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Originally Posted by andy_m
Hi BomberAF,
You do appear credible, but I'm sure you'll appreciate that there will always be a level of scepticism when apparently itk information is leaked on a public discussion forum. However, what you've said is, in my mind at least, corroborated by the recent announcement of Bt sports on the Virgin website which was subsequently pulled, and the recent story that Virgin and Sky were talking about Atlantic again.
I hope you won't mind me saying that some of your posts are lengthy, and a bit difficult to follow? I'd be grateful if you could clarify the following points so I know I've understood you correctly:
1. You are itk about sports media rights, and you know Bt sports is coming to Virgin on 1St August. (You've been clear about this point).
2. It will be included in xl, but the price of xl might go up to cover it. (I didn't fully understand what you wrote about what customers will have to pay).
3. A deal for Atlantic has also been agreed - do you know this bit, or are you making an educated guess? (Asked on the basis that you're itk about sports rights I'm wondering how you also know about this non sport channel).
Cheers in advance...
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I am also privy to little bit's of information that is not sports media rights, such as Sky Atlantic.
1st. Yes BT Sports are arriving on August 1st.
2. It will be included in the XL price as it was with ESPN. To be clear it may remain at the same price but you may also find your costs may go up by a pound or 2.
3. Atlantic has been agreed, the reason it wasn't originally a part of VM was because SKY were selling their product as a premium channel and VM as a compromise. They were using it to get people to move to sky, if you haven't moved yet you are not going to move. They are therefore giving it to VM as part of the XL package.