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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Mersey70 they would have to add about 17 a year to have 80 in 3 years.
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muppetman11 they said over 7 months ago we were getting Sky Arts HD, where is it?
It is a load of rubbish in my opinion, exactly how would they pay for 51 more HD channels given their chosen pricing structure?
Look at the latest thing with CSC Media closing POP on VM so they can get True Entertainment onto the network, even giants like Viacom prefer to swap out channels rather than launch new channels. Pop is still on Freesat today.
There must be a reason for this, maybe it is capacity or (as I possibly think) it could be prohibitively expensive for some broadcasters to get onto cable (possibly because of the 'free HD thng) so lets hope the extra 51 HD channels are rich enough to launch. Why wouldn't a FTA broadcaster want another 4m or so customers?
But regarding the 29 HD channels on VM let's be very clear, of them:-
12 attract a HD surcharge (Sky HD)
5 are FTA/FTV HD channels (by that I mean they are subscription free on Freeview or Sky)
Maybe 17 HD channels will launch on 1 April to help meet Mr Berkett's Mystic Meg predictions but i'd love to know how they are going to be funded, 2 or even 1 will do for me personally which is a bit more realistic as things stand.