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tvtimes 23-02-2010 20:52

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 34969029)
If you google living bravo one of the top hits takes you to the full article. Is this a sign a deal has been done? Is VM getting anthing in return?

I wonder if this was the deal in the first place? That it wasn't actually a vmtv acquisition but a vod negotiation. Knowing Sky they won't be offering anything in return apart from money for the content whilst keeping their own to themselves. Surely the article would have mentioned that they had come a mutual agreement and each provider could have content on the subsequent platforms.

richard1960 23-02-2010 22:31

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by tvtimes (Post 34969113)
I wonder if this was the deal in the first place? That it wasn't actually a vmtv acquisition but a vod negotiation. Knowing Sky they won't be offering anything in return apart from money for the content whilst keeping their own to themselves. Surely the article would have mentioned that they had come a mutual agreement and each provider could have content on the subsequent platforms.

Well neil Berkett did say fairly recently that now vm have renegotiated loans there was no pressing need to sell the tv divison ie living bravo.

So maybe just maybe it was a vod deal only.

And the journalist who printed the other story got it slightly wrong about the tv channels sale.,now it would not be the first time a papers got it wrong would it.;)

Digital Fanatic 24-02-2010 12:15

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 34969178)
Well neil Berkett did say fairly recently that now vm have renegotiated loans there was no pressing need to sell the tv divison ie living bravo.

So maybe just maybe it was a vod deal only.

And the journalist who printed the other story got it slightly wrong about the tv channels sale.,now it would not be the first time a papers got it wrong would it.;)

Very possible.

greeninferno 24-02-2010 13:05

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
Would it not be more likely that any positive for Virgin would be held back until tomorrow? when the announce their quarterly results?

tvtimes 24-02-2010 14:06

Re: Sky makes £160m bid for VM channels
 
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Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 34969536)
Would it not be more likely that any positive for Virgin would be held back until tomorrow? when the announce their quarterly results?

I suppose you're right:)


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