Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

On your first point - no, you're not.......

Other posters' views may differ, but as someone else said in another thread/context, my view is 'meh!'. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

No. If I was bothered I'd have Sky!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Totally agree sky Atlantic not fussed would prefer rest of the sports HD channels as I pay for sky HD upgrade on the whole happy now that iVM have acquired ITV HD package

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Definitely not - I, for one, couldn't give a damn if we get it or not :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Sky Atlantic is no compensation for the benefits of staying with Virgin Media. I am not moving for the sake of one or two programmes I want and can't get on the VM platform.

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I seem to recollect VM saying that Sky expected them to share in the set up costs of the channel, so it would have been expensive.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Are there no channels on VM that Sky customers want in the same way as the popular atlantic?

Is it not possible for a new channel to be created that shows most of the atlantic shows but 6 months behind? I don't know the in and outs of how the media deals happen, so it may sound like a silly question, although just uneducated.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

"popular atlantic"?

According to BARB, Sky Atlantic is less watched that C5+1, 5USA, Alibi, BBC4, Challenge TV, Fox, Quest, Really (and others) and on a par with 4Music.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

This thread alone shows it is popular and desirable.

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Would it not have lower viewing rates simply because only sky customers have Atlantic so less have access to it compared to the other less exclusive channels? ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

So it's popular, but not watched by many people?

Oooookaaaay then....:D

Sky has 10.3 million TV customers, and series like The Following has 300-400k viewers, Alan Partridge had around 200k viewers - 2 to 3% of the potential audience must be a new definition of 'popular' I hadn't come across before...;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

It all depends on the Studio and the deal they have made with the service provider that has first run rights.

What you suggest is a good idea, but I am pretty sure that the deal between Sky and HBO prevents that happening.

Many TV shows have first run and second run rights, where a pay TV channel shows it first and a Freeview TV channel shows it a year or so later. Castle is an example; Alibi show it first and channel 5 show it later. I can't think of any Sky show, that is first shown on a Sky pay TV channel and then shown on a non Sky freeview channel later. So it looks as if Sky buys both first and second run rights to all the shows they buy. Plus, HBO seem to like to restrict how their content is shown, so that isn't likely to help.

So, although your idea is a good one, I just can't see it happening. Sky have allowed some of their Atlantic content to be shown on other channels, namely the first seasons of Game of Thrones and Smash. But there is no guarantee that future seasons will be shown anywhere except Atlantic.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

I guess the question is, what would the viewing figures be if it Atlantic was available on the same platforms as the channels you list? It's not a like for like comparison. The viewing figures are already higher than a number of channels that are available on VM and Sky. I am of course assuming that link covers all platforms and not just Sky, apologies if I am incorrect. I am frequently seeing trailers of programmes that I would like to watch, only to be disappointed to find out they are on Atlantic. Personally to me it would offer more than many of the channels VM currently carry.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

I understand your point, but as I said, Sky TV has over 10 million customers, and only around 2-3% appear to be viewing these 'popular' programmes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Out of interest, do all 10 million viewers receive Atlantic or is it in Sky's equivalent of the XL pack?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

But when has 'popular' been the only criteria to determine the quality of a show? I suspect that many highly acclaimed TV shows wouldn't do too well in the popularity stakes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

I would agree with you, but a poster in this thread/page did state that That was the point I was trying to address when I stated I am not sure if shows on a channel which garner 2-3% of the potential viewing audience could be classed as "popular"...