Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Old 27-05-2015, 12:22   #2324
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu View Post
Why on earth do VM wait till the deal comes up, before going for more.

On Sky, as soon as a new channel comes out - it goes straight on the system. Liberty Global / VM directors must treat its customers as mugs - at the end of the day, its us that pay the bill

And l for one wont pay for BT Sport, if it becomes a pay channel
I presume that's because it would cost more to take just one channel than to take a package of channels. So to get the best deal, they wait for the whole package to come up for renewal. This keeps prices down, which is what you want and expect.

The position with Sky is completely different, and this has been explained on numerous occasions before (latest explanation is contained in post #2320).

As far as BT Sport is concerned, if it becomes a pay channel for XL viewers on VM, that will be down to BT Sport and what it is prepared to offer to VM. Some would say that it would be better for BT Sport to be a pay channel as currently non-sports lovers are having to pay for this privilege.
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