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Originally Posted by Media Boy
AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".
Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.
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Not surprised really, BT will play their competitive advantage for all it is worth. Bit strange though that as XL TV has BT Sport which is how the AMC channel is linked, then why not part of XL? But that would be a wholesale agreement (correct?) rather than a specific purchase of the Sports package from BT as has to be done for Sky customers I believe.
After Sky Atlantic, another case of VM being blocked from new content or VM not prepared to accept BT terms in this case? Understand Amazon Prime will also have first rights for the repeat viewing of "Fear of the Walking Dead" for example, so it could be some time before VM is able to show some new series now on AMC. Not good for VM I have to say.