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Originally Posted by Raider999
A no brainer, very little on sky Atlantic that I watch, whereas there are loads of rugby and football on BT sports.
Also don't forget BT Sports has the uk rights for the coming Ashes series.
Your third option - not bothered should have been both. (If you're not bothered you won't bother to vote will you?)
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Well, some people don't care about having either channel. Both would be nice as it would appease everybody, even those that don't care either way, but I suspect that this would push up bills even more at a time when people are getting fed up of the constant price increases. According to the news, inflation is rising, whilst wages are stagnating too, which will put pressure onto disposable income.
If VM take off BT Sport, offer nothing extra to replace it and don't decrease the price (very unlikely as it was marketed as 'free' and prices are already set to increase) I imagine that it would result in an increase in churn.
What VM could have done is say that BT Sport is being withdrawn from Full House, but that the TV part of the bill would be frozen this year.
How would people react to throwing in Premier Sports as a replacement? Maybe this is the reason why Freesports has not (yet?) been added as they're discussing this possibility with them??
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
This is Sky you are talking about.  |
Aye, this is true MB.
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Originally Posted by Taf
I detest sport, so was livid when VM decided we ALL wanted it and put up ALL our monthly bills.
It should have been an opt-in extra.
But Sky Atlantic? Nothing on there I'd like to watch. I'd rather have a lower bill.
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A think that a lot of people feel the same way, but they are only able to offer it in Full House as non sports fans are indirectly subsidising sports fans.
It would be like putting Baby TV into Full House and forcing those without children having to pay a little extra every month!
Having said that, if throwing in BT Sport with the top package attracts/retains customers or encourages them to upgrade (which this, albeit not scientific, poll suggests it does), maybe the net result is extra sports channels at no extra cost to consumers when this extra revenue is taken into account (even if they never watch BT Sport)??