heard this from my mate
 

heard this from my mate that BT sports is coming to virgin for£12 a month he did not if it would be in the XL or VIP package

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I'd imagine your mate is correct.

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I phoned virgin and the guy spoke to said that Thay are still in talks with BT about putting BT sports in the XL package that would be great as I have sky sports so lots more football for me

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Yeah, its not going to be on XL.

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The positivity is strong in this one.

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Beautiful thing is no one knows for sure. Yes it's probably not going to go in XL as BT seem skyesque in their *******ly ways but whilst no one knows for sure we shouldn't say it as fact.

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don't forget espn charged sky customers separate aswell, while we had it in xl so i wouldn't rule it out just yet

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The only difference to previous years is that BT have got a far better deal with the premier league than any of the previous companies ever had with their first pick weekends. Lets be honest, ESPN/Setanta picked up the dregs most weeks.

I think it will be a stand alone sub but we will have to wait and see I guess

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It's probably gonna be a standalone package like BoxNation

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ESPN wasn't a telecoms company.

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Not arguing with your point but ESPN is not in the past even in this country.... :-)

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Phoned virgin today the guy said they have got the channels is up to virgin to disced to put them in the XL package I said to him they should do that as more people will take the package or put in the VIP package and more people would go for the VIP package as it is a great package having BT sports in that package would make it abetter deal

I should work for virgin media

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Wrong, it's not up to virgin what package they put them in, if BT say we want it standalone, then it's standalone.

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Wrong, Virgin pay however much BT are asking and then decide on how to price or package it, they could put it in M+ but that would be stupid cause they would make a massive loss

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If BT say they want it standalone, VM have to offer it standalone.

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It will be for the two companies to reach a mutually acceptable arrangement agreeable to both parties.

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Otherwise Virgin could (say) absorb the cost of the Sky Premium Channels, then advertise that they offer the Sky Premium channels for free to the customer, whereas Sky charge extra.

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I'd imagine the £12 for SD, £15 for HD, is what we'll see, same as Sky.
Maybe the question for VM is whether they can subsidise it themselves and include it in TV XL (and whether BT would be happy with that). I wouldn't have thought the cost to VM would be that high if it was done, say, as an introductory three month offer and it may prove a sufficient lure to retain or attract casual footie fans who don't want the full Sky Sports extravaganza

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ok well I would like BT sports got sky sports HD1 HD2 3 and 4 so if remove sky sports 3 and 4 take BT sports in HD so got BT sports in HD and sky sports HD 1 and HD 2 how would that go as I have the VIP package

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Stand alone I'm not sure that many people will subscribe to it

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I would for the football but do it this way

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Just go to the pub to watch the matches you want to see and save a bit of money

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no like to watch the games in own home

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Very doubtful that going to the pub to watch games saves money at all. Good fun and all that, but not cheap.

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Yeah some idiot on facebook was telling me to do that, when I complained about this BT Sport deal making it more expensive for the customer. Got to get up with a hangover, showered, bus or train, and 3 or 4 pints that's about £20+ per game. x38 gamesyou're looking at over £800 for a year of Premier League football if you want to watch every game, which I do.

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Don't get me wrong, I love a nice or pint or four down the pub, however you don't need to drink beer, you can have a coke. It is cheaper and wont give you a hangover. I'd prefer a pint though:)

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Soft drink certainly aren't cheap and drinking them all night may give you a headache as well as rotting your teeth away

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me to mate so hope virgin get BT sports in the XL package and I have sky sports as well