General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

I get it as £1.04

75,000,000 / 36 / 2,000,000 = £1.04.

No it's £75m per year not in total, i.e. £225m for the 3 years.

at £3 per XL customer assuming 2m customers that's £72m per year, so top up with extra sub from some customers on M it does sound about right.

BT paid £736m for PL rights and £125m for rugby and untold for other rights ESPN and untold for studio and production team. I guess not much change from £1 Billion. So VM in effect covering 20-25% of BT costs plus BT get extra sponsor and ad money.

[MutleyF]

Well, eating humble pie time.
I said I am not bothered watching it, but curiosity has got me, and the picture quality on BT2 HD is excellent.

[locutus1974]

well im a happy bunny. Called CS last week saying unhappy about the BT sports thing and asked for retentions. Got a £4 a month reduction on bill and free upgrade on tivo box to a 1tb box and told to please be patiant. Guy said he couldnt give details as he wasnt "In the know per say but personally he couldnt see virgin letting this slip thru their fingers"

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http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...broadband-scam

as for the money side maybe some accounts juggling on BTs part is happening?

[eljay]

Originally Posted by huxleypiguk

So. Now what are we going to moan about? :-)

next moan we be from all those who don't watch sport on the telly (like me) when the next price rise comes along. You know it will happen even if we get all the missing HD programs and SA, its the nature of this forum.

Look forward to my turn to have a gripe!

[nicknewark]

Don't worry pal, they will have given us Atlantic by then!. Hopefully.

[piquet41]

We've had a right result today with regard to BT Sports. Do we think that wanting the "other" channels is going to happen when at the same time Sky are being slagged off?

I know a lot of this is banter, however, reading some of the posts since this announcement........ well, I'm still hoping for more additions.

I'm also aware that deals are not based on what is said on threads like this lol

Keep up the great work VM.

[nstokes]

Originally Posted by thegrid

Afternoon all, I've heard the good news. I wasn't far off. I though it would be around the 17th. Have all the cynics gone into hiding?

Nope im here

Originally Posted by colin25

I seem to remember it was the Virgin "customers" running their mouths.

and now doing it again.

Consistent

Agreed

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Totally agree with you there Howard, there was plenty of gloating from some Sky boys on here on 1st of August, albeit mostly banter, what goes around comes around, as they say...

Yep its all friendly

Originally Posted by denphone

Most of it is light hearted banter which in my mind is non offensive to the vast majority.

Of course it is my friend

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

Great news today!
Now we want: Sky Atlantic SD/HD, Sky sports 3/4/F1 HD, Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HD, Universal HD and the missing Viacom channels...

What about Nat Geo Wild

They must have been sure a deal would be done, as you can't possibly put an advert together this fast!
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/...edia-adding-bt

[Media Boy UK]

I would love to have been an fly on the wall at Sky HQ today!!!

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Top banana

They must have been sure a deal would be done, as you can't possibly put an advert together this fast!
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/...edia-adding-bt

Been on the cards at least sice last Friday and there is defitnetly more to come looks like this liberty global buying vm is gonna be a good result for us customer

[harry_hitch]

I agree that the comments have generally been in good spirits. However, Colin25 and Nstokes have had their fair share of good spirited, banter filled posts in the past few weeks. I personally don't think anyone has gone too far either way though:-)
I am just happy for all the customers who wanted BT Sports on VM and have got it hassle free, on the TV anywhere app and in various rooms, unlike said previous posters;-)
Despite not caring before getting BT sports, I am happily watching the t20 on BT Sport 2HD. If we lost it tomorrow though, I doubt I would miss it too much - just the rugby really.
With regards to prices, all business put up prices regularly. I work in food retail and many prices rise drastically very often and frequently (certainly more than 3 times a year, like VM last year). Customers rarely moan in this instance because they understand electricity, gas, water ingredients etc all go up as well. For some reason it is wrong for VM to do it. VM's prices will go up too, but it does not mean it is just because of BT sports arriving.
If howard is right, (it firstly makes a previous post of mine regarding Sky Atlantic redundant) it is more likely any increases will be due to the possible and/or probable arrival of Sky Atlantic onto the platform.
Bomber, I can see sky and VM destroying Netflix etc, by giving the option of paying for only the channels/programmes you want to watch, when you want to watch them. I.E. you could pay Sky £10 a month just to watch various new shows on Atlantic and then watch FTA channels for the rest of the week!

[matt_home1]

surely it wasnt a secret to sky that a deal was struck, the timing must have been, so sky could sign up people

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Risco

This is a great deal and something that would never have happened under the old guard before the takeover.

If you mean by 'takeover' you mean Liberty, I expect it would have.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I would love to have been an fly on the wall at Sky HQ today!!!

Oh yes, but would have better to see the Murdochs faces as they were told