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Felim_Doyle · 15-01-2011, 16:06

Personal opinion/observation: Tweets and other unofficial sources (which I have not seen) aside, the TV advert. shows a SkyAtlanticHD logo with the narrative stating that it's only available to Sky customers, all of which is ambiguous in a number of ways. Even if it is not available on VM, BT etc. at launch, I believe that it will be coming very soon afterwards, at least in SD to begin with.

An example of ambiguity from the late Ronnie Barker ...

A mother asks her little boy to "go across the road and see how old Mrs. Smith is". So, which is the young lad being tasked with?

Ask Mrs. Smith how old she is
Ask old Mrs. Smith how she is

I can't see a way to punctuate the mother's instruction to make it clearer.

If I subscribe to Sky channels such as sports, movies etc. on VM, am I a Sky subscriber? That's a phrase that Sky use all of the time in their advertising. So, does it include subscribers to Sky channels on platforms other than BSkyB?

15-01-2011, 16:06
Felim_Doyle cf.geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK Age: 61 Services: Digital TV XL TiVo 500MB, Broadband 100Mb SuperHub, Telephone XXL Posts: 897	Re: Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media Personal opinion/observation: Tweets and other unofficial sources (which I have not seen) aside, the TV advert. shows a SkyAtlanticHD logo with the narrative stating that it's only available to Sky customers, all of which is ambiguous in a number of ways. Even if it is not available on VM, BT etc. at launch, I believe that it will be coming very soon afterwards, at least in SD to begin with. An example of ambiguity from the late Ronnie Barker ... A mother asks her little boy to "go across the road and see how old Mrs. Smith is". So, which is the young lad being tasked with? Ask Mrs. Smith how old she is Ask old Mrs. Smith how she is I can't see a way to punctuate the mother's instruction to make it clearer. If I subscribe to Sky channels such as sports, movies etc. on VM, am I a Sky subscriber? That's a phrase that Sky use all of the time in their advertising. So, does it include subscribers to Sky channels on platforms other than BSkyB?