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mertle · 11-02-2007, 15:57

I would imagine if Sky do throw there dummy out of the pram. Pull these channels virgin media would copy and will pull there channels from SKY.

SKY will end up the bigger losers as although SKY ONE is popular. I would think SKY would get loads of complaints if they lost the popular UK tv franchise channels like GOLD, LIVING etc. Would SKY subscribers stick with an americanisation product for general entertainment. I doubt it. The only thing SKY would have is there football. Frankly the bubble going to burst with the poor standards of premiership football on offer. Gates are down at grounds already and people will start to switch off.

In the end SKY would have to be climb down as they cannot rely on a sole product to entice keep UK customers. Long term SKY will lose there appeal as there system is weaker system than cable. A dish can be knocked out of line and eliments interfere with signals. Then in time SKY will have to replace there satalite.

Cable in long term has them over a barrel in terms what they can provide in inovision what sky cannot. You only can see SKY dominance shrink further. I see the only future for them is to provide channels for others. The dish will die a slow painful death.

11-02-2007, 15:57	#111
mertle cf.addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 490	Re: Virgin Media News I would imagine if Sky do throw there dummy out of the pram. Pull these channels virgin media would copy and will pull there channels from SKY. SKY will end up the bigger losers as although SKY ONE is popular. I would think SKY would get loads of complaints if they lost the popular UK tv franchise channels like GOLD, LIVING etc. Would SKY subscribers stick with an americanisation product for general entertainment. I doubt it. The only thing SKY would have is there football. Frankly the bubble going to burst with the poor standards of premiership football on offer. Gates are down at grounds already and people will start to switch off. In the end SKY would have to be climb down as they cannot rely on a sole product to entice keep UK customers. Long term SKY will lose there appeal as there system is weaker system than cable. A dish can be knocked out of line and eliments interfere with signals. Then in time SKY will have to replace there satalite. Cable in long term has them over a barrel in terms what they can provide in inovision what sky cannot. You only can see SKY dominance shrink further. I see the only future for them is to provide channels for others. The dish will die a slow painful death.