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Mikey1981 · 05-06-2010, 14:50

Damn I have joined this group late.

My Thoughts on what I have read so far.

I think this is a good deal for all parties, Sky have got loads of HD subscribers now, and it is likely the ones with Sports/Movies will keep there channels and the ones who dont subscribe to those premium channels probably never will except for maybe Xmas. For Sky this is an excellent opportunity to gain extra income from Virgin's Sky premium hd subscribers, money that chances are they would'nt get unless they allowed for said content to be provided on VM's platform. For us this means the HD channels we have all craved for a long time now are really COMING SOON.

I admit I hope there is no extra charge for these services and I will keep my fingers crossed.

For those concerned about Virgin1 I quietly think Virgin were struggling with this station and Chuck fans like myself this is the last season anyway. Also dont expect Sky to strip the quality from these channels and place on their own, because a) these are sky channels now & b) they would want to promote their vast choice of channels not one amazing one and hundreds are poor channels.

Tna Wrestling may need a new home, there is no way WWE will allow Sky to show their competition on one of there channels. ESPN may step in here, Spike show both TNA and UFC in the States, TNA in HD (sort of) ESPN's HD has been poor since launch.

Comedy Central HD would be great but there is very little HD content on there(Scrubs season 8 only, 30 Rock, Two & a Half, South Park, Rules of Engagement and Sam Who & The Office), other shows Raymond, King of Queens, Frasier etc are all SD only.

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Mikey1981 Inactive Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside Services: Virgin Media VIP 2 V+HD boxes , XL BB, XL Phone and Mobiles x2 Posts: 180	Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television Damn I have joined this group late. My Thoughts on what I have read so far. I think this is a good deal for all parties, Sky have got loads of HD subscribers now, and it is likely the ones with Sports/Movies will keep there channels and the ones who dont subscribe to those premium channels probably never will except for maybe Xmas. For Sky this is an excellent opportunity to gain extra income from Virgin's Sky premium hd subscribers, money that chances are they would'nt get unless they allowed for said content to be provided on VM's platform. For us this means the HD channels we have all craved for a long time now are really COMING SOON. I admit I hope there is no extra charge for these services and I will keep my fingers crossed. For those concerned about Virgin1 I quietly think Virgin were struggling with this station and Chuck fans like myself this is the last season anyway. Also dont expect Sky to strip the quality from these channels and place on their own, because a) these are sky channels now & b) they would want to promote their vast choice of channels not one amazing one and hundreds are poor channels. Tna Wrestling may need a new home, there is no way WWE will allow Sky to show their competition on one of there channels. ESPN may step in here, Spike show both TNA and UFC in the States, TNA in HD (sort of) ESPN's HD has been poor since launch. Comedy Central HD would be great but there is very little HD content on there(Scrubs season 8 only, 30 Rock, Two & a Half, South Park, Rules of Engagement and Sam Who & The Office), other shows Raymond, King of Queens, Frasier etc are all SD only.