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

I've noticed a few folk still mentioning about Sky not letting VM have Sky Alantic.

Yes they did, but at what VM considered an unrealstic cost.

There's a difference between holding a channel back completely, and offering it at what they considered a fair asking price. VM didn't agree and so far they haven't resolved that.

If anyone still believes that's not the case, then please re-read this article...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic

So can we at least start to petition/heckle VM to re-approach Sky to renegogiate? Surely Sky are aware that they're well past the tipping point of viewers switching over for Sky Atlantic and should now offer it openly to other carriers at reasonable costs.

BenMcr

07-03-2013 14:49

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Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35545444)

So can we at least start to petition/heckle VM to re-approach Sky to renegogiate?

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

bamav

07-03-2013 14:52

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35545436)

Do try to keep up :D Reported on CF forums yesterday ;)

Sorry! I did trace back through the forum till about mid-afternoon yesterday and assumed it wasn't there.

Still, it might remind some folk that not having new channels launch at precisely one minue past midnight on the date stated, isn't the end of the world and that more new and good things are coming.

As the old saying goes:

"All good things come to he who waits."

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35545452)

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

Absolutely!

Dave42

07-03-2013 14:52

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35545452)

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

exactly Ben they be first to complain if VM give sky there high price and had to put up prices to pay for one channel

passingbat

07-03-2013 14:59

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Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35545444)

I seem to recall some posts saying that there was some Sky contract up for renewal mid 2013, which could add some missing Sky channels to TV anywhere, but I could be wrong about that. If that is the case, that would be a good time to talk about Atlantic.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35545452)

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

We need a bit of both.

denphone

07-03-2013 15:01

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35545460)

Yes the contract is definitely up for renewal in the summer so one must hope this delivers the holy grail of Sky's bouquet of channels.

Media Boy UK

07-03-2013 15:02

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35545464)

Yes the contract is definitely up for renewal in the summer so one must hope this delivers the holy grail of Sky's bouquet of channels.

What contract?

-Sky Basic
-Sky HD Channels / on demand

Arthurgray50@blu

07-03-2013 15:03

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic I have been saying this for weeks and no one believes me, VM want channels on the cheap and this is why they won't have Atlantic.

I know l tried Sky, and then gave up, but that was because of the problems that they gave me, I had a call from them today and waiting for a reply.

VM have got to get there act together, they are going on the understanding that we the customer, won't pay extra for channels, this is why they are messing us about.

johnasimmons

07-03-2013 15:06

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A tweet i got from VM just a few minutes ago:
Virgin Media‏@virginmedia
@LondonJohn1959 Sorry for getting you excited but we're having a few delays and We're still waiting on an update, watch this space. TB

Dave42

07-03-2013 15:08

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35545471)

hopefully a chance they might launch later today

alwaysabear

07-03-2013 15:08

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35545466)

What contract?

-Sky Basic
-Sky HD Channels / on demand

I thought SkY Basic was part of the 9 year deal when VM sold its TV channels.:confused:

Media Boy UK

07-03-2013 15:09

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35545475)

I thought SkY Basic was part of the 9 year deal when VM sold its TV channels.:confused:

Me too.

Lew	07-03-2013 15:09

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35545468)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic I have been saying this for weeks and no one believes me, VM want channels on the cheap and this is why they won't have Atlantic..

And I'm still waiting for you to show me any other non-Sky platform that carries the channel, Arthur. Surely if the cost is so reasonable you can tell me what channel number it's on on Wight Cable? UPC Ireland? BT Vision? Or are you just going to ignore the question as usual?

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