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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
Very interesting, thanks Chad. Perhaps the whole ESPN thing is causing the issue with BT and VM?
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Possibly. I'm finding plenty of interesting stuff about BT and ESPN. Maybe virgin aren't lying about offering ESPN HD with the XL package from July onward! Lets see what happens however I'm actually beginning to believe ESPN might just stay in the XL package. If it does I'll be the first to admit I was wrong.
Anyways, here is more information regarding the future of ESPN America:
http://www.wbj.pl/article-62725-espn...is-summer.html
"British telecommunications firm BT Group, which took over the assets ESPN UK in February this year, has announced that it will withdraw the ESPN America and ESPN Classic channels from all European markets except the UK and Ireland. While the specific closure dates will vary from country to country based upon distribution agreements, it is expected that all of the stations will have stopped broadcasting by the end of July this year."
I thought BT had bought ESPN operations in the UK, but it looks like they've bought everything Europe wide!
People across Europe are not taking the news very well at all:
https://www.facebook.com/espnamerica...18146&filter=2