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devilincarnate 08-05-2012 19:23

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35425050)
I have read this http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3, but it refers to Smallworld Cable not VM as far as I can see. Are people not jumping the gun a bit.

That is what I was trying to ?

alwaysabear 08-05-2012 19:33

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35425055)
That is what I was trying to ?

Fair enough, when I started typing your post was not there I got distracted.:D

devilincarnate 08-05-2012 19:44

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35425058)
Fair enough, when I started typing your post was not there I got distracted.:D

Need to start typing quicker mate:D:D:D

Lew 08-05-2012 20:15

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35425050)
Are people not jumping the gun a bit.

You must be new here. Welcome to Cable Forum. ;)

alwaysabear 08-05-2012 20:40

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35425075)
You must be new here. Welcome to Cable Forum. ;)

Ha ha :D:D

devilincarnate 08-05-2012 20:43

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35425075)
You must be new here. Welcome to Cable Forum. ;)

PMSL:D

Rob King 09-05-2012 01:08

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
so let me get this right Sky Paid ITV2 not to let other isp's have there channels ?

Emel 09-05-2012 01:32

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
Why Sky have to win the Premier League rights again this time!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...MacKenzie.html

Perhaps a nice, cosy Sky/ESPN carve up is in everyone's best interest.

richard1960 09-05-2012 08:05

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Emel (Post 35425276)
Why Sky have to win the Premier League rights again this time!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...MacKenzie.html

Perhaps a nice, cosy Sky/ESPN carve up is in everyone's best interest.

Perhaps they are all in iot as regards a Sky/ESPN carve up,i wonder if it would ever be feasible for the premier league clubs to sell their own games to consumers at some point down the line,thus cutting out a lot of the pantomime.?

Just imagine consumers being able to buy whatever games they wanted on VM.;)

denphone 09-05-2012 09:49

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35425315)
Perhaps they are all in iot as regards a Sky/ESPN carve up,i wonder if it would ever be feasible for the premier league clubs to sell their own games to consumers at some point down the line,thus cutting out a lot of the pantomime.?

Just imagine consumers being able to buy whatever games they wanted on VM.;)

And aliens will arrive on earth before that happens one suspects.:)

Emel 09-05-2012 10:52

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Kelvin Mackenzie's TV channel, Sports Tonight, is going to make a formal complaint to Ofcom in relation to Sky's exclusive Football League rights. They are claiming it is illegal under EU competition law. Bearing in mind that Sky are not allowed a monopoly of Premier League coverage they are probably right.

http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/ke...sport-channels

Sounds like Kelvin Mackenzie will have a bit to say about the upcoming Premier League auction at the same time.

richard1960 09-05-2012 11:06

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Emel (Post 35425375)
Kelvin Mackenzie's TV channel, Sports Tonight, is going to make a formal complaint to Ofcom in relation to Sky's exclusive Football League rights. They are claiming it is illegal under EU competition law. Bearing in mind that Sky are not allowed a monopoly of Premier League coverage they are probably right.

http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/ke...sport-channels

Sounds like Kelvin Mackenzie will have a bit to say about the upcoming Premier League auction at the same time.

Its sounds as though he does have a very good point in regards to the football league rights,if they are being sold to just one broadcaster ie Sky,i would have thought though that the footbasll league would have had to put the games out to tender,and after the European ruling regarding the premier league rights IE one broadcaster cannot have the lot the football league may have split its packages in a similar way.

It seems Kelvin McKenzie wants to start his new venture with some cheapish football rights as i cannot see many people bidding for the early rounds of the Johnsons Paint Trophy !:shocked: or indeed a couple of pakages of "football league" rights.

Be interesting to see how the spat between him and his 39% stakeholder in Sky former boss goes.:D

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35425340)
And aliens will arrive on earth before that happens one suspects.:)

Think you are right Den,but i think it was mooted before by some premier league top flight clubs before being quitely put to bed.

I personally would not rule it out but it will be a long way in the future possibly.:)

Emel 09-05-2012 11:22

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35425379)
Its sounds as though he does have a very good point in regards to the football league rights,if they are being sold to just one broadcaster ie Sky,i would have thought though that the footbasll league would have had to put the games out to tender,and after the European ruling regarding the premier league rights IE one broadcaster cannot have the lot the football league may have split its packages in a similar way.

It seems Kelvin McKenzie wants to start his new venture with some cheapish football rights as i cannot see many people bidding for the early rounds of the Johnsons Paint Trophy !:shocked: or indeed a couple of pakages of "football league" rights.

Be interesting to see how the spat between him and his 39% stakeholder in Sky former boss goes.:D



Good luck to Kelvin Mackenzie on this but I think the most likely result of his Ofcom complaint is that we will get some Football league matches on ESPN just like we do with the Premier and Scottish Leagues.

fenman35 09-05-2012 16:27

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Emel (Post 35425375)
Kelvin Mackenzie's TV channel, Sports Tonight, is going to make a formal complaint to Ofcom in relation to Sky's exclusive Football League rights. They are claiming it is illegal under EU competition law. Bearing in mind that Sky are not allowed a monopoly of Premier League coverage they are probably right.

Strange I must have dreampt watching the championship (part of 'the football league') on BBC

denphone 09-05-2012 16:38

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
 
ESPN could quit UK.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4559...uite-uk-fa-cup

Quote:

ESPN is considering its position internationally and could even withdraw from certain markets if it cannot be profitable in those areas, Disney chairman and chief executive Bob Iger told investors. That includes the UK, where the broadcaster holds rights to show live matches from the Barclays Premier League and FA Cup.

During the announcement of the company's first quarter financial results, Iger also claimed that ESPN's main focus was on the US and that everywhere else was less of a concern. "ESPN’s international business has never been particularly large, nor has it been a huge priority for the company," he said


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