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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Sky are not the only source of HD channels and nor do they have exclusive rights with all the HD providers. This is just an excuse.
On the latter point, all VM would have to do is to agree to have a different version of, say, Discovery HD, and this would solve the problem. I seem to recall that about a decade ago there was a different version of one of the channels and this had something to do with rights.
I don't believe for one moment that Sky have a stranglehold over all HD programmes ever made!
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That would obviously depend on the terms/wording of the "exclusive" contract. to use your descovery example, if the contract said.....
"Discovery HD must only be broadcast in the UK on the sky platform untill XYZ"
Then VM and vrigin could launch say Discovery prime HD (a symocast of discovery prime as appose to a full channel called DiscoveryHD)
BUT if it said....
"ALL HD channels from Discovery europe broadcast in the UK must only beon the sky platform untill XYZ"
then VM would bee stuck and could not get any HD channel froom Discovery europe untill XYZ
