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Originally Posted by Chad
Does anyone have a link to the article in which Neil Berkett mentions 80 HD channels in 3 years?
I want to read the quote to see exactly what his words are. If he states Virgin Media will definitely deliver 80 new HD channels then great, if he states Virgin Media hope to deliver or could deliver 80 within 3 years then I'm nowhere near excited. What I'd like to know is exactly who is supposed to be broadcasting these 80 new channels? We're about 25 behind SKY currently however I can't see where the other 55 come from unless Virgin launch a +1 version of the HD channels we currently have, and could get soon.
Big thanks to anyone who can post the link for me.
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It's not Neil Berkett and I'm guessing you'll be nowhere near excited.
Virgin Media Inc. Analyst and Investors Day (London)
Event Date/Time: Dec. 02. 2010 / 9:30AM GMT
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External...xUeXBlPTM=&t=1
"So first of all, we provide a separate service for video-on-demand that enables us to provide up to a billion video-on-demand events through next year, according to our forecasts. That is separate from the connectivity that you have in your TiVo box for when you want to be able to watch video over-the-top. It is separate from the broadcast connectivity that we have where effectively we are providing 300 standard definition channels, 30 HD channels at the moment, but with a path to grow to 80 HD channels over the next two years, or three years." - Paul Buttery, Virgin Media Chief Customer & Networks Officer.
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Virgin Media Inc. Analyst and Investors Day (New York)
Event Date/Time: Dec 03, 2010 / 06:00PM GMT
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External...R5cGU9MQ==&t=1
"What we've also got is our broadcast capacity in there, so, at the moment, we provide 300 standard definition channels and 30 high definition channels. Over the next couple of years, we can grow the number of high definition channels from 30 to 80. We've allocated capacity for that, as the viewing habits start to change, as we move from SD to HD, and as we move from scheduled TV to more on demand TV or TV when you want it, we're able to adjust the allocation of that capacity and start to balance that between both TiVo, Video on Demand, broadband and broadcast. So, we have a highly flexible network that will be able to change as consumer habits change." - Paul Buttery, Virgin Media Chief Customer and Networks Officer.