Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35663383)

Well the price rises are forthcoming in a couple of weeks and usually Virgin have something up their sleeves to appease customers unhappy at the rises.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35663376)

Sorry Sir but really you need to understand the banter and friendship between the many members of this forum as that is part and parcel of many threads on here and if you don't like that then that's your problem to solve.:)

Originally Posted by Mr Pharmacist (Post 35663386)

I'd like to see proof of that please Den. In triplicate if you would. Signed by Virgins Managing Director...

Originally Posted by JustaBloke (Post 35663390)

Friendship or 'Clique'?...

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35663366)

Now now Dave you must have a short memory.:nono:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35663403)

To be fair, Den, Dave was in relatively optimistic mode at that time and he was hoping as were the rest of us that BT Sport would arrive. I think he was a bit dubious about it appearing in the XL pack though, but I wouldn't hold that against him!

It was the Bloke who took the stance that it would never happen (see post 1205 on 24 July 2013 (timed at 1719)). Deja vu?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35663403)

To be fair, Den, Dave was in relatively optimistic mode at that time and he was hoping as were the rest of us that BT Sport would arrive. I think he was a bit dubious about it appearing in the XL pack though, but I wouldn't hold that against him!

It was the Bloke who took the stance that it would never happen (see post 1205 on 24 July 2013 (timed at 1719)). Deja vu?

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35663380)

The only Broadcast article was the one I linked to dated 27 June 2013. (Broadcast Now is the web address not the publication title). I think the trouble was ambiguous dating wording in a forum post which led some to believe there was another article. There wasn't. I'm pretty sure it was more a cock-up as oppose to conspiracy!

It's no big secret what's in Broadcast's archives. This search shows all articles containing Sky Atlantic and Virgin Media, most recent first. And, yes, it's the 27 June article at the top.

The Broadcast article from 27 June was also linked to and reported in the British Blacklist.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35663416)

Then l hope Dave accepts my apology.:sorry::handshake

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian (Post 35663010)

I think the problem here about SA is that the rumours started..what two years ago? were from 'sources'. These have recently transformed into rumours from those within this community and no recent proof or corroborating evidence for the rumours have been forthcoming.

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian (Post 35663422)

Yes Andrew - I appreciate your efforts - thank you.

That is the article that we can all find but MB and OB (?) purported to report an updated article confirming more Sky / Virgin talks - an update to the previous one. That article is MIA!

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35663429)

There wasn't a second Broadcast article, spanky, that was a genuine mistake. The wording in MB's post was misinterpreted.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35663350)

Whether people like it or not, Sky Atlantic (specifically HBO shows) are a big glaring gap in the line up of a premium pay TV provider.

Therefore, people are going to want to talk about that.

For people who have been members of this forum for a long number of years, this has traditionally been the thread where such things are discussed, and I personally don't see any reason why that should change.

Skip the posts if the ones containing Atlantic discussion bores you.

Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35663444)

It does not lead to discussion though, does it? It just descends into farce. We all know a number of people want SA (I am not fussed myself) but what serious discussion can we have about?

I can only think of one direction a discussion would go and it would be something like this:-

Poster #1 - "Anyone know if SA is gonna launch on VM"

Various posters reply - "Nope, not heard a thing"

Dave would of course chime in with - "It's never coming" (:D - sorry Dave) and that would be the end of discussion in my eyes.

The only other avenue for discussion regarding SA would be its content, which many people will now know is now available on other legitimate websites, some less legitimate websites or via the DNS foreign Netflix hook-up thingy.

I have no problem with SA being mentioned, and any possible rumoured launch dates (I like the speculation) as long people don't waste pages arguing over it. These last few pages have not been a discussion about SA though.

Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35663444)

It does not lead to discussion though, does it? It just descends into farce. We all know a number of people want SA (I am not fussed myself) but what serious discussion can we have about?

I can only think of one direction a discussion would go and it would be something like this:-

Poster #1 - "Anyone know if SA is gonna launch on VM"

Various posters reply - "Nope, not heard a thing"

Dave would of course chime in with - "It's never coming" (:D - sorry Dave) and that would be the end of discussion in my eyes.

The only other avenue for discussion regarding SA would be its content, which many people will now know is now available on other legitimate websites, some less legitimate websites or via the DNS foreign Netflix hook-up thingy.

I have no problem with SA being mentioned, and any possible rumoured launch dates (I like the speculation) as long people don't waste pages arguing over it. These last few pages have not been a discussion about SA though.

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35663455)

A couple of people telling other people what 'they' thought was appropriate to post is what caused this discussion.