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Chad · 22-07-2018, 17:46

Sky's carriage deal with Virgin Media expires in 10 months time. Fully expect initial negotiations to kick off before this year is out. Imagine if the dispute with UKTV is not resolved and a deal with Sky can't be agreed either. Would leave Virgin fairly exposed. I kind of think Sky will look to make things as difficult as possible pushing for a deal similar to the one they struck with BT. The SKY channels available via the Now TV app rather than on the EPG. That way Sky will get all the subscription money from the customer directly.

Very interesting 10 months ahead.

22-07-2018, 17:46	#183
Chad cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Edinburgh Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation Posts: 5,137	Re: VM loses UKTV channels Sky's carriage deal with Virgin Media expires in 10 months time. Fully expect initial negotiations to kick off before this year is out. Imagine if the dispute with UKTV is not resolved and a deal with Sky can't be agreed either. Would leave Virgin fairly exposed. I kind of think Sky will look to make things as difficult as possible pushing for a deal similar to the one they struck with BT. The SKY channels available via the Now TV app rather than on the EPG. That way Sky will get all the subscription money from the customer directly. Very interesting 10 months ahead.