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Originally Posted by cityfan247
whether i subscribe to the new BT sports pack (assuming it comes to VM) is going to come down to cost and whether i think it represents value to me
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I think everyone, regardless of provider, is in the same boat.
I left Virgin about 5 months ago after 3 price increases. One was forced due to SKY Sports increasing in price. Over a 10 month period my package had jumped up by almost £10.00 per month. I know some on here had seen their package go up by almost £13.00 in less than a year. The next few months don't look too good either.
The VIP package is currently £113.99 per month including ESPN. It looks 90% certain that BT Sports will not replace ESPN in the XL package. It also looks certain that the XL and VIP package will not be reduced in price when ESPN is removed.
Other posts in this forum suggest BT Sports may cost around £12.50 per month. If and when a new carriage deal is agreed with SKY for SKY Sports it's a cert that Virgin will have to pass and increased costs onto their SKY Sports customers. This means sports fans currently paying £113.99 per month for VIP, who want to continue enjoying the same level of sports broadcasting as they do know, face having to pay anywhere up to £130.00 per month.
Terrible state of affairs.