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Originally Posted by ahardie
I don't Mersey70. As Sky have stated an intention to keep Sky Atlantic as an exclusive I don't think VM have got as far as deciding if it is worth paying for. I think VM have every channel that registers anything above a very small amount of viewers though. So I have no reason to think that they would not take up an option for this channel also. They have to have all the major channels to keep customers.
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I don't think Sky have said anywhere they a 'keeping' Atlantic as an exclusive, they have said that at launch it will only be available to their own customers which (I assume) could be for all manner of reasons. If you know otherwise please tell us where you got that confirmed as it would be of great interest, certainly to me. Wasnt it previously reported on here by a usually reliable source that VM were indeed in some sort of negotiations about Atlantic (at least for the SD channel) but that no agreement was made. I don't know if that is true but if it is being 'kept' why would they even negotiate? Again, I am assuming there.
I also have not heard VM say that they are not allowed to broadcast Atlantic, I again assume you have seen their press release that I refer to regarding the availability of basic HD channels? If you have read VM confirm they are not allowed to provide Atlantic then again that would be very interesting to read.
'Think' is the pertinent word you use in your post, we can all think what we like, that's what these open forums are all about.
It dosen't make it fact though, but you may well be right. I honestly don't know.