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Chris 03-03-2011 23:24

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drintoul 03-03-2011 23:27

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vanman (Post 35186404)
£47 FROM HERE
Sky TV
£37
Monthly
Entertainment Packs
Variety Pack
Premium Packs
Movies 1
Movies 2
Sports 1
Sports 2
Upfront payment
10GBP off 1st months Sky TV

Initial Monthly cost £37
Ongoing Monthly cost £47
Upfront payment towards your first bill £10
This amount will be deducted from your first Sky bill.
http://www.sky.com/shop/boxes/sky-plus-box/

I don't think that is a fair comparison with the contents of the XL pack as it only includes the variety pack. I think a much closer comparison is the £62.25 per month comparison with 6 packs.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35186447)

Aim high!

andrew.shearman 03-03-2011 23:58

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
I would likt chose my package
HD package

Sky 1HD
all sky movies HD
ESPN HD
Sky sports 1 2 3 4 HD
Sky living hd
sky news HD
sky sports news HD
ccomedy centrel HD
nat geo HD
History HD
Discoery HD
syfy HD
TV choice on demand
MTVN HD and more HD CHANNELS
with v+ boxes
£35 a month

all sd channels with a v boxes
£20 a month

Hugh 04-03-2011 00:17

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by drintoul (Post 35186448)

Aim high!

Per ardua ad astra.....;)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew.shearman (Post 35186467)
I would likt chose my package
HD package

Sky 1HD
all sky movies HD
ESPN HD
Sky sports 1 2 3 4 HD
Sky living hd
sky news HD
sky sports news HD
ccomedy centrel HD
nat geo HD
MTVN HD and more HD CHANNELS
with v+ boxes
£20 a month

all sd channels with a v boxes
£10 a month

Do you think VM would pay you that much per month? ;)

Jameseh 04-03-2011 01:12

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
How about leave everything how it is, including the prices, and just wait for VM to add some new regular and HD channels?

Paul 04-03-2011 01:36

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35186306)
Remove the M+ Package altogether

Oh dear, you failed at this point.

Leave M+ alone. I dont want a more expensive L thanks, M+ is just fine. :cool:

v0id 04-03-2011 02:02

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I'd like Virginmedia to drop this silly M L XL XXL naming scheme for packages, and have whoever came up with the idea publicly on display for everyone to point and laugh at.

huffnpuff 04-03-2011 03:03

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
I'd love to see a single channel selection package....
Just choose the individual channels you want to watch for
say 25p or 50p each/month.
Personally, I don't want Sports, shopping, cartoons, arts, God or +1 channels. I never watch them but I pay for them (TV XL). However, if I reduce my package I lose many of the channels that I do watch.
If such a system was introduced we'd see the demise of channels that are unpopular or a minority view. Wouldn't that be democracy in action rather than the current system of a multitude of superfluous garbage?

NuclearWinter 04-03-2011 03:12

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by huffnpuff (Post 35186505)
If such a system was introduced we'd see the demise of channels that are unpopular or a minority view.

I don't see how that would be a good thing :(

mersey70 04-03-2011 08:38

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Would it be better to just have a separate HD pack, I would prefer this is if it finally meant VM could provide a wider choice of HD but that's just me but I understand you get what you pay for.

How exactly are VM going to meet their target of 80 HD channels in less than 3 years with the status quo, in my opinion they cant.

brooza 04-03-2011 09:41

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by huffnpuff (Post 35186505)
I'd love to see a single channel selection package....
Just choose the individual channels you want to watch for
say 25p or 50p each/month.
Personally, I don't want Sports, shopping, cartoons, arts, God or +1 channels. I never watch them but I pay for them (TV XL). However, if I reduce my package I lose many of the channels that I do watch.
If such a system was introduced we'd see the demise of channels that are unpopular or a minority view. Wouldn't that be democracy in action rather than the current system of a multitude of superfluous garbage?

I think everyone would prefer that, but it would not work. VM would not get enough money through to pay for the channels

Chris 04-03-2011 09:43

Re: Would you like to see new TV Packs introduced
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by huffnpuff (Post 35186505)
I'd love to see a single channel selection package....
Just choose the individual channels you want to watch for
say 25p or 50p each/month.
Personally, I don't want Sports, shopping, cartoons, arts, God or +1 channels. I never watch them but I pay for them (TV XL). However, if I reduce my package I lose many of the channels that I do watch.
If such a system was introduced we'd see the demise of channels that are unpopular or a minority view. Wouldn't that be democracy in action rather than the current system of a multitude of superfluous garbage?

VM is making money out of the carriage fees it charges these unpopular minority channels. It's not in their commercial interests to expose them to the consumer marketplace in that way.

moowow! 04-03-2011 10:29

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I never got why with virgin media if your on the large package for example, you get watch but, not watch+1!!!

Digital Fanatic 04-03-2011 11:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by moowow! (Post 35186578)
I never got why with virgin media if your on the large package for example, you get watch but, not watch+1!!!

It's called "added value" :)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by huffnpuff (Post 35186505)
I'd love to see a single channel selection package....
Just choose the individual channels you want to watch for
say 25p or 50p each/month.
Personally, I don't want Sports, shopping, cartoons, arts, God or +1 channels. I never watch them but I pay for them (TV XL). However, if I reduce my package I lose many of the channels that I do watch.
If such a system was introduced we'd see the demise of channels that are unpopular or a minority view. Wouldn't that be democracy in action rather than the current system of a multitude of superfluous garbage?

:td:


That idea would kill choice in the end. The likes of Sky Arts, Current TV and EuroNews would be killed off as they wouldn't survive.

royaltiger 04-03-2011 12:10

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Another fan of picking your own channels individually, Channels dont survive because they are rubbish DF, there is only so much content out there to watch, better to have quality on limited amount of channels than spread about and mixed with garbage channels.


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