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Shame. We need something to counteract the completely unbalanced and negatively biased view of trump put out by the BBC. Fox news, I suspect is biased the opposite way, but at least you get both sides.

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Think it's only news articles not seen a live option, i know sky news and cnn are live on youtube i think bbc is too.

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It's BT who are raising prices but not to say its competitors won't too:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38694013

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Oooh thanks for that time to renogotiate towards the time.
You'll find VM will be raising prices then too expect a announcement soon,
I think SKYs is around about June and talktalk around about same time too.

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Yep the roundabout swings around and others will pop on it soon enough to announce their own price rises.

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Its a case of who will be the cheaper...the whole "internet only, kodi box for my tv" era is potentially dying since im hearing a lot of internet providers will be trying to go after these type of people. (due to the fact they want money for tv subs)

Sky, virgin media, BT will all be equally expensive for what i want. So each price rise occurs and i nod my head sadly and take it like the stallion i am.

And yes den very sad about fox news and i cant view it online. Terrible!

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In our household Fox News would not be at the top of our viewing anyway Vince.:nono::nono:

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They can keep going after us we'll always find a way around it.
SKY, BT, movie studios, tv studios etc should take long hard look at themselves and they'll see why people use grey area things to watch shows movies etc.
Might be something to do with how expensive it's becoming to have a tv sub for example skys basic tv is £22p/m now and that's without hd, movies, sports and box sets.
BTs equivelent pack minus sky channels and fox but including bt sports and from this month boxnation is £10p/m don't take a genius to figure it out.
Also £13.99 for a dvd they're having a giraffe man i tend to wait awhile and grab dvds/blu rays for £5 or below.

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not even for the comedy aspect? its very much against my political views den but its sheer bias and poison makes me chuckle everytime ive seen it.

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Why is TV utter dross on a Friday??

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it's utter dross 7 days a week hence why i cut the cord lol.

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I've found myself drawn to YouTube more and more in recent weeks late at night for entertainment. Plenty of good niche entertainment if you can find it that's often more entertaining than conventional TV. I've been consumed recently watching content from RedLetterMedia. A bunch of guys ripping movies from the 80's and 90's to pieces whilst getting hammered. Doesn't sound like must watch content I known but they know their stuff, it's risqué at times and makes me laugh. Nothing like it on TV. Once drawn in you discover they've been doing this for years and have a back catalog of about 600 hours. It's free and ready to watch when you want.

P. S. I'm hammered watching them just now. Hopefully the above makes sense lol

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No it's not, there's some good stuff on most nights, but for some strange reason a Friday is particularly bad!

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Go to bingo old chap.;)

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pluto tv is ok too loads of content on it perfectly legal too.
Being a gamer i'm often watching the various gaming broadcasts on it, same with youtube too.

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Is it any better on any other day?..... Soaps, reality, celebrity chefs etc.

I don't switch the thing on much now and I love tv, but when I do, I'm selective in what I watch.

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Pluto is ok, but I wouldn't spend my evening watching their output.

Frankly, I'm not much impressed with anything I've seen on Kodi either so far - I think that this only comes into its own with a vpn, which I refuse to use.

If you want quality viewing and you don't want to breach copyright laws, I'm afraid the only option is cable or satellite/Netflix/Amazon/Now TV + other PPV options.

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Then you must not like any tv show or movie or sports etc then, you do not need a vpn for kodi just the correct addons.
You forgot to mention isp tv too from bt and talktalk and plusnet, also vodafone have a tv service now.

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Yes, but BT, talk talk, vodaphone and plusnet have inferior offerings, don't they? The main players ATM are Sky and Virgin.

Unless you go for vpn, which basically infringes copyright, surely you are not suggesting that Kodi has anything worthwhile to add? Or, being a newcomer to all this, maybe I've missed something? :confused:

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Only thing that's missing from BT is sky channels and fox, and apparantly Sky and BT are in talks.
TT i think are missing discovery channels, eurosport aswell as hd but do have sky channels, no idea about vodafone as would never go with vodafone.
Kodi certainly does have everything worthwhile tv shows at usa pace, movies still on cinema, live sports, live channels such as hbo,showtime,starz to nam a couple, plus every live uk channel possible etc the list is endless you just need the correct repos and addons you do not need a vpn or smart dns and it is not illegal, infact a European court recently ruled streaming content as legal. However if you go down the route of acestream and plexus it becomes illegal as they are p2p.
Kodis legit addons alone offer various network channels such as nbcsports, food network, abc, fox amongst others those you need a smart dns or vpn for.
Regarding kodi either send me a pm as won't discuss here or youtube is your friend ;)

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Great films coming up on Talking Pictures: - 'Day of the Triffids', 'Brighton Rock'

Oops no, VM is still the only platform not to carry the channel.....

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Well, 3 channels have gone and 2 have been added since Christmas. So there has been a net loss of 1 somewhere along the way.

Removals:

TSID 6: SID 615 UMP Movies
TSID 9: SID 901 Movie Mix
TSID 19: SID 1907 My Ex Girlfriends

Additions:

TSID 2: SID 215 Sony Movie Channel (This launched on a different transport stream to the Movie Mix channel it replaced).
TSID 17: SID 1713 ITV PPV HD

The last one is quite interesting. :)

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That last one is itv box office

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Obviously, but via a pop-up channel rather than delivery through the standard PPV on-demand services, which some users have assumed.

(It is an NVOD Time-Shifted service rather than a regular "Digital Television" service - so basically the same method of delivery as the adult PPV channels.)

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Well at least you are consistent in your grumpiness Mr K.;)

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I watch Talking Pictures more than Sky Atlantic

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A VPN is much more than just allowing you to bypass region blocking, it also helps with blocking the likes of Food Standards Agency and Department of Transport seeing which website you've visited with the Snoopers Charter

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Cheers Den. When I can get the same happy pills as you out of my GP then maybe I can pretend everything is brilliant as well :) Seriously, give Talking Pictures a look sometime - channel 81 on Freeview - can't see it as a cost issue for VM as Freeview, Freesat and Sky all have it. I can get it via the Freeview route but it would be nicer to record on Tivo.

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We got a Freeview capability on our TV but cannot get a signal.

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Steady Vince

http://www.livenewson.com/american/f...annel-fnc.html

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You need an aerial....:)

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Thanks MM as we thought that but being the birdbrain l am when it comes to anything technical this regular numbskull is clueless.:)

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Also worth mentioning a vpn is a strong defence against getting hacked too.

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Or tv player.

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New series of Homeland starts tonight.............:)

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Looking forward to seeing the new series..:tu:

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Oh hello...

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We did think UMP Movies was removed.

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7.6% price rise being announced April.

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That much?? How the hell do they justify that?

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Gotta fund the v6 boxes somehow mate. But its only rumoured for now.

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The funding of the V6 boxes was surely done by charging the people who took them.

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Proof?.

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Would VM be that mad to put them up that high after the rise we have just had in Nov?

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Formula one to pay for.;).

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Source? Too many unsubstantiated rumours getting posted here in the absence of genuine news.

If this is true, and I sincerely hope it isn't, having just signed a new twelve month deal with VM I wonder where the protection is for us customers on accepting a new contract with an agreed price if the supplier can jack the price up with the ink barely dry on my signature? Shouldn't we get some protection by law or at least OFCOM (cough cough)? I'm committing to a full year, shouldn't the supplier be bound to do likewise?

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Different company (Liberty Media).

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is this across the board or the top rise for the top package i.e. VIP?

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Unsubstantiated rumour, possibly initiated by Sky lovers (wouldn't be the first time). Unless it's confirmed by Virgin Media, don't believe it.

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You're free to leave for the services that are increased within 30 days of VM notifying you, that's been the case for some time now.

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I did say it's rumoured for now, in reality i expect the price rise to be between 4-5% and not until june/july ish but this is VM so who knows?
I know BT are raising prices and possibly SKY but that's all i've heard from the reliable sources.
Also as paultrademark said if vm do raise prices or any company you are free to leave without penalty, i wish more people would do this and make companies think a bit.
Also i repeat what i have said in the past unless its a link to a website i will never post proof due to the fact people come to tell me rumours in confidence knowing i will never reveal their identity ever.

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You don't need to be Albert Einstein to work out subscription increases will come thick and fast.

With fierce competition leading to eye-watering discounts to attract new customers and more people ringing retentions and being offered higher discounts to retain custom simple economics tells you someone has to make up that shortfall and sadly that's the existing customer base.

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"Thick and fast"? Sky and BT are putting up prices again and Now TV will probably follow suit. Let's hope VM aren't quite so quick this year - the increases last year weren't welcome and the people I've spoken to in Retentions suggested that lessons had been learned (although that's probably hearsay).

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I was referring to all the companies not just Virgin. ;)

See my posts in the Sports thread , I've been very critical of Sky for doing this.

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With that sort of increase it will just spur me on to cut the cord and just live with Freeview and broadband with a couple of streaming services

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That's a first.;):D

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My my pot calling kettle certainly has never been more apt here.

Wait for my further response when my subscription increases in March this year.;)

I'm not a happy chap with pay TV in general at the moment irrespective of supplier.

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It was meant in jest my old mucker :D as yes l await your further responses just like all the other stalwarts do on this thread.;):D

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New rumour.
Talking pictures coming to VM April 2017.

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That will please our professor of grumpiness.;):waving:

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Would that be the 1st, by any chance?

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This coming from someone who claims linear tv is dead :D

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I'll tell you this, if it's anywhere above 5% then they can ram it!

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That will be on 31 April, but I'm not telling which year! ;)

Yes, I know....

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3099 l reckon but alas we will both be as dead as a doornail by then.;)

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Linear TV won't be allowed to die. The likes of Talking Pictures will keep digging it up and trying to breathe life into its rotting corpse...

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Is it not john malone who owns both companies?.If he does it's not unheard of for profits of one company to help subsidise the other.Or am I completely wrong?.:confused:

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He controls both companies but both have a majority of external shareholders and are separately listed on stock exchanges. So, you can't move money between the two companies as the owners (shareholders) of the companies concerned would be unhappy!

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... yes, but, this is John Malone... Mr "I don't pay tax on anything" Malone....

F1 has to be paid for by someone and it ain't coming out of Malone's pockets.

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He's offering shares in Liberty to F1's owners CVC, offering shares in F1 to the teams plus obviously Liberty Media is splashing some cash. http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/20.../#3a517e1643f8

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Rumour: Has Discovery Acquires TruTV slots on Sky and Freeview from Turner Broadcasting System Europe?

Digital Spy Forum is reporting that Discovery Shed +1 and Discovery Home & Health +2 are now testing on Sky.

Media Boy HQ feels the EPG Slots maybe coming from:

1) Sky PLC has sold two Sky Cinema Box Office Slots to Discovery.
2) Turner Broadcasting System Europe has sold TruTV slots to Discovery.

If it number two then TruTV will close in the coming months.

THIS POST IS JUST AN RUMOUR.

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I did mention on the digitalspy topic that i thought Discovery would be a front runner for the Tru Tv Freeview slots. I know they were keen to expand Eurosport and making them the first Sports channel on Freeview would certainly do that. They have also tested a variety of Eurosport rights on Quest, snooker, rally, darts and even some football have all appeared on Quest at various points.

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Seenit is reporting at Now TV and Sky viewers may lose channels own by Discovery next week.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/discovery-th...riage-dispute/

Discovery has reassured BT and Virgin Media customers that they will continue to have access to the channels as it has separate long-term agreements in place with those brands.

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Thanks for the info , Sky looking to cut costs while at the same time increasing subscriptions. Wonder where all that coins going.

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I would be very surprised if there wasn't an outcry from Sky viewers over this. Despite what Sky says, I think the majority of their subscribers value the Discovery bouquet of channels.

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Well I think it's good for virgin as they are the only home of discovery complete package

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Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Discovery will lose a lot of viewers if it's pulled from SKY. I'm a big fan of the Discovery Channel but not the other variations of the channel that broadcast. Would be sad to see it go but not a deal breaker for me.

Had a look at BARB figures for the Discovery Channel through 2016. It pulls in around 430,000 viewers per day. SKY households must account for around 70% of their total viewers. Can't see Discovery Channel lasting too long with around 129,000 viewers each day. Some of the other Discovery branded channels are only pulling in around 60,000 viewers per day.

Something has to give.

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For sky to lose those channels it's a great moment for virgin media

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Good grief your Sky negativity posts seem to be increasing by the day MM.;)

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That is a different approach to what you were saying a while back.;)

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TBF apart from Eurosport the Discovery channels are a shadow of what they used to be, the quality of content has been very poor for quite awhile.
The channels would certainly be missed but not as much as Discovery think.

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Is it relly though?
As BT and plusnet offer the discovery channels on a much cheaper basis than vm, it certainly won't harm vm that's for sure.

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I said this would happen on here a while back , I'd expect Sky to play hard ball with other broadcasters as it looks to reduce costs. These kind of disputes are common in the US and many times leads to channels being removed for a period of time.

Telegraph reporting it now
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...ackout-threat/

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My wife loves the Discovery channels more than me. So she is rubbing her hands tonight. As we also had Sky. So this is her chance to get rid of Sky due to cost.

What about BT Sport. Are there talks up soon.

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The thing is Sky found it easy to bully before but might find the piper plays a rather different tune now.

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Good grief your household Arthur must switch between suppliers every few months.;)

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Well I never debated the sky discovery issue before. But for virgin to have all discovery SD HD and hopefully UHD, along with all Eurosport and TLC, certainly gives them a stronger position

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Isnt this the same story abut VM and SA. sky WONT pay over the price for the channels. And yet VM wont pay extra funds for the channel

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If Sky are offering SA and that is a big if? one suspects they are asking for a astronomical carriage fee from their competitors.

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probably going towards there next champions league football bid MM

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Or the huge sum it paid for the current Premier League rights.

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Or the next lot of Premier League rights which come up in a year.

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Denphne.
I want Sky, because of the amount of channels it has. But the wife got a deal with VM. So we just have the basic channels +BT Sport.

It looks like she is going to win this battle. But there again women are always right at the end of the day.

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Looks like this has been rumbling on for months. Intresting to see what impact this will have on the deal between SKY Media and Discovery Networks.

http://www.campaignlive.com/article/...al-sky/1411025

It's even more intresting when you visit the Sky Media website and click the various Discovery Channels links for more details.

https://www.skymedia.co.uk/channels/discovery/

Discovery Channel average monthly reach - 5m viewers
Discovery Science average monthly reach - 2m viewers
Discovery History average monthly reach - 2m viewers
Discovery Turdo average monthly reach - 2m viewers
TLC average monthly reach - 6m viewers

I'm not sure how average monthly reach is worked out. If anyone knows please share. What I do know is a drop of around 70% of their viewers for each channel is going to have a massive impact.

Wonder if Discovery Networks will be able to renegotiate how much they are paying to SKY Media or cancel their contract? Can't see them paying the same kind of money for less than a 1/3 of the original advertising reach.

This is going to be fun watch. Biggest cliffhanger since "Who shot JR?" :D

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Eurosport would be a deal breaker for me. I love winter sports and cycling in the summer! Virginmedia's tactics are looking mighty appealing to me.

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Discovery already moved from Now TV Entertainment pass on website , now says 10 instead of 11 channels.

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l bet there will be no reduction in their monthly price though.

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As normal its the consumer who loses out:(

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Of that there is doubt AB.

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http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2017/01/disc...iations-break/
More info in link.

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Funny how Sky conveniently don't think the price they are asking for Sky Atlantic is unrealistic then..

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exactly but they don't want no one to have that

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Looks like there is no going back at the moment.