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Originally Posted by BenMcr
If you are talking about the letter, it doesn't say that price increase is because of those - it says that they are the sorts of things VM have been adding.
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We want to make your Virgin Media experience the best it can be.
We’re committed to bringing you great value technology and entertainment, so we’re always adding to the things you already get as standard (find out more at virginmedia.com/better):
What we’ve added
3 new channels from BT Sport, plus 3 in HD, now included in your package
Access to Netflix on your TiVo® box – coming very soon
Our free SmartCall app exclusively for customers
What this means
With Virgin Media you can get the full sports line-up, including all of the Sky Sports channels – plus we’ve just added Premier Sports too
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ll be able to stream Netflix movies and box sets straight to your telly
Our SmartCall app helps you save money by letting you use the minutes included in your home phone talk plan on your smartphone, when connected to WiFi – at home, out and about or even abroad
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But they could have done that by making BT Sports a separately chargeable Premium service. There was no need to add it FOC to a TV package. Because, as we've seen by the increase, it really isn't FOC; non sports fans are helping to pay for it.
You can play with semantics all you want regarding the wording of the letter, but like it or not, the cost to VM of BT sports is responsible for part of this years excessive increase.