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Originally Posted by Doug P
Can I ask Box Nation fans if the channel negotiations went well before it came to VM.
It might shed some light as to why there is such anger and angst by some over PS not accepting a similar berth in a Premier channel spot?
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Funny you should ask, I was just thinking about this earlier.
Everything seemed to be straight forward. Boxnation launched about 3 months earlier on SKY and was free to air during that period. It didn't come to Virgin Media until 3rd December 2011 which was the day the channel encrypted and became a subscription based service. Frank Warren and Boxnation confirmed from day 1 that it was their intention to get the channel on the Virgin Media platform.
I have no idea how or why Premier Sports are having such a difficult time trying to get their channel onto the Virgin Media platform. Boxnation Chairman Richard Brooke and Boxnation Chief Executive Simon Green had both previously worked for SKY and Setanta Sports. Maybe they know how the pay TV game works a little better than the guys running the show at Premier Sports.