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Utterly predictable...

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Yes.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?f=92

:)

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Virgin Media have notified customers ? When ?

Posted this up on main page as news. https://www.cableforum.uk/article/57...-uktv-channels

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This thread is the first inkling we've had of this.:(

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Sadly, they wanted all 10 of our channels for free, and whilst we'd love to keep bringing @virginmedia customers our channels, we can't do it for nothing :(

Re: VM loses UKTV channels
 

There are always two sides to a story like this.

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Isn't it the Freeview ones they might want for free.

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yes just wish they stop arguing and sort it out

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Pretty shambolic l would say from Virgin Media and that is being kind.

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They want their heads banging together. It is us customers who suffer. They could as a compromise have let us keep the free to air on other platform channels while a deal is sorted for the others but no totally livid at Virgin and Uktv

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I imagine the next All3Media board meeting will be interesting as it's owned by VM and Discovery. The latter co-owns UKTV with the BBC but will have seen the value of UKTV reduce with the channels being delisted by VM.

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It does seem as though it's VM that have instigated this by suddenly wanting to pay/little or nothing for the channels. It will be a massive own goal.

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It already is as they will have to go some now to limit the fallout from this.

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Discovery only recently bought Scripps which gave them the stake in UKTV and this triggered a clause the BBC had in place which allows them to buy the 50% it doesn't own. Discovery will be very annoyed they may be forced out of UKTV.

The BBC, for competition reasons, won't be keeping the 50% if they do buy it, they have been talking with ITV and Channel 4 to get them to buy it from them. They want their UKTV partner to be a British broadcaster.

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Just realised you can get the UKtv Play app on an Amazon fire stick (includes 'Juliet Bravo' Den !). Free aswell, the need for VM becomes less by the day.