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Old 14-12-2017, 21:16   #3661
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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The PL is making far more games available so they're hoping for more TV money not less even if the avaerage price per game reduces.
l predict a 15 to 20% increase in what the Premier league gets from Sky and BT.
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Old 14-12-2017, 22:12   #3662
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The PL is making far more games available so they're hoping for more TV money not less even if the avaerage price per game reduces.
Whats really odd is the ratings for the premier league are really, really low. I'm staggered why companies bid for them with such low ratings?

If i was sky and BT i'd slyly just agree to pay the same next time each. Cut an illegal deal and see scudamores smacked arse face realise the gravy train money increase has stalled for once
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Old 14-12-2017, 23:24   #3663
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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The packages are available now to new customers. Existing customers will migrate from their current package to the new equivalent package early 2018
Apparently, existing customers don't have to migrate if they don't want to.

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Have a think about how many channels SkyQ can record, and the amount of bandwidth that would need
... especially if net neutrality ends

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With the total Sky TV package becoming available trough broadband at some point next year I fear for VM tbh. Sky will wipe away all those unable to have a dish for whatever reason; including myself! If the discounts etc stop I will absolutely be thinking about switching to Sky.
Same here, all the other reasons why I would want to support VM have gradually evaporated over the last few years. Their only other USP for me is Quickview!
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Old 14-12-2017, 23:52   #3664
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Apparently, existing customers don't have to migrate if they don't want to.

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... especially if net neutrality ends

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Same here, all the other reasons why I would want to support VM have gradually evaporated over the last few years. Their only other USP for me is Quickview!
Net neutrality is USA not here.
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Whats really odd is the ratings for the premier league are really, really low. I'm staggered why companies bid for them with such low ratings?

If i was sky and BT i'd slyly just agree to pay the same next time each. Cut an illegal deal and see scudamores smacked arse face realise the gravy train money increase has stalled for once
Are they?
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Are they?
Not really low but the total viewing hours seem to be falling though. https://www.ft.com/content/45e8a3e8-...4-c742b9791d43

it's only a matter of time i think before the bubble bursts.
However SKY also reported last season saw their highest audience for premier league too.
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Not really low but the total viewing hours seem to be falling though. https://www.ft.com/content/45e8a3e8-...4-c742b9791d43

it's only a matter of time i think before the bubble bursts.
However SKY also reported last season saw their highest audience for premier league too.
You better repeat that as many have said that before you on this forum and have had to eat that straw hat.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

I see that Sky and BT have agreed to share their programmes. All BTs sports channels will be available to Sky subscribers and Sky Atlantic will be available on BT via Now TV. I wonder where this leaves Virgin Media?

Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42364401
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I see that Sky and BT have agreed to share their programmes. All BTs sports channels will be available to Sky subscribers and Sky Atlantic will be available on BT via Now TV. I wonder where this leaves Virgin Media?

Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42364401
Hell has frozen over! I can see a comfy alliance when it comes to the Premiership bidding process.
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Old 15-12-2017, 09:53   #3670
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Hell has frozen over! I can see a comfy alliance when it comes to the Premiership bidding process.
Making even more likely then it was before that they will win every one of the packages for the forthcoming Premier leagues rights auction.
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"UK consumers will have even more ways to watch great Sky entertainment content with our leading portfolio of channels – Sky Atlantic, Sky One and Sky Living – available on all major Pay-TV platforms for the first time."

Hmmm!

http://www.a516digital.com/2017/12/b...g-channel.html
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Two year deal between Sky and BT

http://www.seenit.co.uk/bt-tv-to-off...om-early-2018/
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

So Sky will be allowed to wholesale BT Sport when the deal kicks in seems a good result for both sides really.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

Run that passed me again…did the boss at Sky just say that 'our leading portfolio of channels – Sky Atlantic, Sky One and Sky Living – available on ALL major Pay-TV platforms for the first time'??? There's no arguing that Virgin's TV pay-TV platform is a major one (6m households using VM's services in the UK and Ireland) and Darroch can't tell big fibs on these announcements, so I can only conclude that Sky Atlantic, either as a channel or as part of a VM Now TV offering, is on the way any day now.
(Either that, or Sky reckon that this BT deal and the Sky Q over internet service launching next year will kill Virgin TV once and for all…)
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Run that passed me again…did the boss at Sky just say that 'our leading portfolio of channels – Sky Atlantic, Sky One and Sky Living – available on ALL major Pay-TV platforms for the first time'??? There's no arguing that Virgin's TV pay-TV platform is a major one (6m households using VM's services in the UK and Ireland) and Darroch can't tell big fibs on these announcements, so I can only conclude that Sky Atlantic, either as a channel or as part of a VM Now TV offering, is on the way any day now.
(Either that, or Sky reckon that this BT deal and the Sky Q over internet service launching next year will kill Virgin TV once and for all…)
Its inevitable IMO although some noted respected posters might say differently.
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