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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Thats silly you know if you dont have a VM line its not free to phone VM so its the same with both companies. In fact you dont even need to pay sky line rental if you on sky talk CPS then thats enough for free calls to their call centres.
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VM I believe sell certian premium channels at a loss to remain competitive, non premium channels are mostly break even or a very small profit. I have heard from more than one source TV makes them no money and its just so they could offer triple play.
Sky however is the opposite they sell broadband at a loss but it means they also offer triple play. So both companies are making losses on certian products to keep customer retention high.
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Are you having a laugh? It is free to phone VM! it's 150 on your virgin landline and an 0800 number from a phone box
Sorry you need to relook at your source then. Because tv does make them money. They have a very attractive VIP package that makes them lots of revenue and their tv package sees good uptake. They make money from VOD and filmflex too. V+ is seeing big uptake and it costs customers £75 to have the box. How exactly are they not making money? Broadcasters pay vm to broadcast on thier platform too. Infact i would say they make more profit from tv than BB.
Sky make a loss on bb because it is simply a subsidary and you get it free with their tv service of you choose the lower tier. VM's tv is not a subsidary and you do have to pay for it every month.