I have made a lengthy post on here which does go in depth as to why we shouldnt be too concerned about the channel loss.
Yes I enjoyed watching the simpsons and futurama and just started to watch bones occasionally
But, there is loads of other stuff like Paramount Comedy etc to go by
To read the post I made go to
SKY CHANNELS
Why pay out extra £10 a year for these channels (Sky News, Sky Sports, Sky Travel) when you can view them online for nothing and are also available on freeview, the only true channel you would be paying for is Sky 1
In the above post you will see the links to watch Sky Sports News online and Sky News as for travel channels there is plenty
www.wwitv.com Click here for
UK channel List
www.television.bg
Plenty of alternative choices.
Lost, Nic Tuk, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, 24 etc etc will more than likely come in time to Virgin Media once legal contracts to broadcast them on demand have been drafted up with the producers of these programmes, since it will be more than likely on demand it can affect DVD and VHS sales.