Cable Forum - View Single Post - BBC and Channel 4 in talks to buy Virgin Media's UKTV stake

m419 · 24-01-2009, 21:23

What you mean like Videotron? They are still in Canada and they seem as stubborn as NTL and Telewest! I remember back in 1996/7 they wouldn't put UK Gold on the basic package, UKTV planned on stopping all there channels.

Then there is Tele2 in sweden, they still sell Analogue Cable as seen on there website! So they arent the right cable company to take over!

Then theres Comcast which built some franchises here in the UK, they have more rules and regulations than Alcatraz on there internet speeds!

Then theres France Telecom,who own Orange but who are also going bankrupt and are too stubborn to sell on Orange!

So theres one left..........Cable and Wireless!

Perfect! They will take on BT as well as a merged Virgin Media/Cable and Wireless company creates 2nd largest telecoms provider in the UK!

But when you say Virgin TV takes longer to add channels to the line up, that means they arent worth having! Maybe that new channel from Discovery seems worth having but the rest arent!

Red TV,BEN,Flaunt,Bliss,Bedroom TV,Bubble Hits,Performance Channel,ITV+2,Channel M(Outside North West England),Hollywood TV,Business Channel and all those dreadful shopping channels just take up too much bandwith! And all of those have very low viewing statistics which is why Virgin wont add them.

Apart from that, the content on Flaunt,Bliss and Bubble Hits can all be found on-demand through Music on Demand which is even better.

Furthermore, I think Virgin Media made a mistake in adding Sky Real Lives 1 and , they just show repeats of Airline all day long which have already been repeated on ITV2!!!!

24-01-2009, 21:23	#15
m419 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Services: BT Broadband,BT Anytime calls,Sky entertainment extra HD,Vodafone pay monthly Posts: 1,512	Re: BBC and Channel 4 in talks to buy Virgin Media's UKTV stake What you mean like Videotron? They are still in Canada and they seem as stubborn as NTL and Telewest! I remember back in 1996/7 they wouldn't put UK Gold on the basic package, UKTV planned on stopping all there channels. Then there is Tele2 in sweden, they still sell Analogue Cable as seen on there website! So they arent the right cable company to take over! Then theres Comcast which built some franchises here in the UK, they have more rules and regulations than Alcatraz on there internet speeds! Then theres France Telecom,who own Orange but who are also going bankrupt and are too stubborn to sell on Orange! So theres one left..........Cable and Wireless! Perfect! They will take on BT as well as a merged Virgin Media/Cable and Wireless company creates 2nd largest telecoms provider in the UK! But when you say Virgin TV takes longer to add channels to the line up, that means they arent worth having! Maybe that new channel from Discovery seems worth having but the rest arent! Red TV,BEN,Flaunt,Bliss,Bedroom TV,Bubble Hits,Performance Channel,ITV+2,Channel M(Outside North West England),Hollywood TV,Business Channel and all those dreadful shopping channels just take up too much bandwith! And all of those have very low viewing statistics which is why Virgin wont add them. Apart from that, the content on Flaunt,Bliss and Bubble Hits can all be found on-demand through Music on Demand which is even better. Furthermore, I think Virgin Media made a mistake in adding Sky Real Lives 1 and , they just show repeats of Airline all day long which have already been repeated on ITV2!!!!