Guardian: "Sky Atlantic won't be on Virgin Media soon, says BSkyB boss"

[mersey70]

[QUOTE=muppetman11;35166512]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Erm, have I missed the link between the price increases (first one in two years) and additional content coming in April (sorry if I have).

My utility prices have gone up, but I am not getting additional electricity/gas/water for my money (same with the local bus fares - we haven't had a new bus).

What a joke of comparison I think you may find gas/water/electric must haves were as pay TV certainly isn't hence why he expects more for his increase.

I agree but I have nothing further to add. It is clear that as a fully paying customer I have no right to raise genuine concerns in the eyes of some VM staff as it is just moaning so I won't ever do so again.

But as I always do I'll still praise them when it's deserved but shut up otherwise.

[muppetman11]

[QUOTE=mersey70;35166513]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I agree but I have nothing further to add. It is clear that as a fully paying customer I have no right to raise genuine concerns in the eyes of some VM staff as it is just moaning so I won't ever do so again.

But as I always do I'll still praise them when it's deserved but shut up otherwise.

Well it wont stop me raising genuine concerns I can assure you , Virgin do a lot of things well and this whole Sky Atlantic affair is a joke , I wish they would just forget it and concentrate on capturing other HD content after all theres lots of it out there.

A bit of a non story really..it would have been obvious to anyone with a modicum of intelligence that Sky would play this particular card.

If they had decided to offer the channel out to other providers THEN it would have been news.

[BenMcr]

As we are talking about Sky Atlantic thought I'd mention that Boardwalk Empire is being repeated on Sky 3 from Feb 13th at 9pm

[alwaysabear]

[QUOTE=mersey70;35166513]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I agree but I have nothing further to add. It is clear that as a fully paying customer I have no right to raise genuine concerns in the eyes of some VM staff as it is just moaning so I won't ever do so again.

But as I always do I'll still praise them when it's deserved but shut up otherwise.

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The staff on here are very helpful and I am very grateful to them ,but I will always raise my concerns about the way there employer does or does'nt do things and you should not be put off.

[Mobes]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

As we are talking about Sky Atlantic thought I'd mention that Boardwalk Empire is being repeated on Sky 3 from Feb 13th at 9pm

Ah now that's interesting... this could well be the shape of things to come as it will be a way of letting VM viewers watch the shows and get the advertising revs up a bit. It also would cancel out any cries of unfairness.

I realise that it's only 1 show but more delayed shows may appear...maybe...

Originally Posted by mersey70

I agree but I have nothing further to add. It is clear that as a fully paying customer I have no right to raise genuine concerns in the eyes of some VM staff as it is just moaning so I won't ever do so again.

But as I always do I'll still praise them when it's deserved but shut up otherwise.

Don't see why you shouldn't raise genuine concerns (and I don't work for VM).

But there does seem to be a lot of repetitive complaining, but nothing done about it - if I was so unhappy with my service (as some people seem to be), I would have moved provider.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Mobes

Ah now that's interesting... this could well be the shape of things to come as it will be a way of letting VM viewers watch the shows and get the advertising revs up a bit. It also would cancel out any cries of unfairness.

I realise that it's only 1 show but more delayed shows may appear...maybe...

Although just been told it may be one off to tempt people into Sky Atlantic (sorry)

[muppetman11]

[QUOTE=Hugh;35166570]

Originally Posted by mersey70

Don't see why you shouldn't raise genuine concerns (and I don't work for VM).

But there does seem to be a lot of repetitive complaining, but nothing done about it - if I was so unhappy with my service (as some people seem to be), I would have moved provider.

I agree with you mate , in general Im happy with my VM products I just wish VM would concentrate more on HD channels from other broadcasters rather than sky all the time.

[Toto]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Don't see why you shouldn't raise genuine concerns (and I don't work for VM).

But there does seem to be a lot of repetitive complaining, but nothing done about it - if I was so unhappy with my service (as some people seem to be), I would have moved provider.

Worth re-quoting this.

Vote with your wallets if you're not happy.

[WillPS]

I've got to say I think Virgin themselves have been naive here. When they sold VMTV they should have asked for 10 years carriage of all their basics, but present and future. As it stands Sky could close down all their channels, launch a load of replacements and Virgin wouldn't be automatically entitled to the replacements.

This isn't a million miles from how it actually is given that some of Atlantic's content is from Channel One!

I've said it before: VM is looking at a future in which linear TV is of little significance. They seem to believe that they can secure non-linear rights to a lot of the stuff people want to watch, quickly enough to neutralize the fact that the linear broadcast is exclusive somewhere else.

VM is focusing on making a robust, high-capacity network that will allow subscribers to get whatever content they want, whenever they want it.

Whether this is the right approach, and whether VM is doing it well enough, is another topic entirely...

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Chris

I've said it before: VM is looking at a future in which linear TV is of little significance. They seem to believe that they can secure non-linear rights to a lot of the stuff people want to watch, quickly enough to neutralize the fact that the linear broadcast is exclusive somewhere else.

VM is focusing on making a robust, high-capacity network that will allow subscribers to get whatever content they want, whenever they want it.

Whether this is the right approach, and whether VM is doing it well enough, is another topic entirely...

It will never happen mate people want to watch the latest now not wait until its 2 years old , just look at fans of shows like Desperate Housewives , CSI , Greys Antomy etc many avid fans go and download the latest shows from the US even before there on here hence why Sky try and show them as close to US date now. Tell me a show Virgin has in TV choice which is up to date.

[Tod]

Well what a surprise....Sky buy all the Virgin channels, shut a few down, and create a new one and then try to charge extra for it!

Surely Virgin can have the new Sky Atlantic instead of Sky giving a discount for closing Bravo and Channel One (virgin One)!!

Oh no.....Sky make the rules as they are a monopoly!

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Tell me a show Virgin has in TV choice which is up to date.

Who said we are talking about TV Choice? That is designed for specific reason, not to be bang up to date