Thread: General Coming soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 6.
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Old 21-11-2013, 13:41   #261
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 6.
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Originally Posted by passingbat View Post
You're failing to acknowledge the difference. The variety you speak about is fine; we all have channels we don't watch and those that we do, but these are non premium channels. BT sport is a premium channel that VM are forcing all XL users to pay for. Premium channels should be optional, paid for only by the ones who want to watch them; that is why they are called premium channels.

And why should I downgrade to avoid the cost of BT sports and in the process lose HD channels? Let people who want premium sport (or any other premium channel) pay for it as intended; as a premium service.
Well I guess 'you pays your money and you takes your choice'.

This is how VM have decided to package it, so it is for us to decide what is best for us.

We can all quibble about channels on our packages that we don't ever watch and don't want to pay for, but we have only ever been able to choose between packages.

If Sky, BT, Talk Talk etc offer a more attractive package in the eyes of existing subscribers, then I suppose customers will make up their minds where they want to be and each provider will work out how to best pitch their offerings from the results of those customer choices.

I don't watch BT Sports, but you only need to look at the reaction when it became apparent that this would be part of the XL pack to realise that this was a good move for VM. I am happy with it because I think it makes VM a better proposition, and the more subscribers VM gets, the more money they make that will ultimately benefit us in terms of investment.

My only niggle is that I wanted Netflix to be part of the XL pack. That way, there would have been something for film/drama fans as well as sports fans.
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