Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

Certainly an interesting stance by ITV if it goes ahead.

I'll just be watching ITV through their ITV Hub on Smart TV instead and I'm sure many others will too.

A bit of a false threat IMO

RichardCoulter

27-07-2017 13:15

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Originally Posted by dodgem22 (Post 35909434)

Didnt the article say Liberty Global are major shareholders of ITV if thats the case surely they would not want to upset their shareholders by forcing Virgins hand or would it not be take the money out of one hand and give it to the other??

Apparently, because of this, Sky are re-evaluating what they pay for ITV Encore exclusivity and VM what they pay for ITVBe HD exclusivity.

I think the pay TV companies are bracing themselves to pay a retransmission fees at a certain level, but negating this cost from subsidising other ITV channels.

It may mean that we get ITV Encore and Sky get ITVBe in HD.

RobboEdin

27-07-2017 13:52

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I didn't think ITV could withhold ITV1 from any platform?

vincerooney

27-07-2017 15:20

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35909383)

That will not happen MB.

No it won't happen. Its a total bluff. ITV would lose MILLIONS by doing this in terms of ad money which they live on.

VM are basically saying "dont be stupid we arent paying that" and ITV are looking for a quick pay day. No way will this ever occur. If it does i will buy a hat and eat said hat live on webcam in front of everyone.

Its all a game for both parties and we'll see who blinks first.

denphone

27-07-2017 15:37

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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35909477)

No it won't happen. Its a total bluff. ITV would lose MILLIONS by doing this in terms of ad money which they live on.

VM are basically saying "dont be stupid we arent paying that" and ITV are looking for a quick pay day. No way will this ever occur. If it does i will buy a hat and eat said hat live on webcam in front of everyone.

Its all a game for both parties and we'll see who blinks first.

Now that would be a sight well worse seeing Vince :D whilst driving millions of traffic towards CF ready to watch your historic moment of infamy.;)

OLD BOY

27-07-2017 17:09

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Viacom is reported to have pulled out of the bidding process for Scripps, leaving Discovery as the favourite to take over.

I would like to think that all of these acquisitions which involve Liberty Global will actually benefit Virgin Media subscribers.

http://www.digitaltveurope.net/72353...-to-discovery/

RichardCoulter

27-07-2017 17:52

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin (Post 35909465)

I didn't think ITV could withhold ITV1 from any platform?

Only until 31/8/17 when the law changes.

Gavin-D

27-07-2017 19:44

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35909497)

Only until 31/8/17 when the law changes.

I thought the law changed this month, not August?

telegramsam

27-07-2017 19:47

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35909497)

Only until 31/8/17 when the law changes.

What law has changed exactly?

jj20x

27-07-2017 20:31

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35909518)

What law has changed exactly?

muppetman11

27-07-2017 21:00

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35909389)

Given that advertising revenues are falling

Advertising revenues are falling on TV , clearly to the benefit of others.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40732036

telegramsam

27-07-2017 21:07

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35909524)

It is explained in the following links but it is quite clear that ITV's expectation of a fee from VM is at odds with what the government had originally planned.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...-virgin-media/
Interesting reads,thanks for enlightening me. My opinion is Virgin will refuse to pay and remove ITV from their channel line up,advertisers will be up in arms and eventually ITV will come to some arrangement with Virgin. Looks very much like the Sky farce all over again!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...ll-ad-revenue/

jj20x

27-07-2017 22:15

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35909532)

Interesting reads,thanks for enlightening me. My opinion is Virgin will refuse to pay and remove ITV from their channel line up,advertisers will be up in arms and eventually ITV will come to some arrangement with Virgin. Looks very much like the Sky farce all over again!

VM could possibly attempt to offset the "copyright" fee with carriage fees, interesting times ahead.

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