge? Just how much more does it really cost Sky to provide HD channels? And would this cost increase or decrease as technology in general tends to come down in costs over the years? I suspect this is just another way for Sky to squeeze a bit more out of customers. And yes I know Virgin have a HD charge within their bundles before someone comes on here to remind me!

No they don't. Where did you hear that?

johnathome

19-04-2015 13:26

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35772467)

No they don't. Where did you hear that?

I think it's just an assumption people have, as Sky charge you then VM must hide it in their prices.

I haven't compared the XL pack to the equivalent Sky+HD to see how much of a difference there is?

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