Sky pulls channels off Virgin Media

Tashry · 28-02-2007, 05:51 PM

From the March 1st Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Sports News & Sky News will no longer air on Virgin Media.

No Lost or Simpsons for you then.

Sky Three, Sky News & Sky Sports News are also set to be removed from Freeview & replaced with something else.

Apparently Sky asked double the price they did before for their channels & Virgin told them to shove it up their ****.

mkpdavies · 28-02-2007, 05:56 PM

Sky are ruthless.

I hope Virgin fight back, maybe in other ways, like taking the football off them or creating a Sky+ like box. Do that and then we have some real competition.

harryaldridge · 28-02-2007, 06:16 PM

Richard Branson is smoking something if he thinks he can take on Murdoch and win.
This battle will run and run because the issue is not about the channels, it is about Sky maintaining its dominance in the face of Virgin media. Expect much much more.

g hall · 28-02-2007, 06:51 PM

The Murdoch empire is ruthless and bad for this country they have lowered the tone of so much and then are the first to complain

Remember what the Liverpool fans went through after Hillsborough
Don't buy the scum

Britannist · 28-02-2007, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tashry

Sky Three, Sky News & Sky Sports News are also set to be removed from Freeview & replaced with something else.

The removal of the three channels named above from 'Freeview' and their replacement with different Sky channels (which would be pay-to-view only) has to be approved by the regulator, OFCOM.

mkpdavies · 28-02-2007, 07:07 PM

The only reason I keep Sky is the boss won't let me get rid. :evil:

Alex McKee · 28-02-2007, 07:34 PM

Wonderful. I knew it was coming, but I thought I might at least be able to watch the final few episodes of Stargate SG1, esp. now it's been cancelled.

Westcountryman · 28-02-2007, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryaldridge

Richard Branson is smoking something if he thinks he can take on Murdoch and win.
This battle will run and run because the issue is not about the channels, it is about Sky maintaining its dominance in the face of Virgin media. Expect much much more.

Not so sure. At lest Virgin has its fingers in many markets, rather than just media.

g hall · 28-02-2007, 08:47 PM

Bransons Virgin label brought us Tubular Bells and later Madness stuff so he's better then the dirty digger

and sky sports will probably go out the window if West Ham go down which unfortunately looks a racing certainty still on the bright side the Grecians may go up just as the seagulls from Plainmoor go down [end sports report]

John Carter · 28-02-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex McKee

Wonderful. I knew it was coming, but I thought I might at least be able to watch the final few episodes of Stargate SG1, esp. now it's been cancelled.

I think we could probably sort those eps via other means (as long as you're not on dial-up).

28-02-2007, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tashry Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 382	Sky pulls channels off Virgin Media From the March 1st Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Sports News & Sky News will no longer air on Virgin Media. No Lost or Simpsons for you then. Sky Three, Sky News & Sky Sports News are also set to be removed from Freeview & replaced with something else. Apparently Sky asked double the price they did before for their channels & Virgin told them to shove it up their ****.

28-02-2007, 05:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	Sky are ruthless. I hope Virgin fight back, maybe in other ways, like taking the football off them or creating a Sky+ like box. Do that and then we have some real competition. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

28-02-2007, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,638	The Murdoch empire is ruthless and bad for this country they have lowered the tone of so much and then are the first to complain Remember what the Liverpool fans went through after Hillsborough Don't buy the scum __________________ "That government is best which governs least." "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries". "To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful." TANSTAAFL TANJ

28-02-2007, 07:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,158 Party: Libertarian Party	The only reason I keep Sky is the boss won't let me get rid. :evil: __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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28-02-2007, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
harryaldridge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Sussex Posts: 1,912	Richard Branson is smoking something if he thinks he can take on Murdoch and win. This battle will run and run because the issue is not about the channels, it is about Sky maintaining its dominance in the face of Virgin media. Expect much much more.

28-02-2007, 07:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,666	Wonderful. I knew it was coming, but I thought I might at least be able to watch the final few episodes of Stargate SG1, esp. now it's been cancelled.

28-02-2007, 08:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,638	Bransons Virgin label brought us Tubular Bells and later Madness stuff so he's better then the dirty digger and sky sports will probably go out the window if West Ham go down which unfortunately looks a racing certainty still on the bright side the Grecians may go up just as the seagulls from Plainmoor go down [end sports report]