Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

BT has far more money than Sky Dave however their core business has always been Broadband and landline , strengthening the TV side helps them promote triple play and increase fibre penetration.

denphone

02-03-2013 20:06

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35543513)

BT has far more money than Sky .

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

jj20x

02-03-2013 20:18

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35543509)

What worked for Sky jj does not necessarily mean that it will work for BT as remember Sky have been at it 20 years and thus compared to Sky BT is still a amateur trying to play in the top division.

Indeed, but it does appear to be the direction they are taking...

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35543514)

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

With their current reputation as it is, I think the regulators would have something to say about that. :p:

muppetman11

02-03-2013 20:22

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35543514)

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

I would severely doubt that Den , BT had Revenues of Â£19 billion.

denphone

02-03-2013 20:35

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35543517)

I would severely doubt that Den , BT had Revenues of Â£19 billion.

New Corp market value is between $60 to $80 billion MM and BT has a market capitalisation of approximately Â£15 billion.

Arthurgray50@blu

02-03-2013 20:35

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Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

BenMcr

02-03-2013 21:02

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35543520)

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

There is a list on this page of the others http://store.virginmedia.com/digital...els/index.html

OLD BOY

02-03-2013 21:23

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35543463)

Exactly so you agree with my original point that we all pay for HD one way or another. :D

Yes, but we do not pay 'extra'. We pay for the package, and that's it.

I understand the point you are making, it's all down to presentation. But VM are still correct in saying that they do not charge 'extra' for HD.

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35543520)

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

Arthur, do you not have an EPG?

andy_m

02-03-2013 21:33

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35543506)

Yes but that won't help them overtake VM to become the second largest pay-tv platform. They could have done something like that without starting their own platform if that had been the ultimate aim.

Perhaps they are just copying Sky. Sky use sports content to get additional subscribers (exclusive HD channels such as Sky Sports HD 3 / 4 / F1). It has worked for Sky...

Bt's stated plan was to out bid Sky for Premier League rights. They fell short and ended up paying over the odds for the lesser package of rights. They're already well on plan b with this.

jj20x

02-03-2013 21:46

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35543520)

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

Filmflex is now known as Virgin Movies. Picturebox and Virgin Movies can be found in the On Demand section. The Sky Movies and other movie channels are listed in the 400 range on your EPG.

MGM HD is a joint partnership between Sky and MGM, only available on Sky.

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35543528)

Bt's stated plan was to out bid Sky for Premier League rights. They fell short and ended up paying over the odds for the lesser package of rights. They're already well on plan b with this.

As I said, they could have done that years ago without needing to start their own platform. Sky & BT paying out ever increasing sums to outbid each other is only going to mean higher prices for the consumer. It might be a good time to cancel sports channel subs for a while and help bring this madness to an end.

Arthurgray50@blu

02-03-2013 21:55

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Many thanks for that, Yes l do have an EPG, but l didn't know that Filmflex was now Virgin Movies.

I go On Demand quite a lot, but l always thought that VM had quite a lot of 'movie choice' If l am not wrong didn't they also used to have Warner Brothers as well.

jj20x

02-03-2013 22:09

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35543539)

If l am not wrong didn't they also used to have Warner Brothers as well.

Warner TV is listed under channels in the on demand section. It's TV shows made by Warner rather than movies.

MaverickJesus

03-03-2013 10:01

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35543519)