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Originally Posted by andy_m
Who says they don't care about TV? The only UK provider with TiVo, the only place to watch every major sport channel in a single subscription, hd at no extra cost (and the first in the UK to even have hd channels), access to ott apps on an award-winning platform, etc.
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First in the UK to have HD channels?
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Virgin Media owners LG did the same thing.
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Which channel/s did LG sell off?
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
Sorry if this has been asked before but are there any cable companies in this country not owned by virgin? I would presume there`s nothing to stop another company setting one up here? They would of course have to lay all their own cable as one would presume virgin wouldn`t allow a rival to use their equipment. And they would have to get the relevant permission from whoever.
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The country is divided up into franchises where there can only be one cable operator. It just so happens that VM own most of them, following mergers and takeovers. It's similar to how ITV own most of the Channel 3 franchises.