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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
Am I being incredibly stupid in asking this, but if Viacom decide to pull a channel on Sky because Sky don't have the space, why should VM lose channels if they have space to keep it? Surely VM can strike a deal to keep the channel? Well, provided the channel is profitable for Viacom I suppose.
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The channel they pulled on Sky was BET +1, which didn't exist on VM.
Sometimes if a company wants to launch a new channel, they will tell VM to replace another one from their stable with the new one. This can be down to such things as them wanting to launch the new channel quickly (without the need for negotiations or signing new contracts) or the channel providers not wanting to pay any extra carriage costs to VM.