Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.

BT Sport is on the verge of announcing a £900m deal which would end two decades of live Champions League football on terrestrial TV, according to a senior source at the company.
The broadcaster has been in talks with European governing body Uefa and is close to revealing it has won the right to show Champions League and Europa League matches from 2015.
A three-year deal, reported by the Telegraph newspaper, will be seen as a blow to both Sky and ITV, who currently share the rights.

Nice little addition but at a cost?. :)

denphone

09-11-2013 10:46

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Originally Posted by gba93 (Post 35642347)

As quoted on BBC Sport:

Nice little addition but at a cost?. :)

Of course there will be at a cost and that cost will be paid by the consumer but one thing is becoming increasingly clear and that is with the ascent of BT Sports , Netflix and Liberty Global the days of Sky outbidding and bullying others in the market are over.

Frazz

09-11-2013 10:47

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Originally Posted by gba93 (Post 35642347)

As quoted on BBC Sport:

Nice little addition but at a cost?. :)

This has also just been on the BBC news

bayonet

09-11-2013 10:51

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Don't know if this is in the right thread but just seen this in the BBC website article says from 2015.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24879138

Pster72

09-11-2013 11:24

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This makes the XL package look even more attractive

denphone

09-11-2013 11:28

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Originally Posted by Pster72 (Post 35642363)

This makes the XL package look even more attractive

Well we don't know what will happen in Autumn 2015 so that remains to be seen.

harry_hitch

09-11-2013 11:46

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35642364)

Well we don't know what will happen in Autumn 2015 so that remains to be seen.

Perhaps that will be the Autumn that VM will get Sky Atlantic, Den;):D

nstokes

09-11-2013 11:55

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Ok people it seems i am slowly coming back into the fold in regards to being back on CF. What have i missed in the last month or 2 in regards to coming soon to VM?

denphone

09-11-2013 11:57

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35642369)

Perhaps that will be the Autumn that VM will get Sky Atlantic, Den;):D

Sky Atlantic will arrive quicker then you think my dear chap.:)

nstokes

09-11-2013 12:02

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35642376)

Sky Atlantic will arrive quicker then you think my dear chap.:)

Why you say that Den old boy? Wasnt this meant to arrive in September?

denphone

09-11-2013 12:07

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Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35642372)

Ok people it seems i am slowly coming back into the fold in regards to being back on CF. What have i missed in the last month or 2 in regards to coming soon to VM?

Netflix is now being rolled to TiVo boxes whilst there is a TiVo update being rolled out at the same time.

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Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35642383)

Why you say that Den old boy? Wasnt this meant to arrive in September?

Would you like to eat your hat again Mr Stokes.:Yes:

vincerooney

09-11-2013 12:11

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I hope it comes quick before sky becomes too wounded after last nights news

denphone

09-11-2013 12:17

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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35642389)

I hope it comes quick before sky becomes too wounded after last nights news

The masters great Skydor fortress is now crumbling before our eyes but as like the Titanic thy loyal master will go down with his ship one suspects.:D:wavey:

spankysmagicpian

09-11-2013 12:37

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Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35642372)

Ok people it seems i am slowly coming back into the fold in regards to being back on CF. What have i missed in the last month or 2 in regards to coming soon to VM?

Some or all channels are rumoured to arrive or not arrive on VirginMedia possibly sometime in the future.

That's summed it up pretty succintly I think.

harry_hitch

09-11-2013 12:39

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35642392)

The masters great Skydor fortress is now crumbling before our eyes but as like the Titanic thy loyal master will go down with his ship one suspects.:D:wavey:

It will interesting to see how Sky react if the Chamions League deal proves to be true. I don't know that SS customers will drop SS though Den. Sky should be able to pass on some savings on to their SS customers (:erm:) and still make an obscene amount of profit from it.

For the time being they still have Prem. League, English Cricket, English Rugby Internationals and various top golf tournaments. They could all change too though before 2015. It is currently still a big draw to sports fans who can afford to pay and/or don't mind being ripped off by SS.

BT will probably have another push at selling Broadband and still give the sports free with it.

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