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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute
Apart from last august (which was one quoted inside source article) has there been a single mention from any inside source or news item regarding this sky bravo?
I do really think this is a non news item and it's not related in any way to whether we get SA. The only reason we get it is either they are forced to or it makes commercial sense which sky has indicated that the price they want for it (be it in the millions or billions) has not been met.
More chance getting sky poker
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Just because we have no further news doesn't mean that nothing's happening behind the scenes. Both sides will be very tight lipped until these negotiations are concluded.
Whether or not a deal is done may well depend on how badly Sky want their Bravo channel on VM.
I don't know on what basis you say that the two matters are not connected. Of course they are, VM will make sure of that!
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Originally Posted by Dave42
that takes 2 sides to make deal to get the content sky wont let anyone have there missing channel nothing VM can do as much as we all hate sky policy on that it wont chance sadly
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Don't think channels, Dave, think content!
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Originally Posted by Dave42
exactly MM it got nothing to do with the missing sky channels
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When company X wants something from company Y and company Y wants something from company X, surely you have to be a little blinkered to think there is no connection. These sorts of deals which to the untrained eye are unconnected can suddenly reveal themselves as being the key elements in a negotiation.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Agreed. The Guardian article from last August which I think launched the speculation said "It is understood that the launch of the channel is likely to be put on the back burner, in the short term at least, as it has not managed to gain a distribution deal to air in Virgin Media's four million-plus households." Why The Guardian understood this is not known. |
Surely an article in The Guardian is more credible than the rumour mill on this forum. I wouldn't discount it that easily - no news is good news. To discover talks have broken down (and this hasn't been reported anywhere to my knowledge) has an air of finality about it. So as far as we know, negotiations continue.