We shouldn't be afraid of Sky & under laws, Sky couldn't own/rule every channel/network, even if it owned all the rights in the first place.
No one in the Uk are going to allow Sky to be bullies, even if they think they own all the programes/shows or rights to shows/programes & channels.
Lost Series 3 was bought by Sky, but remember Channel4/E4 & E4+1 had Lost Series 1 & Lost Series 2 & they even bought Lost Series 2 forward.
Virginmedia & Channel4/E4 & E4+1 could easliy but Lost Series 3, & or out bid for futures programes/shows.
Sky bore me, they are slow, over priced & the dishes are horrible & banned under most estate tenant agreements.
Under my tenants argeement I ant allowed Sky or any sat/dishes.
We are only allowed Freeview, Cable, Homechoice, ect.
Take Care & Take It Easy :¬)
We're listening
Thanks for taking the time to tell us how you feel. We've had an amazing response, with over 200,000 of you visiting the website, and more than 30,000 of you telling us your thoughts.
We've had a really good look through your messages and the vast majority of comments fit into 4 main categories:
First of all, many of you said that you think Sky has been using unfair or bullying tactics during the dispute, and that you support us in standing up to Sky.
A number of you also said that you're thinking of leaving Virgin Media and switching to another service provider, as you're disappointed to be losing the channels.
There were also many of your comments that suggested we use the money we're saving to either reduce the monthly cost for Virgin Media customers or to invest in new TV content and improve our service.
However, by far-and-away the largest number of you simply think that we should stop getting caught up in headline battles with Sky, and sort the situation out in a way that's fair for everybody. We agree. So here's what's going on right now:
Because we want a fair deal for everybody, we've offered to re-open negotiations using an independent body to oversee talks. Sky refused.
We've forwarded our complaints about Sky's tactics to Ofcom, who deal with companies acting unfairly or illegally in the TV industry. This means we can concentrate on what's important – our customers.
On 5th March, we advised Sky that if an agreement isn't reached within 30 days, we'll pursue action in the High Court. This action will challenge Sky for its abuse of dominance.
As we said, passing our complaints to the proper authorities allows us to get on with making your service as good as it possibly can be. And we've already started. For instance, we're doubling the amount of on demand TV you can watch – from 2,700 hours to over 6,000. That means great shows like Lost, Nip/Tuck, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Six Feet Under – all available as and when you want them. And you won't have to put up with pesky adverts every five minutes either.
We hope this helps explain the issues you've raised, and thanks again for taking the time to get in touch.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/fairplay/say.html
Scott :¬)