I'd like to see SKY Atlantic available on Virgin Media, just in case I decide to return in 2 months time when my current SKY deal expires. I understand Virgin and SKY have been in talks however some of the information on the below links makes me think it won't be during 2013.
http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...set_collection
"Entertainment Extra+ customers can look forward to almost a hundred series of TV Box Sets joining the service this autumn,
with some exclusive highlights only available on Sky, including:"
• The Wire (Complete box set - series 1-5, Sky Atlantic, from 1st Nov)
• The Sopranos (Complete box set - series 1-6, Sky Atlantic, from 1st Dec)
• Game of Thrones (Series 1& 2, Sky Atlantic, from 1st Oct)
• Mad Men (Series 1-3, Sky Atlantic, from 1st Oct)
• Seinfeld (Series 8, Sky Atlantic, from 1st Oct, and series 9 from 1st Nov)
Notice that all the SKY exclusive on demand content is for SKY Atlantic? If Virgin and SKY are in talks for SKY Atlantic I'd imagine Virgin would also like access to the SKY Atlantic on demand content as part of the carriage deal, like all the other SKY channels they currently offer.
Of course this could mean absolutely nothing at all. Come January SKY only have 2 years left under their exclusive deal with HBO. I wonder if SKY are planning to renew? I wonder if Netflix plan to swoop in and agree an exclusive deal with HBO ahead of SKY? That would pretty much kill off SKY Atlantic. I'm beginning to think it's now or never for SKY Atlantic appearing on Virgin Media.