http://www.digitaltveurope.net/54521...gin-talk-talk/
"BT Retail CEO Gavin Patterson said the firm was still open to doing wholesale deals for its forthcoming sports channels with Virgin Media and Talk Talk, but stressed its strategy wasn’t dependent on it.
Speaking at a BT Sport launch event in London this morning, Patterson said that talks were ongoing with Virgin and would “hopefully continue” in the coming weeks, but claimed it was difficult for the cable TV rival to do a “value proposition” until BT was able to announce details of its sport offering.
“We’ve had similar discussions with Talk Talk as we have with Virgin. Philosophically we’re not against, wholesale, we’d be open to it, it’s really about value – what our perception of the value of it is, and what their perception of the value is, and there’s a gap at the moment,” said Patterson.
Asked whether he could imagine a point where BT would simply walk away from wholesale discussions he added: “Our strategy is not dependent on wholesale. It’s not completely within our control – it’s whether or not we can find the right valuation between us and others. We couldn’t rely on it in that respect, so we’ve built a strategy, we’ve built a business plan that doesn’t necessarily depend on us wholesaling this.”
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/...ort-goes-free/
"However, customers of Virgin Media and rival telco TalkTalk may not be able to receive it via their television services."
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news...ootball-115800
"There are currently no plans to bring the channels to Virgin Media’s cable service."
http://recombu.com/digital/news/bt-s...st_M11546.html
"There's no word on whether Virgin Media subscribers will be able to access the BT Sport channels but it's looking unlikely."
Mmmmm....... Doesn't look great for the likes of Talk Talk, Virgin or Smallworld. Basically any TV provider where BT can't sell directly to the customer.