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CardinalGold · 04-06-2010, 14:47

This seems like a good deal in terms of access to HD Content and on demand, although I'm a little concerned some of my favourite programmes may disappear, such as Drop Dead Diva on Living, White Collar and Leverage on Bravo and Chuck on Virgin 1.

On the plus side I guess they may appear on a new rebranded Sky Channel in the future, maybe the recent changes to Sky 2 are a sign that this might be used, perhaps we might see a Sky Living Channel for the shows above and things like The Ghost Whisperer, Cougar Town etc

If I am being honest both Living and Sky One could do with strengthening and so a combined channel that could offer more high quality US Comedy and Drama would be really worth watching and we might not need quite so much filler rubbish and repeats.

If the carriage deals are in place for 9 years as stated elsewhere as well, hopefully this will limit the increases in costs over this period as well, although realistically I think Virgin customers would have to expect to pay more for Sky Movies HD for example in the future.

04-06-2010, 14:47	#71
CardinalGold Inactive Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 9	Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television This seems like a good deal in terms of access to HD Content and on demand, although I'm a little concerned some of my favourite programmes may disappear, such as Drop Dead Diva on Living, White Collar and Leverage on Bravo and Chuck on Virgin 1. On the plus side I guess they may appear on a new rebranded Sky Channel in the future, maybe the recent changes to Sky 2 are a sign that this might be used, perhaps we might see a Sky Living Channel for the shows above and things like The Ghost Whisperer, Cougar Town etc If I am being honest both Living and Sky One could do with strengthening and so a combined channel that could offer more high quality US Comedy and Drama would be really worth watching and we might not need quite so much filler rubbish and repeats. If the carriage deals are in place for 9 years as stated elsewhere as well, hopefully this will limit the increases in costs over this period as well, although realistically I think Virgin customers would have to expect to pay more for Sky Movies HD for example in the future.