General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.

[bamav]

Originally Posted by Dave42

my guess is it being BT sport cant see sky letting VM have SA

Lol! Dave, please stop with the "sky won't let them have it" issue - yes they will! They have offfered it and made it available to them. Just not at the price VM thought of value.

Anyhoo, suppose time will tell...!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Lostlam

I spoke to someone from VM and they said; BT Sports will be coming to VM, but they don't know how much it will cost. I guess that means it will be a standalone package like Boxnation, etc.

Or making it up.

I think it an wee bit to early for Virgin CS workers to know that info.

I have been told in the past that Virgin CS only find out an day or two before Virgin Media do what they are going to do.

[Lostlam]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Or making it up.

I think it an wee bit to early for Virgin CS workers to know that info.

I have been told in the past that Virgin CS only find out an day or two before Virgin Media do what they are going to do.

Maybe then mate, but CS should just say they don't know, instead of feeding the customer with possible rubbish.

[Asian Channel]

wow guys you like omg calm down virgin are going to announce bt sports and that's that now chill

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Asian Channel

wow guys you like omg calm down virgin are going to announce bt sports and that's that now chill

You must be new around here!

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by Asian Channel

wow guys you like omg calm down virgin are going to announce bt sports and that's that now chill

Seriously, we won't stand for sensible posts like this! Wild and rampant speculation is the order of the day!

[Mad Max]

No new Adult channels are set to launch.

I think you'll find that was a joke MB.......

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

I think you'll find that was a joke MB.......

I knew that.

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Originally Posted by Lostlam

Maybe then mate, but CS should just say they don't know, instead of feeding the customer with possible rubbish.

They will say anything.

[howardmicks]

Was in Preston city centre yesterday and was collared by a old friend who was working on the sky stall,after a interesting conversation regarding sky and vm he told me that sky atlantic will infact be on VMtv within the next few months.sky and vm have now got a new common enemy bt and will see a lot more cooperation between the two company's for the foreseeable future,How true this all is only time will tell but he had no reason to tell me anything different

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Was in Preston city centre yesterday and was collared by a old friend who was working on the sky stall,after a interesting conversation regarding sky and vm he told me that sky atlantic will infact be on VMtv within the next few months.sky and vm have now got a new common enemy bt and will see a lot more cooperation between the two company's for the foreseeable future,How true this all is only time will tell but he had no reason to tell me anything different

that would be very good for us customers lets hope it happens Howard mate

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Dave42

that would be very good for us customers lets hope it happens Howard mate

Things are looking that way,it's about time they did work together.all channels should be available on both formats,you will always have people who prefer either.i have experienced bt in the past and I personally find not to deal with any company which starts there name with British.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Was in Preston city centre yesterday and was collared by a old friend who was working on the sky stall,after a interesting conversation regarding sky and vm he told me that sky atlantic will infact be on VMtv within the next few months.sky and vm have now got a new common enemy bt and will see a lot more cooperation between the two company's for the foreseeable future,How true this all is only time will tell but he had no reason to tell me anything different

Sounds like potential anti competitive behavior from SKY and Virgin if true. It could land both companies in very hot water if they are seen to be colluding against a rival. This is not good for the customers. It's this type of behavior that leads to price fixing and strangles innovation.

[MalteseFalcon]

SKY have withheld channels from competitors in the past, so why would they suddenly be in hot water if they team with Virgin to take BT down?

[Chad]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

SKY have withheld channels from competitors in the past, so why would they suddenly be in hot water if they team with Virgin to take BT down?

Sounds like collusion to me, which can be highly illegal.

Collusion Definition:

"A non-competitive agreement between rivals that attempts to disrupt the market's equilibrium. By collaborating with each other, rival firms look to alter the price of a good to their advantage. The parties may collectively choose to restrict the supply of a good, and/or agree to increase its price in order to maximize profits. Groups may also collude by sharing private information, allowing them to benefit from insider knowledge."

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Chad

Sounds like potential anti competitive behavior from SKY and Virgin if true. It could land both companies in very hot water if they are seen to be colluding against a rival. This is not good for the customers. It's this type of behavior that leads to price fixing and strangles innovation.

I personally wouldn't think they will be colluding I suspect by working together would mean that sky will be more open to negotiating with vm regarding missing channels,as for price fixing I think that's going a tad far.lets not forget due to bt's ridiculous bids for premier league sky had to up there offers causing them to up there customers prices.cheers for that bt