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Old 19-04-2013, 14:48   #627
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
Indeed it is but one wonders what with the current BT/SKY impasse how much this is going to affect the negotiations between Virgin and Sky.
MB covered that http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...sports-on.html

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Info thanks to Daily Mail online:

Sky’s concern over the threat from BT Sport is also understood to be part of the reason for the delay in agreeing a carriage deal with Virgin for their cable customers to access Premier League matches next season.

Sky, who had to pay far more than expected for PL rights because of BT Sport’s entry into the market, need to recoup some of that cost by charging Virgin more for their platform contract. And they will be wary of Virgin bundling BT Sport’s PL games into subscription offerings.
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