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Old 02-03-2013, 21:33   #1974
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

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Originally Posted by jj20x View Post
Yes but that won't help them overtake VM to become the second largest pay-tv platform. They could have done something like that without starting their own platform if that had been the ultimate aim.

Perhaps they are just copying Sky. Sky use sports content to get additional subscribers (exclusive HD channels such as Sky Sports HD 3 / 4 / F1). It has worked for Sky...
Bt's stated plan was to out bid Sky for Premier League rights. They fell short and ended up paying over the odds for the lesser package of rights. They're already well on plan b with this.
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