Virgin Media expand to Europe!
13-08-2007, 21:15
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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As Europeans are more expectant of high standards when it comes to quality of service - if this does materialize, then VM will certainly have their work cut out for them.  |
That's true... it always amazes me when I take the train on the continent and the locals moan because it's 2 or 3 minutes late leaving. I tell them they should consider themselves lucky the train's even there at all, let alone that it left 3 minutes late.
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14-08-2007, 08:10
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
This may be a real good thing a member in the DS forums mentioned they maybe able to create some kind of future partnerships with one and other and share rights. Not sure how that will work though as usually companies buy say their countries rights. We obviously couldn't use someone like frances rights to say european football
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14-08-2007, 09:21
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
Well this seems very probable.
The existing relationship is already there.
UPC which own Numericable... UPC bought NTL:Eire from NTL a couple of years ago, but kept the NTL brand under licence and still take their DTV feed from Virgin Media.
I wouldn't be suprised if they were again granted to use the brand under licence, certainly in Eire and also possibly, in France.
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14-08-2007, 20:45
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
ye man gd idea for virgin 2 go europewide gd way 2 beat sky but y france?
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14-08-2007, 20:59
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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ye man gd idea for virgin 2 go europewide gd way 2 beat sky but y france?
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Nd y txt talk?
Learn to type full words please, it's a disease on forums like these.
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14-08-2007, 21:37
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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ye man gd idea for virgin 2 go europewide gd way 2 beat sky but y france?
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Please speak English, there's a good lad. 
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17-08-2007, 12:08
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lol love it!
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19-08-2007, 22:06
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
We will be the laughing stock of Europe, they cannot run Vm properly, how the hell can they run in Europe.
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20-08-2007, 08:41
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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We will be the laughing stock of Europe, they cannot run Vm properly, how the hell can they run in Europe.
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Arthur, you misunderstand - VM will not be running the French cable companes, merely licencing the VM brand to them, as stated in the original link.
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" It is understood that Virgin Group is in discussions with Numéricable, France’s largest cable operator, covering nine million households, about a deal to rebrand its service under the Virgin Media name.
Similar licensing deals with the Virgin Media brand are expected to follow in other European markets."
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20-08-2007, 20:55
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
Can't even get the sodding product right here in the UK, and now they are going to see if they can burden the Europeans with inferior products??
Mind you, we'll probably see those buggers paying half of what we do
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20-08-2007, 22:20
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
They've already got the French attitude in a large amount of customer services... 
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20-08-2007, 22:25
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
What - eat raw meat, spit, and sleep with your wife?
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20-08-2007, 22:28
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
And tell the customers to **** off.
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20-08-2007, 22:31
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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What - eat raw meat, spit, and sleep with your wife?
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Does NTLVictim's wife know many Frenchmen?
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20-08-2007, 22:34
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Re: Virgin Media expand to Europe!
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Does NTLVictim's wife know many Frenchmen?
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