Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

Looks like not everything is as cosy between VM and Sky as it seems http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ing-model.html

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

That's good :)

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

That one looks set to rumble though i think vms flack is aimed at ofcom and not sky on the above.

I think it will not affect any deal done since and that vms relationship with sky itself seems to have improved somewhat.

Certainly i cannot see it affecting the sale of vms channels to sky.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

Great, no more competition for Sky, they can charge what they want.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

Well they are going after Ofcom to get them to go after Sky to get a better bundle price for the Sky Sports channels. It's still surely going to rattle Sky's cage.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

here lies why VM should not sold them they was a very good tool bargaining tool would sky have caved in without VM have its own popular channels.

VM board of directors must be the most naive business men on the planet to not think Sky will want to harm its competitors.

Sky will obviously make it expensive to purchase channels or try even witheld channels.

I full expect Sky to remove channels again at some point to try and retest how many people to goto Sky. This time it will likely work as once these channels go VM will be no better than freeview/freesat and damn more expensive.

Sky caved in because people did not move in droves to make it viable to continue I think only 600k walked to sky people had VM based channels to keep they happy and the new launched Virgin 1.

I also believe once Sky inititates it again american based channels with possible influence from sky may decide to walk too if VM lose big numbers.

I fear this could be the first sparing to the demise of VM. Sky have more power and VM have less tools to prevent mass exodus. Sky know this I fully expect Ofcom will become toothless or disapear under tory.

Sadly that will leave me with freeview only cant go sky but would not want to anyway there greed stinks.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

Not sure if this was Virgin Media's doing or if Sky are quick of the mark but two new shows are heading to Living, the remake of Nikita and The Chase.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...v-nikita-chase

Nice to see new content will still be appearing on the channel and that more of an effort will be made to air near US boradcasts as in the case with Nikita.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

Even more surprising Sky have commission a new comedy for Living

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a257040/living-commissions-first-uk-comedy.html

That that don't actually sound that bad a concept.

Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
 

I remember toothache being funnier than Gayle Tuesday.:D