Virgin Media Entertainment
 

A friend of a friend works for VM. He told my mate that Virgin have set up a company in Luxembourg (called VM entertainment - he thinks) to handle all the premium channels. There'll be no change from the viewers point of view (except it may appear differently on bill) but it saves VM a fortune in tax. Apparently they intend to invest the savings in HD provision. Can anybody substantiate this?

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Website is here http://www.virginmediaentertainment.com

And already been discussed here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...rtainment.html

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Just as bad as benefit thieves and people who don't pay there council tax, don't know why this is acceptable.

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

And........ Bump!

And in answer to your question - being based in Luxembourg isn't illegal...

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Not really. VM are entitled to structure their business in the most tax efficient way.

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Discussion about VME and tax and tonights panorama's programme is at this thread

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...-panorama.html

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Well I suppose the answer to my original post has been provided by the number of HD channels we now have compared to 3 years ago..... the old days when Tivo wasn't even a rumour....

We must bump this again in May 2015 to remind us how VM are progressing.

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Also the Luxembourg operation was closed down in December last year.

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

What.. The whole of Luxembourg? It's still on Google Maps;)

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Well there's the trouble with Google maps 2 years out of date :D

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Although, would anyone notice if you (or anyone for that matter) secretly wiped Luxembourg of the face of the globe? Just don't tell anybody that I thought it a wise idea. I mean, I mean them no harm. Can't really do the hahaha laugh :D

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

I am of an age when, as a teenager, the ONLY way to listen to pop music on the radio was from Radio Luxembourg which broadcast in English in the evenings. After that came the pirate radio ships like Radio Caroline.

Only the BBC were allowed to broadcast in the UK. Their stations were the Light Programme, the Third Programme and the Home Service. Virtually no pop music on any of them.

The government did all they could to keep it that way and get the pirate ships off air. Eventually, public opinion got Radio 1 started.

Does Radio Luxembourg still broadcast?

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Rangers as we call them up here;)

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

I need to record some of the "Montalbano" episodes for an Italian friend. I have virgin TiVo, and a DVD/VHS combi recorder. Any chance?

Re: Virgin Media Entertainment
 

Only if you have some blank VHS tapes. The DVD part of the combi will be playback only I would imagine.