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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Well, the bit in bold may well be true. VM will be able to get a better price if BT have sucked this for all its worth just prior to the first day of broadcasting. They will know that if people haven't jumped ship by then, they probably won't, so they'd rather get a reduced price from VM from that time than nothing at all.
VM will then appear to be an attractive platform for new business.
The bit not in bold is ridiculous. Why would VM sign up to that?
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You're getting twitchy, Den....
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They have no choice, as I have said although there is competition BT and Sky are still paying and taking the risk so they can to a point call the shots and force VM into hanging fire. This means that BT and Sky both get to benefit from their purchases and VM don't get a freebie. It is not VM agreeing to it, VM have no choice in the matter.
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In effect if VM want to have BT sports or any Sky channel then they must allow the owner of the channel to market it for their own benefit first then VM can have it. If VM disagree then that is down to them and they can do without, if they want the channels that someone else is paying for they have to play by other people rules.