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Originally Posted by mersey70
I don't think anyone was suggesting getting rid of any channels, rather perhaps just having a debate on the way the channels are packaged. At least I was and thats what we have done, the results of the poll don't lie. Another consideration was paying extra for HD, it isn't cheap and you get what you pay for.
It's just to me XL is supposedly a package of general entertainment and it's very good indeed. It just that personally it includes too much expensive content that personally we simply do not require and I feel it provides inclusive premium content like ESPN at the expense of general HD content however I am a democrat, I totally accept what most people want and that seems to be the status quo so as has been said maybe it's time for me to leave or at least change my package.
But sadly given my conversation with the CEO's office I lost confidence, rumours can be bandied around but from the horses mouth it wouldn't appear that there will be many new additions in the near future. True Enterainment merely swapping with another of it's channels was a nod in that direction for me. And I hate to bang on about it but Sky Arts HD wasn't a rumour, VM actually said it was joining and now they have changed their mind which is fair enough as things change, it is just a shame I had to ask the CEO to find out.
Unless I completely misunderstood the guy, I hope I did but I doubt it. But given all this lord knows how VM are planning on having 80 HD channels in less than three years, to me it simply dosen't add up but I hope i'm wrong.
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No you were completely right to ask for a debate on the way the channels are packaged mersey70 no problems there, the thing we probably would agree on info from virgin media is pretty poor ie they led everyone to believe sky arts HD was "coming soon" and then after changed their mind without feeling the need to inform customers,and perhaps they could repackage the channels a little more into packs but the way vm have to buy in the channels suggests this might be difficult to do and they adopt a "one size fits all" approach.
I believe ESPN costs vm around £3 per subscriber i think or around that figure not sure how many HD channels vm would get access to for that even if they could negotiate deals.
Yes would agree that 80 HD channels in less then 3 years does sound a bit optimistic given the sky arts HD fiasco,but there you have it generally i am pleased with my package but not vms lack of communication as regards anything,thank goodness for Digital Fanatic/masque ect on here.