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Originally Posted by theone2k10
It's only my opinion but i think VM made a huge mistake selling their channels Bravo, virgin1, living and challenge was there any others?
As i think these were a huge bargaining chip for them.
Also one thing i love about this forum you can have a decent discussion without being called a fanboy  |
I'm with you on that theone. I'd also agree that it's great to have open and fair discussion, I've had experience of Sky, VM and BT in my time and all have their good and bad points and it's good to hear different people's experiences of these on here.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
LGI is currently evaluating whether it is worth being a content provider. There was an interesting article in the FT (paywalled) which I summarised here. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...-telecoms.html
One element of their analysis is that it is better to own the infrastructure than the content as you don't own the content and have to bid for it regularly. In contrast, the infrastructure is yours permanently.[COLOR="Silver"] |
I'd agree with Anypermitedroute and consider that content is king. You can have the most fantastic platform in the world but if the content is not there, people will look elsewhere. VM are now at the mercy of Sky and BT as if both decided to pull their channels from VM then VM TV would be crushed. It's unlikely to happen as VM generate revenue for both but it's just something to bear in mind if Sky and BT ever decided to collude to get rid of a competitor.