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But we feel Virgin Media UK may drop all Sky SD channels (if they also have an HD Channel).
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Reasonable chance. Sky will be wanting to do this themselves at some point and won't want to keep them going just to supply a 3rd party.
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We also feel UKTV and Discovery channels will be moving to new channels numbers this summer.
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The UKTV channels that Discovery got in the BBC deal might move I suppose. I don't see the BBC owned ones doing it too exceptnas part of VM-wide EPG reshuffle.
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We also think Disney will axe FOX brand in UK and rebrand FOX as ABC.
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The ABC brand doesn't mean much over here. I suspect I'm in the minority for remembering and watching ABC1 many years ago. There's bound to be a more recognisable Disney-owned brand that would work if they wanted/needed to change. I'm thinking along the lines of Hallmark becoming Universal and C5 using Paramount brand. Touchstone maybe?
You can end up damaging a channel if you change too often though. Viewers don't like it and/or get confused and/or annoyed.