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nialli · 30-12-2010, 18:42

Sky Atlantic is being advertised as "the home of HBO", but it will have some series from other US cable channels (Mad Men's from AMC, Breaking Bad is FX). I can't see US network series debuting on Atlantic, but that doesn't mean that the next BSG spin off won't be on Atlantic as that's from the cable channel Syfy. The only US Network shows I've seen mentioned for Atlantic are the proposed daytime shows which are repeats from some time back (X-Files was Fox, ER and Seinfeld were NBC).
Missing from Atlantic's HBO exclusive deal though is, ironically, the channel's biggest (only?) hit in years - True Blood, which remains with FX and Channel 4.
I would dearly love for VM to have Atlantic HD from launch - for me it promises a fabulous lineup. We may get the SD channel, which would be better than nothing. Sky has paid a lot of cash for a minority channel and will exploit it as it sees fit, but to deny VM customers the SD version whilst closing so many other channels recently (Bravo and VirginOne to name just two) would seem to me unfair and even cruel, but typical of Sky.

30-12-2010, 18:42	#57
nialli cf.geek Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Greenwich, SE10 Services: Sky Stream, Sky broadband Posts: 865	Re: Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media Sky Atlantic is being advertised as "the home of HBO", but it will have some series from other US cable channels (Mad Men's from AMC, Breaking Bad is FX). I can't see US network series debuting on Atlantic, but that doesn't mean that the next BSG spin off won't be on Atlantic as that's from the cable channel Syfy. The only US Network shows I've seen mentioned for Atlantic are the proposed daytime shows which are repeats from some time back (X-Files was Fox, ER and Seinfeld were NBC). Missing from Atlantic's HBO exclusive deal though is, ironically, the channel's biggest (only?) hit in years - True Blood, which remains with FX and Channel 4. I would dearly love for VM to have Atlantic HD from launch - for me it promises a fabulous lineup. We may get the SD channel, which would be better than nothing. Sky has paid a lot of cash for a minority channel and will exploit it as it sees fit, but to deny VM customers the SD version whilst closing so many other channels recently (Bravo and VirginOne to name just two) would seem to me unfair and even cruel, but typical of Sky.