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Ignitionnet · 09-11-2015, 20:28

I think VM are pretty aware that they aren't going to set the world alight with their TV packages. They don't really focus the marketing around them and were never going to have an easy time selling them given the strength of Sky alongside the pretty compelling basic OTA DTV services available in the UK, not to mention BT Vision, TalkTalk TV, etc.

The UK's market is insanely competitive at every level from the pretty decent basic service offered by Freeview's OTA DTV right through to the highest end Sky packages with a whole bunch of stops in between and 4k starting to come online from BT with Sky to follow imminently.

Total contrast to the USA where the cable company was the only option for a while and still carries considerable momentum.

09-11-2015, 20:28	#5
Ignitionnet Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Age: 47 Posts: 13,995	Re: Liberty Global Third Quarter Results I think VM are pretty aware that they aren't going to set the world alight with their TV packages. They don't really focus the marketing around them and were never going to have an easy time selling them given the strength of Sky alongside the pretty compelling basic OTA DTV services available in the UK, not to mention BT Vision, TalkTalk TV, etc. The UK's market is insanely competitive at every level from the pretty decent basic service offered by Freeview's OTA DTV right through to the highest end Sky packages with a whole bunch of stops in between and 4k starting to come online from BT with Sky to follow imminently. Total contrast to the USA where the cable company was the only option for a while and still carries considerable momentum.