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dsmuk · 13-01-2011, 20:11

If they wanted rid of them I don't think they were wrong to sell them, it is who they sold them to that appears to have been the problem. It seems very shortsighted and somewhat crazy to have sold them to their single biggest threat but not to have safe guards in place to ensure closer relationship between the Sky content division on future deals seems a rocky error

On the first page there was mention that Sky is a open platform in that if you pay you can go on the Sky EPG. I have always been surprised that Virgin haven't worked a profitable way of offering a similar option for broadcasters to make themselves available.

If all the FTA/FTV channels are willing to pay Sky why would then not want to pay Virgin.

13-01-2011, 20:11	#54
dsmuk Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 153	Re: Were VM wrong to sell channels to Sky If they wanted rid of them I don't think they were wrong to sell them, it is who they sold them to that appears to have been the problem. It seems very shortsighted and somewhat crazy to have sold them to their single biggest threat but not to have safe guards in place to ensure closer relationship between the Sky content division on future deals seems a rocky error On the first page there was mention that Sky is a open platform in that if you pay you can go on the Sky EPG. I have always been surprised that Virgin haven't worked a profitable way of offering a similar option for broadcasters to make themselves available. If all the FTA/FTV channels are willing to pay Sky why would then not want to pay Virgin.