Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
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Old 28-03-2016, 11:47   #948
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Surely if Kellogs launches a new cereal then Tesco has to stock it? No.

It's important to remember that Freeview and Sky are open platforms. Sony just buys the capacity and EPG slots at regulated rates if it wants to launch a new channel.
If Sony wants to launch a channel on VM then it has to send its negotiating team to meet Liberty Global's negotiating team and strike a deal.
This is an inherent feature of the VM platform which has been mentioned from time to time. It means that a lot of channels arrive on VM after other platforms.

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It's the voice of a defector, Den, who secretly wishes he was still with VM.
Quite happy with my 38mbs download not throttled and my 9mbs upload and a box that can run apps without stuttering to a standstill ty
However i may return to vm in the future, who knows
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