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muppetman11 15-08-2011 15:55
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35288350)
sky have a history of witholding channels so it a fair guess who fault it is and they made it clear from the start and before it launched it was a sky exclusive so they had no intention of letting vm have it maybe after they change there packs in september they might let vm get it we have to wait and see i guess
While I agree with you , can you blame Sky they have pumped billions into their channels over the years so a period of exclusivity seems reasonable. Let's not forget when Sky started out they took massive risks , VM had their own channels and had developed Living HD into quite a decent one hence why Sky bought them. VM took the option to be just a platform rather than a broadcaster they had the chance to develop a good channel range but instead sold up , some think this was right others don't.

denphone 15-08-2011 15:57
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35288397)
While I agree with you , can you blame Sky they have pumped billions into their channels over the years so a period of exclusivity seems reasonable. Let's not forget when Sky started out they took massive risks , VM had their own channels and had developed Living HD into quite a decent one hence why Sky bought them. VM took the option to be just a platform rather than a broadcaster they had the chance to develop a good channel range but instead sold up , some think this was right others don't.
You show great loyalty to your master today MM and the force is strong with you.:D

muppetman11 15-08-2011 15:59
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35288398)
You show great loyalty to your master today MM and the force is strong with you.
My worry now Den is with UKTV stake sold and VMTV channels sold their future bargaining power is seriously diminished :(

denphone 15-08-2011 16:02
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35288399)
My worry now Den is with UKTV stake sold and VMTV channels sold their future bargaining power is seriously diminished :(
You are probably right MM but if it was me l would have never sold the channels to Sky or done this deal but there again what do l know.

Jameseh 15-08-2011 16:08
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35288399)
My worry now Den is with UKTV stake sold and VMTV channels sold their future bargaining power is seriously diminished :(
Although that £339M + £160M might come in handy when negotiating :D

denphone 15-08-2011 16:15
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35288405)
Although that £339M + £160M might come in handy when negotiating :D
Lets hope so

muppetman11 15-08-2011 16:55
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35288405)
Although that £339M + £160M might come in handy when negotiating :D
True James and a fair point. :D

Dave42 15-08-2011 16:55
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35288402)
You are probably right MM but if it was me l would have never sold the channels to Sky or done this deal but there again what do l know.
then we would even have less channels than we do now sky premium hd or sky sports red button didnt you want that too only way we ever were going to get it was vm to sell sky the channels aint you complaining we should get more channels so dont see how your against vm selling there channels when we have even less than now so im glad they sold the channels as we get more channels and red button

muppetman11 15-08-2011 16:57
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35288444)
then we would even have less channels than we do now sky premium hd ect aint you complaining we should get more channels so dont see how your against vm selling there channels when we have even less than now
A valid point Dave it is a hard one to call you can see the pros and cons for both.

Digital Fanatic 15-08-2011 17:12
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35288446)
A valid point Dave it is a hard one to call you can see the pros and cons for both.
It's a risk VM are taking, but the end result should be more content and that's what everyone keeps going on about. :)

Dave42 15-08-2011 17:14
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35288452)
It's a risk VM are taking, but the end result should be more content and that's what everyone keeps going on about. :)
yes and remember when everyone was moaning about us getting sky premuim hd and red button now we got both :)

ps any word on red button for tivo yet DF

denphone 15-08-2011 17:19
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35288452)
It's a risk VM are taking, but the end result should be more content and that's what everyone keeps going on about. :)
And l gather that flood of content will come soon DF

Digital Fanatic 15-08-2011 17:28
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35288457)
And l gather that flood of content will come soon DF
Yes, just waiting for final clearance of the deal with the relevant bods.

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35288455)
yes and remember when everyone was moaning about us getting sky premuim hd and red button now we got both :)

ps any word on red button for tivo yet DF
Nothing yet, Dave.

denphone 15-08-2011 17:28
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35288461)
Yes, just waiting for final clearance of the deal with the relevant bods.
You will make a fine politician DF:D;):D

spiderplant 15-08-2011 17:29
Re: Virgin Media sells UKTV stake to Scripps for £339m
 
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35288455)
ps any word on red button for tivo yet DF
I'm not DF, but it's in development at the moment.


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