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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I thought it would be a good idea to open a new thread on what readers might think we should have on cable to really bring in the punters for VM.

My wish list is:

- A review of the channels we don't get, which actually appear to be of a reasonable quality, such as CBS Drama.

- Much better VOD content. When you look at what you can buy in terms of box sets, I would have thought that we could have had a much better choice on the XL package. Don't mind if some of them are PPV, but they should ensure that viewing by VOD would be cheaper than actually buying the box sets from the shops (you are, after all, only renting for a specific time period).

- VM should do a deal with a good supplier (eg Lovefilm) to provide us with video streamed films and programmes. This could be provided to VM viewers via TIVO by way of subscriptions or PPV.

When you look at whether to go for satellite or cable, content is everything. Virgin Media should excel in this area - there is no excuse not to.

This would then silence those who keep asking for more channels and comparing unfavourably with Sky.

It all seems so easy. Why do VM not do this?

Because they do not want to spend the money.