Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

If this is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, then how can Telly's statement be a fact? :confused:

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Apart from their thousands of hours of OnDemand content, you mean?

How much true OD does Sky have again? :)

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Oh how wrong you are on everything the. VM have plenty of content right. How else could they have such a large VOD catalogue.

You may say they have more triple play customers but VM isn't available in as large an area so that would be totally different if VM had the same coverage area. But then VM have quad service customers as well :)

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

I'm not wrong, Sky have more tripple pay TV/BB/PHONE customers than Virginmedia thats just fact.

VM have more ondemand right now due to iPlayer,4ondemand,5ondemand, ITV Player.....All of which are coming to Sky this year, oh and they have Sky anytime but not Anytime+.

Someone should look into VM withholding access to its ondemand network its not competitive.

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

I believe VM does have anytime but doesn't need the + as that's just the way Sky have two different services for the different content.

Also it's triple with one p. where are you getting the info for this fact?

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Sky have a higher number of triple play customers than Virgin. A higher proportion of Virgin's customers are on triple play so if Virgin were available in as many homes as Sky is it is probable that Virgin would have more triple play customers. Since Virgin isn't available in as many homes as Sky I'm not sure why anyone is surprised that Sky have more customers.

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Don't you love it when people can't do basic maths. For the last time skys numbers are base on the fact that they have larger customers base

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Exactly TB because as we know Virgin coverage of the country is only 52% so to have the amount of customers that it does shows how well it is doing in the overall scheme of things.

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

God you're hard work, I'm saying sky have more triple pay customers than virginmedia. That's all, just like virgin have more quad pay customers as Sky don't offer a mobile service.

My math is fine but I'm not talking percentages I'm talking the total amount of triple pay customers. An Sky have the most and it's growing.

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

And, after that, VM will still have more OnDemand than Sky :)

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

BT and Virgin Media have to keep trading it is only with competition that there is any incentive to improve. The INTERNET for TV and radio seems the way to go. However, Sky's own channels, sport, Atlantic, and movies gives them a monopoly to set and fix prices. It's anticompetitive to withhold Sky Atlantic from Virgin, and charge for HD. Its preposterous for a company to say if you want a perfect picture instead of an inferior one you must pay more. In America there would be an anti trust court case. In the News of the world case, and in the Leveson enquire we saw the insidious undermining of our democracy by terrifying media power being used to swing elections in favor of one party or another. Who set Vince Cable up? Was it because he was against The bid for BSKYB? The one who replaced him was mired in controversy, with secret back door communications being alleged. Sky must not be allowed to snuff out competition. With their present track record would you trust them?

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

OMG! What the heck did HD snobs do before HD was invented? :rolleyes:

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Same thing people who listen to stereo sound did (did without) - doesn't mean mono was great, though.

I will watch HD versions in preference to SD (but will watch SD if that is the only version available), and only buy BluRay DVDs.

Preferring HD doesn't make one a snob - why settle for second best?

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

I'm old enough to remember when all TV was in black and white. Then along came colour. Nowadays, who watches black and white TV? It's the same with HD. Given the choice I'd rather watch in higher definition rather than lower as would just about everyone else. It's called evolution.

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

But we didn't know any better. Just as with HD now.

Doesn't mean that SD is "inferior", just not quite as clear. Still perfectly watchable though.

Exactly. Me too.

Meh! I find BD too good it seems somehow fake. Yes, I know, that's just weird!

I prefer HD. I just don't think SD is "inferior" as we've managed with it since the 60s; or thereabouts.

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Absolutely. I just hate these people (though admittedly the OP does not seem to be one of them despite their poor choice of description) who insist they now won't watch anything unless it's in HD. (And there are one or two over on the DS Forums at least!)

Re: Is BT a threat to Virgin Media
 

Your not a sports fan that's for sure , I hate watching football in SD the PQ is vastly inferior to its HD counterpart , with 3 TV's in our house of 42" or larger trust me the difference is massive.