ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
01-02-2013, 20:28
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
Isn't it about time members realised one thing, there are channels we are not going to get despite the calls to a pathetic CS at VM who dont give a damn about there customers.
Premier Sports or Atlantic we will not get, VM play the waiting game by teasing the customer about new channels up, and you wait and wait.
Sorry guys have lost faith totally in VM on any new channels coming.
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02-02-2013, 07:45
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
Simply cannot agree with your view that they don't give a whatsit about their customers.
NO company with that attitude would survive for long unless it had a monopoly. VM does not have a monopoly.
Personally I have had excellent service from VM. That maybe lucky but I know from other threads I know I am not alone.
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02-02-2013, 12:03
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Doug P, well VM don't How long have members been asking for Atlantic, Premier Sports and other channels out there to come onto the network, Months and yet we keep hearing 'we are in talks' then out the blue we get a channel we have never heard of 'The Africa Channel'
Sadly VM have a habit of teasing the customer with all these deals and nothing happens, with ESPN trying to sell there UK channels, l bet BT Vision will take there place.
I have been with VM since Telewest days, and we were told when Virgin took over, Sir Richard said ' we will give the network some great channels' what happened nothing, we are all asking for more HD channels, nothing.
I cannot see VM changing there poliocy this year unless someone comes in and takes over the leadership and makes the network competition for Sky.
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02-02-2013, 12:13
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Doug P, well VM don't How long have members been asking for Atlantic, Premier Sports and other channels out there to come onto the network, Months and yet we keep hearing 'we are in talks' then out the blue we get a channel we have never heard of 'The Africa Channel'
Sadly VM have a habit of teasing the customer with all these deals and nothing happens, with ESPN trying to sell there UK channels, l bet BT Vision will take there place.
I have been with VM since Telewest days, and we were told when Virgin took over, Sir Richard said ' we will give the network some great channels' what happened nothing, we are all asking for more HD channels, nothing.
I cannot see VM changing there poliocy this year unless someone comes in and takes over the leadership and makes the network competition for Sky.
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Arthur, I appreciate what you say regarding Atlantic etc, however they are adding more tv customers than sky without having access to Atlantic, so it comes down to economics I'm afraid.
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02-02-2013, 15:35
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Doug P, well VM don't How long have members been asking for Atlantic, Premier Sports
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Both providers are asking too much money from Virgin, simple as. Premier could be on Virgin in a snap if they did the same as they do on Sky.
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03-02-2013, 12:35
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
If, as seems likely, the ESPN channel in the UK closes in the summer, do people think their America and Classic channels will close as well. If so, is it the case that there will be a net loss of sports coverage to UK viewers as BT only have two channels, and will presumably show much less US sport?
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03-02-2013, 12:39
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Isn't it about time members realised one thing, there are channels we are not going to get despite the calls to a pathetic CS at VM who dont give a damn about there customers.
Premier Sports or Atlantic we will not get, VM play the waiting game by teasing the customer about new channels up, and you wait and wait.
Sorry guys have lost faith totally in VM on any new channels coming.
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Premier Sports were offered a place on VMs EPG but wanted an inclusive ESPN type deal on the XL pack i blame them in that case not VM.
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03-02-2013, 16:14
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by bobcf
If, as seems likely, the ESPN channel in the UK closes in the summer, do people think their America and Classic channels will close as well. If so, is it the case that there will be a net loss of sports coverage to UK viewers as BT only have two channels, and will presumably show much less US sport?
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Frankly I would be shocked if ESPN America closed, it was here a long while before ESPN launched here on the back of the demise of Setanta. It has a small but dedicated following of American sports fans in the UK. I know they have lost the NHL ,but they have full coverage of all the college sports and most importantly the MLB.
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03-02-2013, 17:51
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Top banana
Arthur, I appreciate what you say regarding Atlantic etc, however they are adding more tv customers than sky without having access to Atlantic, so it comes down to economics I'm afraid.
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Should M and M+ really count in the stats? Its false numbers simply to make stupid people invest in their shares
Numbers relating to the actual spend of added tv customers is where the real meat is
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03-02-2013, 17:57
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
Can't watch Barca game behind the red button.. annoying how we haven't got the full red button yet!
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03-02-2013, 18:02
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by ash88uk
Can't watch Barca game behind the red button.. annoying how we haven't got the full red button yet!
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Well Sky in their wiseness have chose not to give Virgin red button for this match l am afraid.
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03-02-2013, 18:04
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Turn ESPN on instead. decent game on here
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03-02-2013, 18:16
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Turn ESPN on instead. decent game on here
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Yes it certainly is a great game.
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03-02-2013, 19:06
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Qtx
Should M and M+ really count in the stats? Its false numbers simply to make stupid people invest in their shares
Numbers relating to the actual spend of added tv customers is where the real meat is
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Ha ha ha ha stupid people to invest in their shares, do you realise they have nearly doubled in price in the last 12 months and will improve again next week because as you say the spend is where the meat is. Do your research before coming out with garbage like that.
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/vmed
---------- Post added at 19:06 ---------- Previous post was at 18:42 ----------
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Originally Posted by Qtx
Should M and M+ really count in the stats? Its false numbers simply to make stupid people invest in their shares
Numbers relating to the actual spend of added tv customers is where the real meat is
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Btw are you actually saying that Virgin Media make up their numbers. Could you confirm if that is what you are saying please?
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05-02-2013, 22:44
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Hi MB.
Can you cut and paste the article for us? You can't read the article unless you subscribe to the site.
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I got that ESPN Story now on my blog
http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...o-sell-uk.html
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