Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Old 17-09-2014, 17:32   #1989
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
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You let your hatred for all things Sky cloud your judgement on too many occasions , look at the facts

BT is paying £299 million a season over 3 years nearly double the previous contract

BT has shareholders just the same as BSKYB meaning they want to see maximim return on these rights

BT currently offers BT Sport free to VM XL customers or free to any customer taking its BB offering on either BT TV or the Sky Satellite platform

Can you realistically see no additional cost once the champions league contract kicks in ? I'm sure BT will look to increase revenue across all its viewers , I'm sure agreements will be reached but in my opinion people will be paying more.
The crucial fact is that none of us knows what was in the three-year contract which BT and VM signed in August 2013. VM could have signed an agreement to include all new contracts and channels or there could have been exclusions; we simply don't know. How much the Champions League costs BT is not directly relevant; it's what's in the contract between BT and VM that matters.
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