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Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

Makes sense, I think content is key these days. Virgin TV doesn't have a huge amount of draw to it, content-wise, compared to Sky or netflix (And by that, I mean there's not much EXCLUSIVE content on the platform). Things like Game of Thrones, House of Cards, etc. are genuine draws for customers. Having some standout, genuinely great TV that you can only get on Virgin could be a big selling point - but then again, that would imply them getting their own channels again, I suppose.

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

Bit more news on the deal from Sky News:

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Sky News The transaction, which is expected to be announced on Friday, will see All3Media owned by a new joint venture being established by the two US-listed media groups.
Discovery and Liberty Global, which owns Virgin Media, a competitor to Sky News' owner BSkyB, are understood to be drawing up plans for further takeovers to create an independent global content platform.

http://news.sky.com/story/1257560/di...-for-all3media

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

There is going to be interesting times ahead. If LG starts down the content road how long before Sky starts to throw its teddy out of the pram again :)

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35696350)

There is going to be interesting times ahead. If LG starts down the content road how long before Sky starts to throw its teddy out of the pram again :)

Indeed Sirius as we all know from previous scenarios when other companies have parked their tanks on Sky's lawn Sky has reacted by getting very stroppy as they don't like their own medicine too much.

PS These are unbiased comments as to not upset certain posters.:)

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

Full list of content own by All 3 Media now listed on my blog.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...discovery.html

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35696359)

Full list of content own by All 3 Media now listed on my blog.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...discovery.html

Didn't know you had a blog! Subscribed.

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35696356)

PS These are unbiased comments as to not upset certain posters.:)

Too late :mad:

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

BT have gotten into content, Sky have gotten into infrastructure, so zero room for complaint from anyone.

Not that they won't try of course.

Murdoch eyes pan-European Sky combination

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35696350)

There is going to be interesting times ahead. If LG starts down the content road how long before Sky starts to throw its teddy out of the pram again :)

Sky operates as a business so does whatever is in its best interests, whether we like it or not.
In other news, whilst some politicians dream of taking us out of Europe, it looks like BSkyB is dreaming of entering Europe.
"Rupert Murdoch is exploring using his minority stake in BSkyB to combine his Sky-branded businesses in the UK, Italy and Germany into a pan-European pay-television platform, according to people familiar with the situation."
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fb5d8d8-d...#axzz31JGa4YVo
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Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35696359)

Full list of content own by All 3 Media now listed on my blog.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...discovery.html

Very interesting.

Liberty may not have premiership or premium films rights at the moment, yet despite what they've said in the recent past, Liberty/VM are still very much in the content game.

I expect a slew of Liberty owned channels at some point once they have enough stuff to put on them. They already aleady have Eurosport and Discovery, so I'd expect a general entertainment channel at some point at the very least.

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35696350)

There is going to be interesting times ahead. If LG starts down the content road how long before Sky starts to throw its teddy out of the pram again :)

Liberty aka John Malone has always been in the content business. What we have seen is getting rid of stuff they don't control ie the UKTV and chellomedia business' and gaining more control of stuff they already have ie Discovery and using that as a vehicle to take control of more things like Eurosport.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35696871)

Murdoch has always been involved in Europe. What the merger of the 3 Sky companies is about is to allow Murdoch to gain full control of BSkyB. He already controls the German and Italian Sky companies and has tried to regain full control of BskyB before,but things like phone hacking got in the way.... If he can merge the 3 companies together that gives him back control of BskyB, something he's always wanted after he merged his Sky company with BSB 20 years ago.

Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 35697630)

If he can merge the 3 companies together that gives him back control of BskyB, something he's always wanted after he merged his Sky company with BSB 20 years ago.

Nope, apparently 21st Century Fox will have the same percentage in a new Sky Europe as it has in BSkyB.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35699192)

Nope, apparently 21st Century Fox will have the same percentage in a new Sky Europe as it has in BSkyB.

That can't be true. That wouldn't validate the sinister theories that some have on here :D

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Originally Posted by colin25 (Post 35699219)

That can't be true. That wouldn't validate the sinister theories that some have on here :D

You are talking about yourself l gather dear chap.;):D

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35699221)

You are talking about yourself l gather dear chap.;):D

lol..ok Den :)