Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media

[Media Boy UK]

This is just an joke poll just to ask:

*Hope Virgin get Sky Atlantic.
*Do not care if Virgin Carry Sky Atlantic.
*I will go to Sky if Virgin do not carry Sky Atlantic.

The latest I have is talks are still 'ongoing' with BSkyB over Sky Atlantic but that info is dated October 2010.

Poll will close in 60 days from today (December 29th).

[Digital Fanatic]

My view is... if it comes, then it comes.. if not then meh.

[mersey70]

No chance, not even in SD for at least a while anyway. 'Exclusive to Sky customers' is a bit of a giveaway as far as I am concerned, as it was with ITV2 HD.

Sky never mention SD channels in promos so I read it as applying to SD and HD.

Personally I would be happy with Sky Arts HD which is still 'coming soon' 6 months later!

[Chad]

Unless Virgin get it from launch, what's the point? Who wants to receive a channel months after it's launched. All of these new programmes will be mid-season by then. Personally I want the channel from day 1 so I can watch all these new shows from episode 1.

Sure you can always download these shows illegally from the internet anyway, but not everyone has the internet and not everyone is comfortable doing this.

We are just over 1 month away from launch, we've heard nothing as of yet directly from Virgin, I'd say we ain't getting it.

Prove me wrong Virgin, please prove me wrong

[mersey70]

Originally Posted by Chad

Unless Virgin get it from launch, what's the point? Who wants to receive a channel months after it's launched. All of these new programmes will be mid-season by then. Personally I want the channel from day 1 so I can watch all these new shows from episode 1.

Sure you can always download these shows illegally from the internet anyway, but not everyone has the internet and not everyone is comfortable doing this.

We are just over 1 month away from launch, we've heard nothing as of yet directly from Virgin, I'd say we ain't getting it.

Prove me wrong Virgin, please prove me wrong

As a VM customer you must be used to getting a fair few channels after their Sky launch, if ever?

Sadly for us Sky's whole marketing plan is banking on customers like you not wanting to wait and jumping ship.

[gadge]

We don't need sky atlantic we have tivo coming.(I voted the second one)

[howardmicks]

Recent developments have not been suprising to me at all,When it emerged that sky were buying vm`s channels i felt it would come back to haunt them.Vm were looking desperate to sell and sky knew it and vm are now and for the forseable future going to see the backlash of there actions,tivo looks very promising (tad overpriced) but its all well and good having a new platform but you have got to have the channels for people to watch.The main thing they should be concentrating on is HD Channels,They are still massively short of sky and they must now relise that delaying getting the channels cost them and now tv revenue on last quarter went up probably due to the flood of hd channels.Surely to justify the crazy price for tivo more hd channels are needed,To expect tivo to keep customers and attract new will be there downfall.More HD channels are needed,And one last thing If murdoch gets total control of sky it will only get worse.Vm need to keep there eye on the ball otherwise sky will be taking it back again

[Mal]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

My view is... if it comes, then it comes.. if not then meh.

I'd have to agree with this...

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Recent developments have not been suprising to me at all,When it emerged that sky were buying vm`s channels i felt it would come back to haunt them.Vm were looking desperate to sell and sky knew it and vm are now and for the forseable future going to see the backlash of there actions,tivo looks very promising (tad overpriced) but its all well and good having a new platform but you have got to have the channels for people to watch.The main thing they should be concentrating on is HD Channels,They are still massively short of sky and they must now relise that delaying getting the channels cost them and now tv revenue on last quarter went up probably due to the flood of hd channels.Surely to justify the crazy price for tivo more hd channels are needed,To expect tivo to keep customers and attract new will be there downfall.More HD channels are needed,And one last thing If murdoch gets total control of sky it will only get worse.Vm need to keep there eye on the ball otherwise sky will be taking it back again

well said

VM won't get it any time soon. Sky Atlantic is a classic BSkyB tactic: now all its other channels are available on VM it simply creates a new channel where it can put its exclusive content.

I won't be at all surprised to find many new US programmes that previously would have been screened on Sky1 now finding their way on to Atlantic instead.

[Horizon]

From a customer point of view, I always go for more choice is good. But regardless of what happens there is always Astraweb.

---------- Post added at 15:37 ---------- Previous post was at 15:33 ----------

Originally Posted by Chris

VM won't get it any time soon. Sky Atlantic is a classic BSkyB tactic: now all its other channels are available on VM it simply creates a new channel where it can put its exclusive content.

I won't be at all surprised to find many new US programmes that previously would have been screened on Sky1 now finding their way on to Atlantic instead.

Sky would need to be careful, as the vmtv deal included carriage rights to sky one, so shifting all new programming onto Sky Atlantic could incur regulatory scrutiny. I suspect Sky Atlantic will just be for HBO stuff, but who knows for sure.

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Recent developments have not been suprising to me at all,When it emerged that sky were buying vm`s channels i felt it would come back to haunt them.Vm were looking desperate to sell and sky knew it and vm are now and for the forseable future going to see the backlash of there actions,tivo looks very promising (tad overpriced) but its all well and good having a new platform but you have got to have the channels for people to watch.

And they will, the carriage agreement runs for the next 9 years.

And lets not forget, thanks to that deal, VM got most of the Sky HD channels as well, along with Sky Red Button and Sky VOD content.

Both sides got something out of the deal. And bear in mind what happened to Sky 1's ratings when that channel was removed from cable. VM are Sky's wholesale biggest customer and Sky will think twice about doing that again.

---------- Post added at 17:53 ---------- Previous post was at 17:47 ----------

Originally Posted by Chris

VM won't get it any time soon. Sky Atlantic is a classic BSkyB tactic: now all its other channels are available on VM it simply creates a new channel where it can put its exclusive content.

I won't be at all surprised to find many new US programmes that previously would have been screened on Sky1 now finding their way on to Atlantic instead.

The only import moving from Sky 1 to SkyA is nBSG.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Horizon

From a customer point of view, I always go for more choice is good. But regardless of what happens there is always Astraweb..

[howardmicks]

[QUOTE=HDFootyMan;35144580]And they will, the carriage agreement runs for the next 9 years.

And lets not forget, thanks to that deal, VM got most of the Sky HD channels as well, along with Sky Red Button and Sky VOD content.



All true but carriage agreement is for channels at that time,There is nothing to stop them shutting other channels down and replacing them with new ones (eg Sky Atlantic)

And most of the sky HD channels? still awaiting sky arts(personally not bothered) sports news and still no sign of the red button and vod content.

At the minute sky are showing all the rewards and sticking 2 fingers back at vm

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

The only import moving from Sky 1 to SkyA is nBSG.

I never said anything about 'moving' - I said 'new'. I will not be at all surprised if new US drama series start showing up on Sky Atlantic instead of Sky1.