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Originally Posted by vincerooney
Why does it say though sky and virgin team up in the war against BT? What does signing another deal for sport have to do with a war against BT!? what an absurd comment.
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Sky see BT as their main rival now, so are quite happy to do more deals with VM.
Sky's revenues are declining and they are feeling the pinch from the launch of BT's sports channels. So, getting more money from VM for these HD channels is a no brainer for them. It's not as if VM can compete in the sports field by launching its own premier league channels anyway.
Sky's exclusive HD channels have had their day now (exception: Sky Atlantic). Those who really wanted sports in HD would have gone to Sky by now. In any case, Sky are preparing their new "premium" channels... Press reports say that Sky 4k/ultra hd boxes are being made now, so HD will become the new SD soon. At least that's what Sky are banking on.
Then it all starts again....
How long will it be before VM get Sky Sports 1 Ultra HD or Sky Premier Movies Ultra HD etc....?