General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Well it should not cost much to operate 3 HD Channels

Based on what?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by denphone

Sky Atlantic for one and this could well arrive before the end of the year.

Didn't you say this last year

Originally Posted by windy

Iam watching sky 1 at the mo and they had an trailer on for sky atlantic and from 6pm weekdays you can watch ER and House which has been on so many other channels .... So my question is why does anyone want sky atlanatic just for repeats?

Iam sure you can watch these programmes on other channels or even on demand.

I Personally iam not bothered about getting sky atlantic just like every channel eventually they all start to show repeats.

Sky Atlantic is no different from any other pay TV channel in that it shows repeats , do you seriously expect every hour to be filled with new content Isn't this why the PVR was introduced to allow you to series link your favourite shows from each channel , each to their own but in my opinion Atlantic has shown some great shows of late , that said I don't believe any platform should pay over the odds to carry it.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by windy

Iam watching sky 1 at the mo and they had an trailer on for sky atlantic and from 6pm weekdays you can watch ER and House which has been on so many other channels .... So my question is why does anyone want sky atlanatic just for repeats?

Iam sure you can watch these programmes on other channels or even on demand.

I Personally iam not bothered about getting sky atlantic just like every channel eventually they all start to show repeats.

Sadly they have got HBO Content and more of Skys best shows

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Originally Posted by Lew

Based on what?

All you are doing is showing a HD version of the same channel (nearly all programmes are filmed in HD anyway), so there should not be much expence in the first place

[windy]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Didn't you say this last year


Sky Atlantic is no different from any other pay TV channel in that it shows repeats , do you seriously expect every hour to be filled with new content Isn't this why the PVR was introduced to allow you to series link your favourite shows from each channel , each to their own but in my opinion Atlantic has shown some great shows of late , that said I don't believe any platform should pay over the odds to carry it.

I get the fact that they cant show new stuff all the time but on the other hand 6pm so called primetime!!

I agree with your last quote no platform should pay over the odds for it.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Didn't you say this last year


Sky Atlantic is no different from any other pay TV channel in that it shows repeats , do you seriously expect every hour to be filled with new content Isn't this why the PVR was introduced to allow you to series link your favourite shows from each channel , each to their own but in my opinion Atlantic has shown some great shows of late , that said I don't believe any platform should pay over the odds to carry it.

If l righty remember l said it was possible but as we all know the talks failed but this is now this year and things can change very quickly in a everchanging TV landscape.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by windy

but on the other hand 6pm so called primetime!!

But 6pm isn't primetime is it.

[gba93]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

But 6pm isn't primetime is it.

No, 7pm - 10pm is the usually acceped definition

[Alan Fry]

Does anyone know when Sky's content deal with VM ends?

[Media Boy UK]

Broadcast: ESPN review options after Premier League rights loss.

Media web site Broadcast is reporting:

A variety of options are understood to be under consideration by the broadcaster, including cutting subscription costs, targeting new rights in different sports, and merging with Sky’s sports bundle.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...&contentID=870

Info from Broadcast/DS Forum.

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Does anyone know when Sky's content deal with VM ends?

Sometime before June 2019.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...media-channels

But if Virgin Media are in talks with BSkyB to carry Sky Atlantic we may also get Pick TV +1, Sky News HD & Sky Sports News HD as part of that new deal.

But saying that I have not seen any update on Virgin being in talks with BSkyB over Sky Atlantic in months.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Does anyone know when Sky's content deal with VM ends?

June 2019 or 2020. A 10 year carriage agreement was agreed as part of the sale of VMTV to SKY.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

Sky Atlantic for one and this could well arrive before the end of the year.

no chance Den mate sky will not let have VM have it as showed in leaflet i got trying to get me to switch SA is sky exclusive and will stay that way not missing much only game of thrones that worth having and you know fine well what skys like so dont expect anything

sky are targetting VM customers to try get them to switch so more chance of snow in hell than VM getting SA

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Dave42

no chance Den mate sky will not let have VM have it as showed in leaflet i got trying to get me to switch SA is sky exclusive and will stay that way not missing much only game of thrones that worth having and you know fine well what skys like so dont expect anything

sky are targetting VM customers to try get them to switch so more chance of snow in hell than VM getting SA

We shall see Dave as l think you are being a touch pessimistic with regards to this.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

We shall see Dave as l think you are being a touch pessimistic with regards to this.

going off the sky leaflet i got Den mate not that im bothered about SA as you know my views on that channel and the fact they targetting VM customers to try getting them to switch to

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Broadcast: ESPN review options after Premier League rights loss.

Media web site Broadcast is reporting:



http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...&contentID=870

Info from Broadcast/DS Forum.

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Sometime before June 2019.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...media-channels

But if Virgin Media are in talks with BSkyB to carry Sky Atlantic we may also get Pick TV +1, Sky News HD & Sky Sports News HD as part of that new deal.

But saying that I have not seen any update on Virgin being in talks with BSkyB over Sky Atlantic in months.

Are you suggesting that ESPN might sell UK channel (SD and HD) to Sky Sports?

If that was the case will ESPN (UK) become Sky Sports 5 and ESPN HD (UK) become Sky Sports 5 HD?

It looks like VM (or whatever its called by then) will have to wait for Sky Atlantic for another 8 years then!

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Are you suggesting that ESPN might sell UK channel (SD and HD) to Sky Sports?

If that was the case will ESPN (UK) become Sky Sports 5 and ESPN HD (UK) become Sky Sports 5 HD?

It looks like VM (or whatever its called by then) will have to wait for Sky Atlantic for another 8 years then!

My feeling is that VM will not be around in 8 years or so. A company providing cable possibly , but as it is setup - I feel that is unlikely. Things move on, Do not think that as a company VM thinks out of the box enough to attract the sales needed to survive that long .Me Den.