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Originally Posted by Toto
So Gavin, having called the company ntl-Virgin (where have I heard that before?)
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I never "called the company ntl-Virgin", I said "ntl-Virgin
merger", not company. In the same way I am not a VM puppet, I am not a Sky one either.
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Going back to VM's (then ntl:Telewest) attempted purchase of ITV, Murdoch junior came out fighting saying they (Sky) had not interest in the proposed by-out, and yet days later they pumped a massive amont of cash into a 17% stake in the company, which ended VM's interest.
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Ian Hislop summed it up all nicely for me. When Branson was slagging off Murdoch, Hislop said: Branson is angry because Murdoch is doing a better job of being Branson than Branson is. Basically, Branson is Murdoch with a clever marketting ploy to be hip and cool.
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I'm not saying he's loosing sleep, but even you have to admit they are concerned?
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Depends on what you mean 'concerned'. A company is always 'concerned' with the competition, but are Sky anymore concerned now than before the merger? I don't think so. If I was Murdoch, I wouldn't be either.