General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Dave42

so you would pay over the odds for a crap channel I surely wouldn't sky set price high knowing any sensible company wouldnt

I did not say that, I said it could be offered as a premium channel for those who want it

[denphone]

Originally Posted by colin25

Nicely put

No no no Colin.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

Actually the problem is John is that Sky were asking for a astronomical carriage fee which no sane company would pay unless they are idiots.

spot on

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Dave42

spot on

I know, but it is a different story as Sky priced it out of the market instead of Sky saying no as some seem to believe here

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

Actually, if you get your facts right you will find that Sky offered VM Atlantic but Virgin would not pay the price

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...tic-800413623/

Funny how no other service provider has taken up Sky Atlantic at the price Sky wanted to charge for it.

Wonder why? Well, I don't think you need Sherlock Holmes to answer that little mystery.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Funny how no other service provider has taken up Sky Atlantic at the price Sky wanted to charge for it.

Wonder why? Well, I don't think you need Sherlock Holmes to answer that little mystery.

No, that isn't true. It is only a rumour that only a Scot gets to hold the purse strings in companies

[denphone]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Funny how no other service provider has taken up Sky Atlantic at the price Sky wanted to charge for it.

Wonder why? Well, I don't think you need Sherlock Holmes to answer that little mystery.

Summed up perfectly Mr Watson.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Funny how no other service provider has taken up Sky Atlantic at the price Sky wanted to charge for it.

Wonder why? Well, I don't think you need Sherlock Holmes to answer that little mystery.

Well put, Sky knew no-one would pay the asking price but some people on here and DS seem to think Sky said no which they did not, they just priced it out of the market

[paultrademark]

Yet again people are talking about how it was too much for VM to pay, Sky wanted too much etc, but no one can seem to give the figures they think are too high.. not one person.

And that article linked is over 2 years old, is the situation the same? Or has anything changed since then?

Or is it still too high?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

You forgot to add the words "Rumoured to be".

That why I posted:

No updates from insiders on new channels set to launch only seen the channel rumours on the web.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

Yet again people are talking about how it was too much for VM to pay, Sky wanted too much etc, but no one can seem to give the figures they think are too high.. not one person.

And that article linked is over 2 years old, is the situation the same? Or has anything changed since then?

Or is it still too high?

The figures have never appeared from either side on the asking price for Sky Atlantic...

[paultrademark]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

The figures have never appeared from either side on the asking price for Sky Atlantic...

Exactly so apart from that article over 2 years ago, no one knows. Sky say it was reasonable, VM said it wasn't.

So depends what side you believe, the other is wrong

But people on here seem to think they know it is too high, so come on then, how do you know that without knowing the cost

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

Exactly so apart from that article over 2 years ago, no one knows. Sky say it was reasonable, VM said it wasn't.

So depends what side you believe, the other is wrong

But people on here seem to think they know it is too high, so come on then, how do you know that without knowing the cost

Good point, duly noted, I will try to find the required information

[Dave42]

sky got a history of overcharging proved by Ofcom so it don't take much working out who wrong in this does it plus look at the price of skysports on nowtv £9.99 a day tells you all you need to know about them overcharging

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

I did not say that, I said it could be offered as a premium channel for those who want it

Don't give Sky any ideas.