Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35602769)

Another day, another superb display of emoticonning from Den!

I have to say I'm really surprised at the lack of an announcement from upc. Virgin get stick for not making announcements even when they've nothing to say, but to say there'll be an announcement and then not make one is pretty poor. I'm sure most of us were looking to the upc announcement as a possible indicator of what's going to happen with Virgin.

I remain convinced that Bt sport is no real loss, but I'm concerned that BomberAF will struggle if he comes back here, which is a shame given it's a long standing user account. I posted before that he seemed really credible, and I still believe that, but his information is certainly starting to look a bit duff. I hope people cut him some slack if it doesn't come off.

As an aside, if my use of the word meaning a pregnant goldfish was genuinely offensive then I apologise to those genuinely offended, although I stand by my comment - and I don't think I'm alone in that view either. I wasn't trying to circumvent the swear filter, but I had, obviously wrongly, assumed that it was set at a level commensurate with what the mods are prepared to allow. Common sense dictates that it should be!

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35602725)

A question - how many people were clamouring to pay extra for XL when ESPN was added to the package?

Originally Posted by cdf90 (Post 35602783)

Looks like the launch night will be FTA on Freeview for those interested.

Originally Posted by mertle (Post 35602796)

hugh same as some already on xl but over years some channels which watch originally dropped to lower packages. Just was satisfied when espn else might dropped lower. Did not care if they going have to increase it.

end of day the tv packages little to rigid maybe time revamp its structure to type view habits.

onlly thing keeping xl alive is its free vod I feel.

whether vm move one of sky premiums to compensate or bring picturebox into XL as option to compensate. At least make the comitment of price freeze in XL/Vip. They put prices up with this could be disasterous.

Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35602797)

All i can say is hahahahahahaha looks like i dont need to do my challenge. Hahahaha. Oh dear no BT sport on VM let alone in XL :D:D:D

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35602798)

and the free HD channels

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oh you pest :sniper::sniper::sniper::sniper::sniper:

Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35602800)

To be perfectly honest here, i wouldn't leave Virgin just because they couldn't secure BT Sports, we still have Sky Sports, and imo they have the better line up of games anyway, ok we are losing games that were previously on ESPN last season, but i wouldn't be bothered with all the hassle of moving, for what to me anyway, is a bunch of games on BT Sports which don't exactly set the heather on fire! I'm still happy with most of what Virgin has to offer, TiVo, much better BB than any other provider,more HD channels than ever before, and still the same amount of non sport channels, so all in all im pretty happy with what i've got, just means a few extra trips to the pub to watcgh the games i want to see.....:)......:beer::beer: