BSkyB Purchase Virgin Media TV

ScrubsfanChris

Press release:
http://corporate.sky.com/page.aspx?pointerid=6630f9f50d224943b5533e1ad1ebffae

Sky now own such channels as Virgin1/Living/Bravo/Challenge.... ect:
But they probably will not be FTA.

More importantly, Living HD and Bravo HD(coming soon) coming to basic Sky HD package apparantly.

Virgin1 is to be re-branded.

Minstrel27

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Sky now own such channels as Virgin1/Living/Bravo/Challenge.... ect:
But they probably will not be FTA.

Why would they be FTA? They aren't now and never were on satellite.

mikeym

Does this mean they own the cable service aswell?

greendom

mikeym wrote: »

Does this mean they own the cable service aswell?

No just the channels

_Kaiser_

Expect these channels (which aren't bad at the moment) to become watered down "sky 3" types with any of the decent content to be moved to Sky 1/2.

Less competition is never a good thing

One point tho...

Completion of the agreements is conditional on obtaining merger control clearance in the Republic of Ireland.

What's that about? Since when do we have any say??

watty

UK regulators / competition people must be on Holiday.

watty

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Expect these channels (which aren't bad at the moment) to become watered down "sky 3" types with any of the decent content to be moved to Sky 1/2.

Less competition is never a good thing

One point tho...


What's that about? Since when do we have any say??

We don't really. Not uploaded here. Sky is a Foreign service that happens to be sold here. We have as much chance of objecting to content on Canal+

icdg

Already being discussed over in Broadcasting, which is the natural home for it.