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Old 29-01-2017, 16:57   #31
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Throw in nat geo and we'd cut the cord in an instant.

We're really getting close to dumping the TV package and line rental and just taking the BB. So many trash channels.
Not the food channels l gather.
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Not the food channels l gather.
Two really and one is on freeview anyway.
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Throw in nat geo and we'd cut the cord in an instant.

We're really getting close to dumping the TV package and line rental and just taking the BB. So many trash channels.

Absolutely bang on mate!
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Old 29-01-2017, 17:22   #34
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Throw in nat geo and we'd cut the cord in an instant.

We're really getting close to dumping the TV package and line rental and just taking the BB. So many trash channels.
This might be for you:

http://tvplayer.com/plus?gclid=CPXTq...Fc-87QodP0wNXQ

£5.99 per month. Launching on Smart TV's soon. Tried it on Amazon Fire TV. Picture quality is not too bad.
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Perhaps this will convince you.

http://www.keepdiscovery.co.uk/faq/
Thanks. I feel re-assured now.

I'm sure Sky subscribers won't like me saying this, but I hope they do go ahead and pull the plug. Sky need a kick in the nuts. Their dominance of the pay TV market p***es me off!

I know it'll hardly bring them down, but it'll put a dent in their armour. There's a lot of people watch documentary channels so it'll be good if Virgin have a bunch of channels that Sky don't.
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Thanks. I feel re-assured now.

I'm sure Sky subscribers won't like me saying this, but I hope they do go ahead and pull the plug. Sky need a kick in the nuts. Their dominance of the pay TV market p***es me off!

I know it'll hardly bring them down, but it'll put a dent in their armour. There's a lot of people watch documentary channels so it'll be good if Virgin have a bunch of channels that Sky don't.
I'm hoping they do too see how well Discovery does without it's claimed 6million sky viewers a week.
Plus it's great seeing sky get a bloody nose.
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Old 29-01-2017, 20:36   #37
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Oh silly me ofcourse my bad i forgot that any company associated with Malone can do no wrong to you dear sir, although social media states otherwise regarding Discoverys behaviour in trying to get sky customers to phone skys customer service which in turn creates problems for genuine enquries getting through.
But silly me must have rose tint glasses on eh?
If Discovery are so confident they are worth as much as they want then why don't they go it alone?
Oh that's right because not many would subscribe to their reality tv crap (excluding eurosport as that has it's own player).
But hey ho i'm the one with rose tinted glasses on, time you took your head out of the sand young man.
I don't think that personalise this debate will do any good at all.

The facts are that (Discovery say) they have been charging Sky the same since 2008 and have only now increased the price despite having increased the number of channels over time.

(Sky say) that audience figures have declined and Discovery have not been sufficiently proactive in providing on demand services (but Discovery say) they were actively prevented by Sky from providing more on demand services.

Obviously, two sides to the argument, so rather than portraying this as Murdoch v Malone, a more careful evaluation of the facts might be more appropriate.
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I don't think that personalise this debate will do any good at all.

The facts are that (Discovery say) they have been charging Sky the same since 2008 and have only now increased the price despite having increased the number of channels over time.

(Sky say) that audience figures have declined and Discovery have not been sufficiently proactive in providing on demand services (but Discovery say) they were actively prevented by Sky from providing more on demand services.

Obviously, two sides to the argument, so rather than portraying this as Murdoch v Malone, a more careful evaluation of the facts might be more appropriate.
Proof is in the pudding Discovery have form for this behaviour they did it in Norway, Romania, Germany, the USA and now they trying it here.
Their past behaviour certainly hasn't done them any favours.
What's saying that bt, tv player and possibly vm aren't next for discovery to pull this crap on?
I think vm will be ok though due to Malones stake in discovery but if it was SKY doing this to malone he'd soon be crying to ofcom.
Both murdoch and malone need a good kick up the backside.
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Old 29-01-2017, 21:15   #39
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My personal take on this is if Sky was not hell bent on paying over the odds for Football they might not be in this position now. The more sky pays out on football the less they have for non sporting channels.
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Well, it seems to me that in Sky's world, they can put up their charges substantially year on year, and it's ok to refuse a moderate price increase to another content provider who have not put up their prices for 8 years.

Brilliant logic, that. I'm surprised anyone is buying that argument.
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l am not anti Sky at all but sadly nothing surprises me about their unrealistic financial demands from others and at the same time quote from that same old bible they think that other companies financial demands are unrealistic.
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Absolute classic I nearly spat my coffee out , I guess that makes me Pro VM.
Its what you call unbiased constructive criticism as many a time before l have criticised other providers including Virgin if you care to look but as you well know being a member of this forum for nearly as long as l Sky do have quite a long history of abusing the market to their own ends unless you think otherwise MM?..
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Absolute classic I nearly spat my coffee out , I guess that makes me Pro VM.
Well we know that's not true, MM!

http://advanced-television.com/2017/...rriage-stance/

According to Sky, Discovery wanted £1b, but Discovery say they were paying more than they are now in 2006!
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It looks like Sky are going to lose these channels.

The following preparations have been made:

4461 11.836 H 27.5 5/6 DVB-S OPSK now showing a caption saying "Unfortunately Sky is not able to bring you this channel as the broadcaster has withdrawn it from the Sky platform".

The EPG info says "Programme is no longer available".
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