Liberty Global to reveal 1st Quarter Results on May 6th. - Page 4

Kushan · 07-05-2014, 15:10

I always got the impression that the long term plan with VM was to fix and upgrade the existing network after the merger of all the ex-NTL/ex-TW sites left it in a bit of an inconsistent mess, then start building out again. From what Sirius has said, it seems like that might be what's happening.

**Hugh** · 07-05-2014, 15:27

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Originally Posted by Qtx

Virgin Media sales are a bit flat under the Cable Cowboy's reign

Not as flat as another company, though (from your link.....)

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During Virgin Media's first quarter, ending 31 March, the firm was cheered by the number of new subscribers it hooked up to its fibre broadband network, which is now connecting more than 4.9 million Brits to the internet. It pulled in 21,200 customers in Q1, up from 8,600 in 2013.

Last week, rival BSkyB watched its broadband customer growth shrink rapidly in the pay-TV giant's third quarter, for which it partly blamed its takeover of O2's home broadband network, whereupon as many as 30,000 subscribers quit the service.

Chad · 07-05-2014, 15:37

I predict a clash of the fan-boys. Such a pity as the thread was going so well

batchain · 07-05-2014, 15:41

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

The Guardian states they added 15,000 television subscribers are the Smallworld additions with tv included in this figure ?

No. The 15,000 is organic pay TV growth.

denphone · 07-05-2014, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Chad

I predict a clash of the fan-boys. Such a pity as the thread was going so well

l am standing as a independent Sir.

07-05-2014, 15:45

Share price up a dollar so looks like landed well in the city

Chad · 07-05-2014, 15:55

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Originally Posted by denphone

l am standing as a independent Sir.

I decided it's safer on here not to side with either company

Dave42 · 07-05-2014, 16:17

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Originally Posted by Chad

I decided it's safer on here not to side with either company

well only thing I don't like sky for is them with holding the channels

Chad · 07-05-2014, 16:22

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well only thing I don't like sky for is them with holding the channels

You don't say Dave

From what I've seen on here, those days might be numbered.

Qtx · 07-05-2014, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Not as flat as another company, though (from your link.....)

What has that got to do with Liberty Globals 1st Quarter results?

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Originally Posted by Chad

I predict a clash of the fan-boys. Such a pity as the thread was going so well

Posting a thread related news article shouldn't have got the reaction it did from Hugh-fan-boy the 2nd XD

Sirius · 07-05-2014, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Chad

I predict a clash of the fan-boys. Such a pity as the thread was going so well

I agree, its the last thing we need in this thread and it gets so boring to be honest.

denphone · 07-05-2014, 16:39

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Originally Posted by Chad

You don't say Dave

From what I've seen on here, those days might be numbered.

We can pray for thy deliverance.

muppetman11 · 07-05-2014, 16:53

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The media is starting to report VM's results. Here's The Guardian's take "Virgin Media returns to revenue growth with 15,000 new TV customers.* Virgin also adds more than 40,000 broadband subscribers, marking return to form after acquisition by Liberty Global."
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...mers-broadband
* I'm not sure where the 15,000 figure (and 40,000 figure) come from. In Q1, VM said it lost 4,700 TV customers v Q1 last year. Have VM just reported the number of organic new customers and assumed they were all TV customers?

Looks like the story will be that VM was distracted by the merger but is now back on course and growing.

That's what confused me , traditional pay TV seems to have really plateaued doesn't it , at Skys latest results Jeremy Darroch said analysts were wrong and the traditional satellite TV had seen growth albeit very little , I suspect most of their gains are now through its Now TV product. Sky's TV product has a greater reach so it shows there results in traditional pay TV are poor.

Sky's nearest traditional pay TV competitor is VM who if you look at year on year figures reported 33,500 less in March 14 over March 13.

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I decided it's safer on here not to side with either company

I have Sky TV , BT Infinity just need a Virgin Mobile deal now I'm a sucker for an offer , triple play and quad play what's that

denphone · 07-05-2014, 17:03

Here we are Sir.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_...communications)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple_play

**Hugh** · 07-05-2014, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Qtx

What has that got to do with Liberty Globals 1st Quarter results?

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Posting a thread related news article shouldn't have got the reaction it did from Hugh-fan-boy the 2nd XD

I was showing the flattening of customer growth was industry wide, not just Liberty Global/VM. Surely that's relevant?

I am no fan-boi - I just try to be equitable (for instance, I don't have any pro or anti comments in my signature...

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