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

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Dave42

plus bt not got as much money as sky have either so sky will always outbid them

BT has far more money than Sky Dave however their core business has always been Broadband and landline , strengthening the TV side helps them promote triple play and increase fibre penetration.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

BT has far more money than Sky .

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

Originally Posted by denphone

What worked for Sky jj does not necessarily mean that it will work for BT as remember Sky have been at it 20 years and thus compared to Sky BT is still a amateur trying to play in the top division.

Indeed, but it does appear to be the direction they are taking...

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Originally Posted by denphone

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

With their current reputation as it is, I think the regulators would have something to say about that.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by denphone

MM don't forget New Corp own 39.14% of BSKYB and they wanted to they could swallow BT whole.

I would severely doubt that Den , BT had Revenues of £19 billion.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I would severely doubt that Den , BT had Revenues of £19 billion.

New Corp market value is between $60 to $80 billion MM and BT has a market capitalisation of approximately £15 billion.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

There is a list on this page of the others http://store.virginmedia.com/digital...els/index.html

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Exactly so you agree with my original point that we all pay for HD one way or another.

Yes, but we do not pay 'extra'. We pay for the package, and that's it.

I understand the point you are making, it's all down to presentation. But VM are still correct in saying that they do not charge 'extra' for HD.

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

Arthur, do you not have an EPG?

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Yes but that won't help them overtake VM to become the second largest pay-tv platform. They could have done something like that without starting their own platform if that had been the ultimate aim.

Perhaps they are just copying Sky. Sky use sports content to get additional subscribers (exclusive HD channels such as Sky Sports HD 3 / 4 / F1). It has worked for Sky...

Bt's stated plan was to out bid Sky for Premier League rights. They fell short and ended up paying over the odds for the lesser package of rights. They're already well on plan b with this.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Can anyone tell WHAT MOVIE channels are available on VM.

I know PICTUREBOX, SKY MOVIES, i was under the impression that there were more channels ie MGM, FILMFLEX and others similar.

Any ideas.

Filmflex is now known as Virgin Movies. Picturebox and Virgin Movies can be found in the On Demand section. The Sky Movies and other movie channels are listed in the 400 range on your EPG.

MGM HD is a joint partnership between Sky and MGM, only available on Sky.

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Bt's stated plan was to out bid Sky for Premier League rights. They fell short and ended up paying over the odds for the lesser package of rights. They're already well on plan b with this.

As I said, they could have done that years ago without needing to start their own platform. Sky & BT paying out ever increasing sums to outbid each other is only going to mean higher prices for the consumer. It might be a good time to cancel sports channel subs for a while and help bring this madness to an end.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Many thanks for that, Yes l do have an EPG, but l didn't know that Filmflex was now Virgin Movies.

I go On Demand quite a lot, but l always thought that VM had quite a lot of 'movie choice' If l am not wrong didn't they also used to have Warner Brothers as well.

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

If l am not wrong didn't they also used to have Warner Brothers as well.

Warner TV is listed under channels in the on demand section. It's TV shows made by Warner rather than movies.

[MaverickJesus]

Originally Posted by denphone

New Corp market value is between $60 to $80 billion MM and BT has a market capitalisation of approximately £15 billion.

NewsCorp effectively buying the entire national telco network would never get past the regulator let alone the government, don't delude yourself.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by MaverickJesus

NewsCorp effectively buying the entire national telco network would never get past the regulator let alone the government, don't delude yourself.

l never said it would get past the regulator let alone the government so please don't make kneejerk assumptions.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by MaverickJesus

NewsCorp effectively buying the entire national telco network would never get past the regulator let alone the government, don't delude yourself.

well they were very close to owning 100% of sky