General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

[Mad Max]

The issue with Sky Atlantic relates to exclusive deals with the likes of HBO, which means that no-one else can access those programmes, coupled with the fact that they won't let other operators have access to Sky Atlantic at a reasonable price.

Oh well, will just have to get my fix of Atlantic programms from another source.....

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Just to make a point, After the 12ths warranty for the Sky equipment, it will only cost approx £6.00 per month to cover the boxes and dish.

Yes, VM is Free for serving BUT, the boxes you get could get are refurbished.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Yes, VM is Free for serving BUT, the boxes you get could get are refurbished.

As are the boxes you get from Sky's paid for warranty

[Arthurgray50@blu]

VM were offered Atlantic months ago, at a reasonable price. VM said they wouldn't pay it.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

VM were offered Atlantic months ago, at a reasonable price. VM said they wouldn't pay it.

Then it obviously wasn't a reasonable price.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

VM were offered Atlantic months ago, at a reasonable price. VM said they wouldn't pay it.

Link to said story?

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

VM were offered Atlantic months ago, at a reasonable price. VM said they wouldn't pay it.

Please share your knowledge of the exact reasonable price it was offered at...

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Thought that - what was the point .

Lots of hype and publicity from many people discussing it on internet forums.

[johnasimmons]

Source please Arthurgray50@blu

[Arthurgray50@blu]

In August of last year, VM and Sky were in talks of having Atlantic, it was offered at a price that Sky said was reasonable.

VM said it was turned down on the grounds that it was unreasonable.

The only link was that it was a meeting of the two companies regarding new contracts.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

VM were offered Atlantic months ago, at a reasonable price. VM said they wouldn't pay it.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

In August of last year, VM and Sky were in talks of having Atlantic, it was offered at a price that Sky said was reasonable.

There's a big difference between what Sky considers to be reasonable and what is actually reasonable.

Sky could offer it to VM at a hundred pounds per customer per week and claim that they thought it was a reasonable price. That claim wouldn't mean it was actually reasonable...

[bamav]

*Update* - Found this article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic

I can't recall where, but I'm sure I read somewhere too that Sky did offer Sky Atlantic to VM for a price, which VM refused. It could be they were looking for a premium channel price, as opposed to a bundled price.

Personally I would be happy to pay a pound or two more per month for the remaining channels Sky has to offer, but I wouldn't pay any more than that and I certainly won't jump ship to get them.

Sky & VM - sort it out!

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

In August of last year, VM and Sky were in talks of having Atlantic, it was offered at a price that Sky said was reasonable.

VM said it was turned down on the grounds that it was unreasonable.

The only link was that it was a meeting of the two companies regarding new contracts.

everyone knows sky set price high knowing VM would not pay it so they could keep it for themselves and tell us Arthur if it was reasonable why no one but sky got it

[MalteseFalcon]

SKY would say it was reasonable but to them asking Virgin to pay over the odds so they have to ask customers to pay more is not reasonable.

[nodrogd]

Sky used to think the resale price of their sports channels was reasonable. If it was OFCOM would never have seen fit to intervene.