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Digital Fanatic 16-02-2010 18:03

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by tvtimes (Post 34964855)
Just what we need another miss-informed troll on the forums:rolleyes::td:

indeed... I think it's best to ignore "da troll" :D

Sirius 16-02-2010 18:10

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 34964867)
indeed... I think it's best to ignore "da troll" :D

What was that is there an under bridge dweller about :LOL:

Digital Fanatic 16-02-2010 18:18

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 34964872)
What was that is there an under bridge dweller about :LOL:

seems so "unda da bridge!" :LOL: :rofl:

tvtimes 16-02-2010 18:38

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
I think it's Arthurs cousin!:D

MrGiles2 17-02-2010 10:07

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
If VM do sell of their channels to Sky so that they can concentrate on their broadband, and mobile services, as well as TV On Demand, does that mean that our subs will increase even more?

Over the years, buying and selling by companies NEVER, NEVER EVER benefits the customer, only the shareholders and managers. And with incomes continuing to shrink (apart from the managers and the shareholders of course) it might mean that more and more people are going to find it much harder to meet their ever increasing bills.

In any case, I thought that with Sky buying these channels from VM is supposed to be anti-competitive.

gadge 17-02-2010 12:28

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34964755)
sky should say to virgin we will give you 2 pence for dem make virgin sell them for nothing

How old are you young man our 5 year olds sentences make more sense.;):D

skyisdabest 18-02-2010 09:42

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 34964867)
indeed... I think it's best to ignore "da troll" :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 34964872)
What was that is there an under bridge dweller about :LOL:

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 34964880)
seems so "unda da bridge!" :LOL: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by gadge (Post 34965215)
How old are you young man our 5 year olds sentences make more sense.;):D

yous only have a problem cos yous no im rite so yous have 2 react like this u are :dunce::D

i am 15 years young not that dat matters:confused::td::dozey:

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u are just scared cos sky is gonna kill virginity media :P

ahardie 18-02-2010 11:10

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34965633)

i am 15 years young not that dat matters:confused::td::dozey:


Fifteen? I must admit I had you down as being a bit younger. Perhaps because I've got a 13 year old grandson who is a lot more mature than you.

Paul 18-02-2010 12:35

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
Please stick to the topic, and remember that baiting any member is likely to get you warnings.

Stuart 18-02-2010 13:27

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34965633)
[/COLOR]u are just scared cos sky is gonna kill virginity media :P

Not scared at all.. I think it's a bad thing, but that's only because its competition that forces companies to innovate with new services and channels and to keep prices down.

Both Sky and Virgin have some nice things that the other doesn't operate (either at all or as well), such as On Demand (Virgin wins here) and all the red button stuff (Sky wins here). Do you *really* think that would happen if one TV provider was in the market? No, it wouldn't. What would happen is that they would charge what they want and offer what services they want. They could, after, all, get away with it. If they wind the customer up, who is the customer going to go to?

If you want to see a restricted but extremely expensive service, carry on, support Sky. If you want the prices to stay low, and keep Sky (together with the cable companies) innovating to improve services and reduce prices, then we need someone (not necessarily VM) who can challenge Sky.

tvtimes 18-02-2010 18:41

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Some people won't be happy till they see Vm gone, they'll soon change their views when an un-challenged sky put the prices up.

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Originally Posted by MrGiles2 (Post 34965160)
If VM do sell of their channels to Sky so that they can concentrate on their broadband, and mobile services, as well as TV On Demand, does that mean that our subs will increase even more?

Over the years, buying and selling by companies NEVER, NEVER EVER benefits the customer, only the shareholders and managers. And with incomes continuing to shrink (apart from the managers and the shareholders of course) it might mean that more and more people are going to find it much harder to meet their ever increasing bills.

In any case, I thought that with Sky buying these channels from VM is supposed to be anti-competitive.

Vm can not afford tp put the subs up. They do every year inline with sky and inflation. In fairness to Virgin at least when the subs go up we are seeing additions to our services.

skyisdabest 18-02-2010 20:38

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by ahardie (Post 34965661)
Fifteen? I must admit I had you down as being a bit younger. Perhaps because I've got a 13 year old grandson who is a lot more mature than you.

why:confused:

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Originally Posted by tvtimes (Post 34965782)
Some people won't be happy till they see Vm gone, they'll soon change their views when an un-challenged sky put the prices up.

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Vm can not afford tp put the subs up. They do every year inline with sky and inflation. In fairness to Virgin at least when the subs go up we are seeing additions to our services.

they cant put money up bcos people will just go to sky and virgin wont have any people left which means no money:p:

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 34965688)
Please stick to the topic, and remember that baiting any member is likely to get you warnings.

thankyou;):beer: av a beer from me:cool:

tvtimes 19-02-2010 11:31

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34965825)

thankyou;):beer: av a beer from me:cool:

You're not old enough to buy him one:D

Peter_ 19-02-2010 12:49

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34964755)
sky should say to virgin we will give you 2 pence for dem make virgin sell them for nothing

A nice concise post and straight to the point, as to what point, I have no idea due to it being rather in the style of text speak.:D

richard1960 19-02-2010 14:51

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by MrGiles2 (Post 34965160)
If VM do sell of their channels to Sky so that they can concentrate on their broadband, and mobile services, as well as TV On Demand, does that mean that our subs will increase even more?

Over the years, buying and selling by companies NEVER, NEVER EVER benefits the customer, only the shareholders and managers. And with incomes continuing to shrink (apart from the managers and the shareholders of course) it might mean that more and more people are going to find it much harder to meet their ever increasing bills.

In any case, I thought that with Sky buying these channels from VM is supposed to be anti-competitive.

I would have thought if sky continue to buy everything up and being more of a monopoly then they already are, surely the EU would get involved eventually,does anybody know what it would take for the EU to look into anti competitive behaviour .?

Of course ever increasing bills could be remedied by cancelling services and going to freeview,though how much of that will be left if sky gets their mits on a pay DTT service.:mad:

Although i would still keep vm broadband.

It looks like everyone has stopped trying to compete with cash rich sky and hoisted the white flag, and just want to sell to them,and without proper regulation so it will continue.

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Originally Posted by skyisdabest (Post 34965633)
yous only have a problem cos yous no im rite so yous have 2 react like this u are :dunce::D

i am 15 years young not that dat matters:confused::td::dozey:

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u are just scared cos sky is gonna kill virginity media :P

Who is "virginity media" a porn channel perhaps.:)


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