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Dave42 · 22-06-2013, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Top banana

That's not true, they did not have to sell them for the money. They sold them because they inherited them from the telewest, ntl merger and realised it was something they considered not to be a core part of their business.

and to get the sky HD channels they never would have got them without selling the channels or red button

22-06-2013, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Dave42

and to get the sky HD channels they never would have got them without selling the channels or red button

Correct, that was part of the deal. Suppose the question is, was it the right decision?

denphone · 23-06-2013, 05:54

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Its amazing how all these things should only apply to Sky , BT is both a content provider and platform as is Liberty Global , there are many more examples around the world Comcast , DirecTV , CanalSat , Rogers communications the list goes on so why should only Sky be hit with this stipulation. Only a couple of years ago VM was both a platform and content provider funny nobody had a problem with that.

"Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!" l proclaim the great one and only Muppetman defends his beloved Sky again.

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Originally Posted by colin25

Virgin were desperate for the money...to extent they sold the channels they had to ?..not sure..but some tv company

l will serve you my one and only master.

Sirius · 23-06-2013, 07:28

So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???

GrimUpNorth · 23-06-2013, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Sirius

So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???

I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim

WillPS · 23-06-2013, 07:46

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Originally Posted by Top banana

That's not true, they did not have to sell them for the money. They sold them because they inherited them from the telewest, ntl merger and realised it was something they considered not to be a core part of their business.

That's a massive misrepresentation. The Flextech business was a core part of the Virgin Media launch strategy - do you not remember the fanfare surrounding Virgin 1?

It was in the years down the line that Virgin Media Television (as the business had been renamed) was lined up for sale; it would appear as a method of getting Sky to 'give up the goods'. It was a massive gamble, as it meant essentially sacrificing their bargaining chip for future carriage agreements.

It was prudent therefore that VM secured carriage of the channels for an extended period. However, whoever negotiated this deal obviously neglected to consider channels which Sky may launch in the future. As it stands, there would be nothing to stop Sky launching "Sky 1a", siphoning off all the content from Sky 1 to it, and thereby depriving VM viewers of that content. The Sky Atlantic situation could and should have been prevented.

Sirius · 23-06-2013, 07:49

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim

Indeed i am a rugby fan and don't watch football, however for those that are football fans i can see this as being a big issue for them at this time.

colin25 · 23-06-2013, 08:10

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

I'd keep calm and carry on. Gave up with football some years ago and now rarely even look at the results. It's an easy change to make in life, weekends are more enjoyable and much less stressful. We've a few friends who MUST watch football (doesn't matter who's playing) or sport of any desription if there's no football on, and apart from one guy who's wife is also sport mad, they all have pretty fed up wives!! There's much more to life than football!!

Cheers

Grim

Well, that explains the name "Grim"

(unless you take after the tv series lol)

23-06-2013, 08:28

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Originally Posted by WillPS

That's a massive misrepresentation. The Flextech business was a core part of the Virgin Media launch strategy - do you not remember the fanfare surrounding Virgin 1?

It was in the years down the line that Virgin Media Television (as the business had been renamed) was lined up for sale; it would appear as a method of getting Sky to 'give up the goods'. It was a massive gamble, as it meant essentially sacrificing their bargaining chip for future carriage agreements.

It was prudent therefore that VM secured carriage of the channels for an extended period. However, whoever negotiated this deal obviously neglected to consider channels which Sky may launch in the future. As it stands, there would be nothing to stop Sky launching "Sky 1a", siphoning off all the content from Sky 1 to it, and thereby depriving VM viewers of that content. The Sky Atlantic situation could and should have been prevented.

Yes that's what the earlier poster said and I agree, however I was disagreeing with the post that they sold them as they needed the money, that wasn't the core reason.

denphone · 23-06-2013, 08:38

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Originally Posted by Sirius

So what would you all do if god forbid VM failed to get a deal with BT and they ended up not carrying the BT sports channel (i have no idea if they have or have not got a deal), would you leave VM and move to sky or BT ???

If Virgin don't get a deal with BT then l will just watch the football on Sky Sports with Virgin but somehow l cannot see the scenario of BT Sports not arriving on Virgin in my humble honest opinion.

muppetman11 · 23-06-2013, 08:46

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/art...#ixzz2Wz3pexKg

GrimUpNorth · 23-06-2013, 08:46

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Originally Posted by colin25

Well, that explains the name "Grim"

(unless you take after the tv series lol)

Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth

Cheers

Grim

denphone · 23-06-2013, 08:59

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/art...#ixzz2Wz3pexKg

Yes l knew they were planning something to combat BT Sports as l heard about project purple a little while back.

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth

Cheers

Grim

Don't listen to that old misery guts

as we prefer your name as it is.

johnasimmons · 23-06-2013, 09:02

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Originally Posted by denphone

If Virgin don't get a deal with BT then l will just watch the football on Sky Sports with Virgin but somehow l cannot see the scenario of BT Sports not arriving on Virgin in my humble honest opinion.

I got a feeling that a deal with BT Sport is going to be announced in late July

colin25 · 23-06-2013, 09:06

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/art...#ixzz2Wz3pexKg

Sigh, just what everyone wants, some idiots giving their views

I tend to watch football for the game itself, not others opinions

Next they will start playing "now" music during the game..maybe some cartoon graphics real time during game...that should keep the kids entertained

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons

I got a feeling that a deal with BT Sport is going to be announced in late July

If it is to be announced, late July early august is favourite

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth

Maybe I should change it to LifeUpNorth

Cheers

Grim

Or "life in a northern town "..I'm sure you could make a song about it