Cable Forum - Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

Ahem! We are Sky customers! I get most of the Sky channels on my VM package. It's about time Sky acknowledged this and treated us a bit better, methinks!

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35302057)

Sky are always going to want to keep some of their key channels exclusive while I agree Sky should give VM subscribers access to Sports HD3 and HD4 I can't blame them for keeping Sky3D and Atlantic as exclusive.

Don't encourage them, muppetman11! These practices are anti-competitive and it's about time the regulators did something about it.

devilincarnate

19-09-2011 21:34

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Hey just think that we may get SKY Atlantic when they get Film4 hd:p:

HD Boy

19-09-2011 21:37

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35302139)

I try and see it from both sides , VM Sky Sports subscribers should gain access to HD3 and HD4 as Sky charge them enough to warrant it , Atlantic and Sky3D are a whole different thing , they have invested masses in both of these so can't see why they should be made to sell them , there's nothing stopping VM creating a 3D channel it was their decision to cease being a channel provider.

I hope the CAT tell sky to offer Sky Sports HD3 and HD4 to Virgin Media ,Bt Vision(when they start to have HD channels) in year or so

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The appeals in Cases 1156/8/3/10, 1157/8/3/10, 1158/8/3/10 and 1159/8/3/10 were heard together between 9 May 2011 and 15 July 2011. Judgment is pending.

http://www.catribunal.org.uk/237-654...Media-Inc.html

Henkesghost

19-09-2011 21:43

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35302145)

I hope the CAT tell sky to offer Sky Sports HD3 and HD4 to Virgin Media ,Bt Vision(when they start to have HD channels) in year or so

So ya feeline lucky HDBoy?

See what I did there?;)

Anyone?:confused:

Sorry:(

muppetman11

19-09-2011 22:32

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Formula 1 Gives BBC First Choice for Broadcasts, BSkyB Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...skyb-says.html

HD Boy

19-09-2011 22:44

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35302191)

Formula 1 Gives BBC First Choice for Broadcasts, BSkyB Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...skyb-says.html

I wonder what Sky sports channels will they be on. I hope it's Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2. If they are put it on Sky Sports HD3 and Sky Sports HD4 we have more chance of getting Sky Sports HD3 and Sky Sports HD4 after the cat appeal judgement

HD Boy

20-09-2011 04:33

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"nick.king" is thinking what i'm thinking

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Virgin Media have signed deal with Sky to get Sky Movies Classics HD which might include Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...3&postcount=26

denphone

20-09-2011 06:59

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Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35302091)

I have everyone on ignore apart from Den. It's like having Den the mini series:D

Hopefully coming soon in HD:D

Yes but who is going to play nasty JR.:D

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35302250)

"nick.king" is thinking what i'm thinking

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...3&postcount=26

Two great minds think alike.;)

Doug P

20-09-2011 12:21

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35302322)

Doug P on digital spy and cable forum agrees with me . I think we will have to wait and see
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...1&postcount=28

I know nothing at all HD Boy but it seems a bit odd to do a deal singly for Sky Movies Classic HD.

But that may well be the case.

Looking forward to that channel whatever.................. :cool:

HD Boy

20-09-2011 12:22

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Originally Posted by Doug P (Post 35302334)

I know nothing at all HD Boy but it seems a bit odd to do a deal singly for Sky Movies Classic HD.

But that may well be the case.

Looking forward to that channel whatever.................. :cool:

We will have to wait and see

Jameseh

20-09-2011 13:55

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35302336)

We will have to wait and see

Or you look back on previous deals, then look at Sky and come to the conclusion that we're not getting SSN HD or Sky News HD out of this deal.

borrissey

20-09-2011 13:57

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We'll probably end up getting Sky sports HD 3&4 and Sky Atlantic just a matter of when....

gcampbell

20-09-2011 14:12

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Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35302365)

We'll probably end up getting Sky sports HD 3&4 and Sky Atlantic just a matter of when....

It'll be when Sky accept the Â£1.30 in loose change and the ball of fluff Neil Berkett found down his sofa as an acceptable offer that we'll get it.:rolleyes:

HD Boy

20-09-2011 14:38

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Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35302365)

We'll probably end up getting Sky sports HD 3&4 and Sky Atlantic just a matter of when....

We might get Sky sports HD 3&4 after the CAT appeal

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The appeals in Cases 1156/8/3/10, 1157/8/3/10, 1158/8/3/10 and 1159/8/3/10 were heard together between 9 May 2011 and 15 July 2011. Judgment is pending

.http://www.catribunal.org.uk/237-654...Media-Inc.html

bamav

20-09-2011 14:44

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Since we're still slightly "off topic", I wish people would stop praising Sky for their heavy "investment" in new channels. They do it with money they're bringing in from subcribers, advertisers and shareholders - which as we all know is a ridiculous amount of money. It's not like they're being charitable about it.

Anyone who runs a channel, including the free to air ones, invest in themselves and their programming and yet many only gain revenue from advertisers and still manage to survive.

Sky's model of subscription and advertising income is wrong and that's why we end up with their greed over ruling their heads when it comes to channel sharing.

Take BBC iPlayer as an example of the desire or, in their case the need, to make your content available to as wide an audience as possible, by sharing it on all available platforms. If BBC adopted the Sky model, not only would they restrict iPlayer to be available only from the BBC, they would charge a premiun for it while bombarding you with adverts.

Surely I'm not the only one who sees this?

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