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just watched touch on sky one HD it was the last ep
they mite show it all on sky atlantic I hope or if not can I buy it on blu-ray or DVD or down lode it to my apple tv? Do virgin have sky Atlantic
I got 24 on DVD so I should be able to get touch

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Originally Posted by andrew.shearman (Post 35588562)

Do virgin have sky Atlantic

Nope, Sky won't sell it to VM for a reasonable price

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down lode it

:D:D

Touch was cancelled too so you will never see the ending.

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Originally Posted by toady (Post 35588574)

Nope, Sky won't sell it to VM for a reasonable price

Virgin are trying to get it on the cheap, and aren't prepared to meet SKY's valuation of the channel :p:

Who says Sky's valuation is reasonable. Maybe Sky don't want VM to have the channel regardless. One way to do that is demand an inflated price.

Fact is no one on here knows the actual facts. So as with so many statements (on this and many other topics) its pure speculation and guesswork.

Still can be somewhat amusing on a quiet day

It's probably on demand.

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So, not on demand and not on iTunes. DVD/BD it is.

Tuppence and a cheeseburger seems fair to me but I know others think it is worth gold.... :-)

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Originally Posted by eljay (Post 35588618)

Actually, it is a fact that Sky offered Atlantic to VM for an undisclosed cost that VM refused. VM are quoted in several online articles as saying so.

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Sky Atlantic programming changes regularly, like any other channel. Not everything on it at given time is of interest to everyone. As the OP has eluded, waiting for a DVD release is an option, which can be resold after viewing.

I think some of us need to get over the fact that live TV is the be all and end all of programme viewing. On demand will become king hence Sky's heavy investment in that direction recently. On Demand competition will be just as ruthless, but I think you'll find that Sky won't be able to obtain so many exclusives.

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Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35588686)

The key in the first part of your response is "undisclosed". No one on here knows if that "undisclosed" figure was reasonable or not. I think more importantly how commercially viable was that figure. At that cost was it viable to add free to maybe the XL package. If not and they had to sell it as a stand alone extra, would the commercially viable charge raise enough takers.

Agree with most of the rest of your post. In fact I find myself more and more using on demand. However, my belief is that most people from a viewing perpective will compare live TV. Especially, new prospective customers who only view ,or only have access, to live TV comparison data.

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Originally Posted by Mikey1981 (Post 35588598)

Touch was cancelled too so you will never see the ending.

why was that?

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Originally Posted by eljay (Post 35588618)

Some people do ;-)

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35588798)

Some people do ;-)

Are Virgin 'In talks' with Sky or not?

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Touch was cancelled too so you will never see the ending.

The last episode is the ending. They resolved the ongoing story line.

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why was that?

Poor viewing figures in the US, I heard.

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Originally Posted by Tali (Post 35589141)

The last episode is the ending. They resolved the ongoing story line.

Poor viewing figures in the US, I heard.

US audience decides what shows stays...alas..dumbed down

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35588800)

Are Virgin 'In talks' with Sky or not?

VM's official line always seems to be that they are in talks with them over Sky atlantic when asked but increasingly it appears that this is just another customer retention trick.

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Originally Posted by Qtx (Post 35589308)

VM's official line always seems to be that they are in talks with them over Sky atlantic when asked but increasingly it appears that this is just another customer retention trick.

They are in talks about having talks

Or VM keep asking SKY for the channel, but SKY don't want anyone else to carry the channel