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Originally Posted by Dave42
tell me who got sky atlantic sky sports 3+4HD and F1HD oh yeah no one but sky so Rob Webster why is sky with holding channels then with what you said
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Maybe nobody has met SKY's valuation of the channels yet, or maybe UPC's negotiation team are superb at their job when compared to Virgins. Remember SKY News HD and SKY Sports HD where also in the mythical "withheld list" until UPC agreed a deal for them 2 months ago.
BT clearly have cash burning a hole in their pockets. BT are the only TV provider at the moment who will be able to put Rob Websters statement to the test. If BT can't agree a deal for the likes of SKY Atlantic, Virgin will never be able too.
This is an interesting link regarding Talk Talks deal with SKY:
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...044727.article
According to the article the deal agreed took 2 years to negotiate. Seems like SKY are pretty ruthless and are prepared to hold out for what they want. Maybe TV providers like Virgin don't have the staying power to negotiate for 2 years to get access to the likes of SKY Atlantic, or for all we know they've been in active negotiations since the channels launch.