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Niknod · 30-03-2011, 22:10

I joined VM around four years from Sky when I moved into a VM area. At the time I believed VM was better value for money and I still think the OD service is top notch (apart from not being able to watch HD catchup!). However the value of the TV packages is decreasing. There is a worrying trend at the moment of channels being removed but not replaced, and new channels which launch in a blaze of glory remaining absent to VM to this day. I have seen the CBS channels, SKy Atlantic and soon the Sony channel launch on other platforms but remain missing from VM, whilst other channels have disappeared without replacement (Bravo, Channel 1) and some which I watched regularly removed for no real reason (MTV Classic). It is a worrying trend, and one I hope is reversed soon or I fear for the viable future of cable TV in the UK.

30-03-2011, 22:10	#8
Niknod Inactive Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 20	Re: Are virgin shortchanging tv subscibers? I joined VM around four years from Sky when I moved into a VM area. At the time I believed VM was better value for money and I still think the OD service is top notch (apart from not being able to watch HD catchup!). However the value of the TV packages is decreasing. There is a worrying trend at the moment of channels being removed but not replaced, and new channels which launch in a blaze of glory remaining absent to VM to this day. I have seen the CBS channels, SKy Atlantic and soon the Sony channel launch on other platforms but remain missing from VM, whilst other channels have disappeared without replacement (Bravo, Channel 1) and some which I watched regularly removed for no real reason (MTV Classic). It is a worrying trend, and one I hope is reversed soon or I fear for the viable future of cable TV in the UK.