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mersey70 · 09-01-2011, 16:44

Like most, if not all people on here I have no idea how much money VM have invested in their TV offer recently, if ever.

But I think I am right in saying that VM's (unlike Sky's) core business isn't television, it is broadband and telecommunications so any investment in television surely must be balanced against any potential return.

I think the Tivo product indicates this, it isn't connected to a broadcaster like launching a whole load of channels would be so (I assume) will not drastically increase their payments to the likes of Sky or any other broadcaster for that matter. How much of a draw it will be remains to be seen, probably not as much as lots more channels but not as expensive either.

Maybe it's a way of differentiating it's offer without the burden of increasing their wholesale payments, but as like most people on here I don't really know.

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mersey70 Inactive Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wirral Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD Posts: 1,485	Re: Virgin Media lack of tv investment Like most, if not all people on here I have no idea how much money VM have invested in their TV offer recently, if ever. But I think I am right in saying that VM's (unlike Sky's) core business isn't television, it is broadband and telecommunications so any investment in television surely must be balanced against any potential return. I think the Tivo product indicates this, it isn't connected to a broadcaster like launching a whole load of channels would be so (I assume) will not drastically increase their payments to the likes of Sky or any other broadcaster for that matter. How much of a draw it will be remains to be seen, probably not as much as lots more channels but not as expensive either. Maybe it's a way of differentiating it's offer without the burden of increasing their wholesale payments, but as like most people on here I don't really know.