Thread: General Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
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Old 28-06-2020, 17:29   #889
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
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Originally Posted by Phunkenstein View Post
I’m guessing Sky are no longer subsidising the cost of 3rd party HD channels like they have done in the past so for Discovery et al, it likely makes more sense for them to focus on their flagship linear channels and allow more HD content to be served via on demand only - their new deal with Sky is very much focused on direct to consumer products as well as video on demand so I’m not at all surprised if there is a decision to focus less resource/money on the linear channels.
That certainly appears to be the way it is going, although it will be a slow process.
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