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Dave42 22-06-2013 23:17
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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35587348)
That's not true, they did not have to sell them for the money. They sold them because they inherited them from the telewest, ntl merger and realised it was something they considered not to be a core part of their business.
and to get the sky HD channels they never would have got them without selling the channels or red button

Mr Banana 22-06-2013 23:25
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35587354)
and to get the sky HD channels they never would have got them without selling the channels or red button
Correct, that was part of the deal. Suppose the question is, was it the right decision?

denphone 23-06-2013 05:54
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35587287)
Its amazing how all these things should only apply to Sky , BT is both a content provider and platform as is Liberty Global , there are many more examples around the world Comcast , DirecTV , CanalSat , Rogers communications the list goes on so why should only Sky be hit with this stipulation. Only a couple of years ago VM was both a platform and content provider funny nobody had a problem with that.
"Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!" l proclaim the great one and only Muppetman defends his beloved Sky again.;):D

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Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35587312)
Virgin were desperate for the money...to extent they sold the channels they had to ?..not sure..but some tv company :D
l will serve you my one and only master.:nworthy::D

Sirius 23-06-2013 07:28
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So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???

GrimUpNorth 23-06-2013 07:42
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35587385)
So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???
I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim

WillPS 23-06-2013 07:46
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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35587348)
That's not true, they did not have to sell them for the money. They sold them because they inherited them from the telewest, ntl merger and realised it was something they considered not to be a core part of their business.
That's a massive misrepresentation. The Flextech business was a core part of the Virgin Media launch strategy - do you not remember the fanfare surrounding Virgin 1?

It was in the years down the line that Virgin Media Television (as the business had been renamed) was lined up for sale; it would appear as a method of getting Sky to 'give up the goods'. It was a massive gamble, as it meant essentially sacrificing their bargaining chip for future carriage agreements.

It was prudent therefore that VM secured carriage of the channels for an extended period. However, whoever negotiated this deal obviously neglected to consider channels which Sky may launch in the future. As it stands, there would be nothing to stop Sky launching "Sky 1a", siphoning off all the content from Sky 1 to it, and thereby depriving VM viewers of that content. The Sky Atlantic situation could and should have been prevented.

Sirius 23-06-2013 07:49
Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
 
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 35587390)
I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim
Indeed i am a rugby fan and don't watch football, however for those that are football fans i can see this as being a big issue for them at this time.

colin25 23-06-2013 08:10
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 35587390)
I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim
Well, that explains the name "Grim" :D

(unless you take after the tv series lol)

Mr Banana 23-06-2013 08:28
Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
 
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Originally Posted by WillPS (Post 35587392)
That's a massive misrepresentation. The Flextech business was a core part of the Virgin Media launch strategy - do you not remember the fanfare surrounding Virgin 1?

It was in the years down the line that Virgin Media Television (as the business had been renamed) was lined up for sale; it would appear as a method of getting Sky to 'give up the goods'. It was a massive gamble, as it meant essentially sacrificing their bargaining chip for future carriage agreements.

It was prudent therefore that VM secured carriage of the channels for an extended period. However, whoever negotiated this deal obviously neglected to consider channels which Sky may launch in the future. As it stands, there would be nothing to stop Sky launching "Sky 1a", siphoning off all the content from Sky 1 to it, and thereby depriving VM viewers of that content. The Sky Atlantic situation could and should have been prevented.
Yes that's what the earlier poster said and I agree, however I was disagreeing with the post that they sold them as they needed the money, that wasn't the core reason.

denphone 23-06-2013 08:38
Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35587385)
So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???
If Virgin don't get a deal with BT then l will just watch the football on Sky Sports with Virgin but somehow l cannot see the scenario of BT Sports not arriving on Virgin in my humble honest opinion.

muppetman11 23-06-2013 08:46
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/art...#ixzz2Wz3pexKg

GrimUpNorth 23-06-2013 08:46
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Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35587398)
Well, that explains the name "Grim" :D

(unless you take after the tv series lol)
Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth ;)

Cheers

Grim

denphone 23-06-2013 08:59
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35587405)
Yes l knew they were planning something to combat BT Sports as l heard about project purple a little while back.

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 35587406)
Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth ;)

Cheers

Grim
Don't listen to that old misery guts :waving: ;) as we prefer your name as it is.

johnasimmons 23-06-2013 09:02
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35587403)
If Virgin don't get a deal with BT then l will just watch the football on Sky Sports with Virgin but somehow l cannot see the scenario of BT Sports not arriving on Virgin in my humble honest opinion.
I got a feeling that a deal with BT Sport is going to be announced in late July

colin25 23-06-2013 09:06
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35587405)
Sigh, just what everyone wants, some idiots giving their views

I tend to watch football for the game itself, not others opinions

Next they will start playing "now" music during the game..maybe some cartoon graphics real time during game...that should keep the kids entertained :)

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587414)
I got a feeling that a deal with BT Sport is going to be announced in late July
If it is to be announced, late July early august is favourite

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 35587406)
Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth ;)

Cheers

Grim
Or "life in a northern town "..I'm sure you could make a song about it :D


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