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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
If the channels don't return to VM, this could have an effect on the carriage agreement with Sky when that is up for renewal (I think the current agreement is about a year old, no idea how long it was for though).
Sky may do a similar thing as VM and seek to cut carriage fees for the pay channels (rumoured to be by 50%), in the knowledge that if they came off Sky too, they probably wouldn't be viable.
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Same applies if the channels do return, since it will mean UKTV accepting a lower offer from Virgin while Sky presumably pays them more under their current contract. So either way, UKTV are screwed.
Liberty Global's CEO Mike Fries said today that the impact of the UKTV channels being removed from Virgin has been 'minimal' and the Virgin/LG position on retransmission fees remains 'intact' after the ITV deal which will instead deliver more HD, 4K and non-linear rights at an attractive price.