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Originally Posted by denphone
Well l hope it is in place because why would someone pay a extra £2 for it and not even have the HD version Chad.
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Boxnation are suggesting the extra £2.00 is not for the HD channel, it's to cover the increased cost of the international broadcast rights. However regardless of what the £2.00 is being used for, I think it's only fair that Virgin Media customers get access to the channel too. Boxnation have confirmed they are in talks with Virgin and have assured cable customers their HD channel is in noway exclusive to SKY. As part of their current IPO presentation Boxnation confirmed they meet with Virgin Media on a regular basis to establish joint marketing initiatives. They also highlighted Liberty Global has cable interests in Ireland.
I think Boxnation are trying to secure a new carriage deal for their channels with Virgin for both the UK and Ireland, which may be holding things up a little.
Ultimately they have confirmed they will have news soon for Virgin Media customers. How things are panning out just now are very similar to when their channel launched just over 2 years ago. I'm 99.9% certain Virgin Media customers will have the new HD channel. I'm also getting a sneaky feeling, and it's a really sneaky feeling, that there might be moves to get the channel in XL. I've got nothing to prove this but Boxnation are in the middle of a revenue drive and are looking for long term guaranteed income.