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ncfc1902 24-04-2013 19:24

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by heavyside (Post 35564585)
Interesting piece in today's telegraph concerning Virgin Media's priorities.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...kTalk-row.html

Does "investing in fibre" mean expanding the network?

Media Boy UK 24-04-2013 19:44

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
ITV 'informal approach' to buy Channel 5.

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Richard Desmond is understood to have quietly made soundings about whether there is any appetite to potentially sell Channel 5 to rivals including ITV, just three years after he acquired it from pan-European broadcaster RTL.

ITV sources have confirmed that a very informal approach has been made through intermediaries, although it is notoriously difficult to divine Desmond's true intentions in testing the value of Channel 5 in the market. The approach is understood to have taken place several months ago.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...ichard-desmond

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Confirmed: Virgin Media signs new one year deal for Sky Sports.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...eal-sky-sports

colin25 24-04-2013 19:53

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35564728)
ITV 'informal approach' to buy Channel 5.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...ichard-desmond

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Confirmed: Virgin Media signs new one year deal for Sky Sports.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...eal-sky-sports

Interesting (the sky bit...)

denphone 24-04-2013 20:02

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35564728)
ITV 'informal approach' to buy Channel 5.



http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...ichard-desmond

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Confirmed: Virgin Media signs new one year deal for Sky Sports.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...eal-sky-sports

So that blows certain un-named CF posters assumptions on here out of the water.:wavey:

Dave42 24-04-2013 20:04

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35564740)
So that blows certain un-named CF posters assumptions on here out of the water.:wavey:

yes it does well think sky would be very stupid if they withheld it from there biggest customer

passingbat 24-04-2013 20:05

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35564740)
So that blows certain un-named CF posters assumptions on here out of the water.:wavey:

Oh, go on Den; name them :D;)

andy_m 24-04-2013 20:08

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
Cheers for the link MB. That's good to know.

denphone 24-04-2013 20:08

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35564741)
yes it does well think sky would be very stupid if they withheld it from there biggest customer

The question is as a legendary poster has pointed out on a un-named media site is will SA be included in some sort of deal.;)

Dave42 24-04-2013 20:12

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35564745)
The question is as a legendary poster has pointed out on a un-named media site is will SA be included in some sort of deal.;)

if we get SA then we just need the missing sports HD channels that's if we get both SA HD too of course which we have to wait and see I quess

Henkesghost 24-04-2013 20:23

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
Sorry has there been some movement on Virgin getting Atlantic?

Media Boy UK 24-04-2013 20:24

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35564751)
Sorry has there been some movement on Virgin getting Atlantic?

When Sky Atlantic do appear on Virgin it will be signs under the Sky Basic deal.

denphone 24-04-2013 20:29

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35564751)
Sorry has there been some movement on Virgin getting Atlantic?

The coming months will reveal all one imagines.

passingbat 24-04-2013 20:37

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35564754)
When Sky Atlantic do appear on Virgin it will be signs under the Sky Basic deal.

Does it have to be so?


The comment was made in the Guardian article that Den linked to, that VM doing the deal with Sky for VM to provide Sky with network capacity, could/would have included TV content from Sky in the deal. Hence the question as to whether Atlantic could have been included in those discussions and be part of the deal?

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...eal-sky-sports

Quote:

"I find it unbelievable that Virgin won't have a deal with Sky on the sports because they've just done a deal on backhaul and they'll all be connected," said Toby Syfret at Enders Analysis

Media Boy UK 24-04-2013 20:42

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35564761)
Does it have to be so?


The comment was made in the Guardian article that Den linked to, that VM doing the deal with Sky for VM to provide Sky with network capacity, could/would have included TV content from Sky in the deal. Hence the question as to whether Atlantic could have been included in those discussions and be part of the deal?

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...eal-sky-sports

As of time of posted I have seen no information on any new channels launching on Virgin Media from Sky as part of this new ONE YEAR deal for Sky Sports and Sky Movies.

ChrisB74 24-04-2013 20:43

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 
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Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35564737)
Interesting (the sky bit...)

But this article and quotes only mention 1 and 2 and no distinction if this is SS1/2 SD or HD. Does that mean we are losing SS3 and SS4?


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