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Originally Posted by AndyCambs
Fair comment Alien, but there have been so-called Sky fans ramming that down cable users throats all week.
I appreciate you like some programmes on Sky - that I wouldn't bother with.
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Hell, there are some progs on Sky1 you couldn't pay
me to watch [see below], but then there are also shows I thoroughly enjoy.
IMO, the point where Sky1 started to decline was when they stopped buying so much of the type of TV that most people who like[d] Sky1 watched it for, namely US dramas, sci-fi, & action. The thing that attracted me to Sky1 in the 1st place was that it wasn't just more of the same stuff seen on terrestral TV. But then [for whatever reason] they started showing a load of British crap.
I'm not saying all British TV is crap, nor that all US TV is good - far from it, but Sky seemed to get this idea into its head that they had to show more British TV. Quality didn't seem to matter, just as long as it was British, or at least British made.
Just a sample:
Sport Uncovered
Street Wars
Uncut! Naked in Westminster
Uncut! Best Unseen Ads
Dream Team
Project Catwalk
Australia Uncovered
Sunrise With Eamon Holmes
Road Wars
Las Vegas Uncovered
And that's just what's running in the next week, there's been plenty of other stuff.
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs
I think that VOD is steadily increasing. I'm wondering if they might have a separate channel on - it's tedious to scroll through lots of menus to get to the selection you want.
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Well, there's [slightly] less scrolling & menus involved with Virgin Central than the normal On Demand, but I do take your point.
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs
I have two STB, one PACE and one Samsung. I do have problems with the PACE, as I think its now at the end of its life and can't cope with the current demands.
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I've got a PACE, a 4010 I think [can't be bothered to check], but it seems to be behaving itself.
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs
Going back to your first point, and you may not agree with me, but I believe that Sky deliberately engineered the problem in the first place with the over inflated prices. I think at the end of the day, it's going to backfire on them. But then, we'll just have to wait and see.
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I'm not arguing, Sky may well have done it deliberately, but as I said, VM could have limited/avoided the damage by giving those of us who like[d] Sky1 the option to continue receiving it for a modest extra fee.