Thread: General No Sky Atlantic on VM for a "long long time"...
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Old 16-05-2014, 14:21   #63
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Re: No Sky Atlantic on VM for a "long long time"...
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Originally Posted by kop32 View Post
If you want the content then surely you would expect to pay for it,why should Sky just say "there you are we've negotiated with HBO etc but you can have it for nothing,oh, and we don't want anything in return we just believe everyone should benefit on our behalf".......not going to happen IMO.
It's a Sky Basics channel, kop and VM have offered a reasonable price for it. I can't really see that there is much difference between Sky Atlantic and Sky One. I would have been just as cross if we were couldn't get programmes such as 'Fringe' and 'Strikeback' by being denied Sky One.

I would expect a lot more for a premium channel. ITV Encore might just meet that bill after its first year of broadcasting (if there are enough good quality home made dramas on it after the initial 12 months of repeats), and I would expect that VM would be able to add that to its line up after the initial period of Sky exclusivity.

I think potentially at least, ITV might be able to demonstrate to Sky what a genuine premium channel should aspire to in order to attract higher rates of income. Of course, if ITV fill their new channel with loads more reality programmes between the few good ones, they will merely be emulating the Sky methodology.
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