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eugene · 06-01-2011, 14:18

I think a balanced view needs to be taken on this. With hindsight it appears Virgin maybe should have looked for another buyer of their VMTV channels, although at the time the deal seemed good. However, when it comes to Sky Atlantic, we are where we are and Virgin should not pay any price for it, Virgin were right to not be bullied by Sky with the Sky basic channels issue in 2007 and must stand firm again. One good thing about Virgin is their prices are better than Sky, ESPN is included in the basic package and very good VOD services. If Virgin just went around making quick deals to secure channels they'd never had got ESPN included in the XL package and HD channels with no premium on XL. I do think that there are issues in relation to the music channels which could be improved, thinking of MTV Classics and CSC media channels missing, although music on demand is very good. I worked out that for what I pay around £86 a month on Virgin, would cost over £100 a month on Sky, so overall Virgin should get credit for this.

06-01-2011, 14:18	#141
eugene Inactive Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bristol Services: Virgin TVXL, TiVO and V+HD Box. Broadband L, Phone XL. Posts: 72	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I. I think a balanced view needs to be taken on this. With hindsight it appears Virgin maybe should have looked for another buyer of their VMTV channels, although at the time the deal seemed good. However, when it comes to Sky Atlantic, we are where we are and Virgin should not pay any price for it, Virgin were right to not be bullied by Sky with the Sky basic channels issue in 2007 and must stand firm again. One good thing about Virgin is their prices are better than Sky, ESPN is included in the basic package and very good VOD services. If Virgin just went around making quick deals to secure channels they'd never had got ESPN included in the XL package and HD channels with no premium on XL. I do think that there are issues in relation to the music channels which could be improved, thinking of MTV Classics and CSC media channels missing, although music on demand is very good. I worked out that for what I pay around £86 a month on Virgin, would cost over £100 a month on Sky, so overall Virgin should get credit for this.