General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.

[thegrid]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

The day's got to turn to night first (it's only 7.40 pm, after all)!

BT Sport will come sooner or later, I'm positive about that. But I hope the deal is announced soon.

Then we can start moaning about the lack of Sky Atlantic again!

Boy oh boy! I can't wait to start moaning about that again!

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Dave42

totally agree but if bt wont give them bt sport it nothing VM can do sadly and it reason sky will never let VM have the missing channels they don't want to lose customers to VM

Who says that BT won't give it to them? They are in negotiations and are close to a deal. I think you may have read too much into the failure to broadcast on VM on launch day.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

The day's got to turn to night first (it's only 7.40 pm, after all)!

BT Sport will come sooner or later, I'm positive about that. But I hope the deal is announced soon.

Then we can start moaning about the lack of Sky Atlantic again!

no chance of that as said above sky don't want to lose customers to VM

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Who says that BT won't give it to them? They are in negotiations and are close to a deal. I think you may have read too much into the failure to broadcast on VM on launch day.

didn't say they wont do deal said if bt wont do deal still can go either way this bt might do a sky and withhold it

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Dave42

no chance of that as said above sky don't want to lose customers to VM

Blimey, Dave, you are a miserable sod aren't you? Still I suppose at least you won't be disappointed (except about the fact that you're wrong of course!)

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

The day's got to turn to night first (it's only 7.40 pm, after all)!

BT Sport will come sooner or later, I'm positive about that. But I hope the deal is announced soon.

Then we can start moaning about the lack of Sky Atlantic again!

Yes because of my greying air and deterioration of brain cells l got a little bit confused OB with that first bit but yes l am very confident it will arrive and when it does then its time to seek the holy grail.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Blimey, Dave, you are a miserable sod aren't you? Still I suppose at least you won't be disappointed (except about the fact that you're wrong of course!)

nope pointing to the facts why it wont happen did you see chads and MM's posts before it not coming id bet on that

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Dave42

didn't say they wont do deal said if bt wont do deal still can go either way this bt might do a sky and withhold it

Well let's see Dave, but I think you are being overly pessimistic.

Can't blame you in a way, after all the time we've been missing Sky Atlantic. However, I think the tectonic plates have at last started shifting.

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Originally Posted by Dave42

nope pointing to the facts why it wont happen did you see chads and MM's posts before it not coming id bet on that

Yes, but that's not what the media are printing or what VM are saying. However, it is only the materialisation (or not) of these channels that will prove anyone right.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I care, not because I watch sport (I don't) but because a lot of people do and this is a credibility issue for Virgin Media.

I want VM to be a real competitor to Sky and to be an attractive proposition for future customers. The more subscribers they get, the better service they will be able to provide and hopefully the more technically advanced they will get.

The poster was asking for my own view - I give it.

Base on info I have seen today maybe the hold up is down to BT.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

The poster was asking for my own view - I give it.

Base on info I have seen today maybe the hold up is down to BT.

What, you mean technical issues?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Dave42

nope pointing to the facts why it wont happen did you see chads and MM's posts before it not coming id bet on that

l might have to call you Victor soon as even Victor was never that pessimistic dear chap.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well let's see Dave, but I think you are being overly pessimistic.

Can't blame you in a way, after all the time we've been missing Sky Atlantic. However, I think the tectonic plates have at last started shifting.

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Yes, but that's not what the media are printing or what VM are saying. However, it is only the materialisation (or not) of these channels that will prove anyone right.

I tell you this I would love to be proved wrong and we get the channels but there no evidence sky have change the stance on it and I bet they wont as chad posted sky are asking there customers about it being available on other platform lots say would move no will will sky want that so no gonna happen sky wont lower price VM wont pay over the top price if SA goes anywhere it only be to now tv which they got a stake in

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Originally Posted by denphone

l might have to call you Victor soon as even Victor was never that pessimistic dear chap.

Den do you think sky will change there stance have they ever lowered the price of channels for other platforms sure you know there answer mate

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Dave42

I tell you this I would love to be proved wrong and we get the channels but there no evidence sky have change the stance on it and I bet they wont as chad posted sky are asking there customers about it being available on other platform lots say would move no will will sky want that so no gonna happen sky wont lower price VM wont pay over the top price if SA goes anywhere it only be to now tv which they got a stake in

But it has been reported that Sky and Virgin Media are much closer now and that some realism has set in. They are back in talks, so fingers crossed.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

But it has been reported that Sky and Virgin Media are much closer now and that some realism has set in. They are in talks, so fingers crossed.

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Indeed and remember they have just agreed a backhaul deal so the bitterness of the past is increasingly being with a far more Entente Cordiale approach by both sides because they now see BT as the real enemy.

[pythagoras]

Well VM's website is down, let see whats there when its back

[thegrid]

Originally Posted by denphone

Indeed and remember they have just agreed a backhaul deal so the bitterness of the past is increasingly being with a far more Entente Cordiale approach by both sides because they now see BT as the real enemy.

Backhaul deal??