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Old 23-08-2013, 14:18   #18
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Re: Price increase XL

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Originally Posted by geordiechris View Post
Will the VIP Collection be increasing by £1.50?
Yes it will
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Originally Posted by martin201002 View Post
Don't think so because sky sports is inclusive.
Just because it's part of the package, doesn't mean it won't be affected price changes

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Originally Posted by andy_m View Post
Given that Small World are offering Sky Sports at a loss to compensate for the loss of ESPN, I think it's fair to say that Virgin probably have some control over what they pass on to customers. In addition, it was Bt who pushed the price of Premier League football up. Had Sky not beaten them in that auction we wouldn't have ended up with Bt Sport in the xl package.
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Originally Posted by clinteastman View Post
I'm sure they do, but you wouldn't expect them to take a loss on that because sky want more money.
And considering Virgin Media DO have BT Sports and ESPN, which being in XL are unconnected to Sky Sports options, why would they want to subsidise it?
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