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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Well, it’s not, is it? It would have made sense, though, with the Disney channels going.
I really don’t know why Virgin have to take such a long time negotiating these deals, but I’m sure we will get the service eventually.
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And the only reason I say that is because over time, the majority of people will get to appreciate the ease of on demand viewing compared with the alternative. Despite what you say, I don’t believe for one minute that the broadcasters will bother with keeping the TV channels alive when only a minority of the population watch them. How much did the BBC save when BBC3 went on line? £50m! Hardly a paltry sum. And yes, I know that they are bringing the channel back, which is the right thing to do at this time. It was too early to take the channel on line when they did - the time is not yet right.
It’s just what I think. You may disagree, but no need to get in a state about it.
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£50m is blatantly not the cost of running a TV channel if you own the content anyway. A trawl of any two bob channel on the Sky/Virgin EPG and their investor relations and declarations to Companies House will verify that.
However that doesn't suit your narrative to seek out objective facts.