Thread: Virgin Media lack of tv investment
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Old 09-01-2011, 12:52   #20
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Re: Virgin Media lack of tv investment
What?

They have spent loads of money on unifying the network and clearing up the mess of having lots of legacy kit in jumbled network. They are doing things the correct way, they are getting their house in order first and making sure that the foundations they have are stable to build upon.

It may not mean much to the end customer but the network we have now means everyone is on a level playing field and all parts of the network can get the same services.

They have added a whole load of HD channels, there simply are not many SD channels launching now as SKY has closed the SD launch queue and unless a channel can launch on Sky it won't be able to launch anywhere else.

The Tivo investment would have been quite substantial especially with a bespoke box being made for it.

The sale of VMtv will be for the greater good, they have secured a longterm carriage deal with for the Sky Basics, have given customers access to Sky Movies HD and Sports HD and what might turn out to be a master stroke access to Sky VOD, that is really going to rock with the 7 look back function on Tivo.

All the money they have spent might not be obvious but the TV platform is now in a much better shape then it has ever been and hopefully they can build to deliver more content.
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