Sky on the attack..

[Biscuit]

"Get JACK BACK.

VIRGIN MEDIA HAVE DROPPED 24.

Get him back, join us at Sky.
Sky.com/switch"



TV WARS! I suppose Virgin did drop Sky, but only because Sky were being unreasonable!

 

[Dave the OAP]

I wish the bastards at Virgin would update the on demand service...the BBC 1 bit only has two shows on it


Typical Virgin...take something that was working fine and f*** it up

 

[Biscuit]

Typical Virgin...take something that was working fine and f*** it up

Bollocks,

Virgin Media are winning the PR war against nasty Murdoch and his Sky crownies! It's about time someone told Sky where to go.

 

[Cian]

viewership figures for Sky One have fallen 25% since last week - its no longer one of the top ten channels in the UK; and yet the virgin->sky converts are 'surprisingly low' apparently...

 

[Dave the OAP]

Bollocks,

Virgin Media are winning the PR war against nasty Murdoch and his Sky crownies! It's about time someone told Sky where to go.

totally agree...but on demand is nothing to do with sky as it takes terrestial channels and makes them available a bit like sky+ NTL updated it on a daily basis

 

[Man of Harveys]

viewership figures for Sky One have fallen 25% since last week - its no longer one of the top ten channels in the UK; and yet the virgin->sky converts are 'surprisingly low' apparently...

Now THAT is nothing but very, very good news.

 

[Biscuit]

viewership figures for Sky One have fallen 25% since last week - its no longer one of the top ten channels in the UK; and yet the virgin->sky converts are 'surprisingly low' apparently...

Where did you get that from? Excellent if true.

 

[pasty]

Typical Virgin...take something that was working fine and f*** it up

Sorry Dave, but I somwhow find that sentence very funny on a completely different level.
*snigger*

 

[tedebear]

Oh well - i'll live with my Sky and the shame it brings on me.....NOT!

 

[Albion Dan]

Not to mention the amount of money Sky must be piling into the marketing campaign to try and convert Virgin users over. I have SKy and only watch Sky One for Lost, the rest of it is crap.

If I could get Cable where I live Id move to Virgin straight away.

 

[Turkey]

and

"Dont Lose Lost"

Na, just switch it off, its shit.

 

[Cian]

Where did you get that from? Excellent if true.

channel4sales (ad sales division) carrying BARB overnight ratings.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Sorry Dave, but I somwhow find that sentence very funny on a completely different level.
*snigger*

 

[Nibble]

Richard Branson is one of the lowest paying employers in Uk. Hope it goes tits up for him.

 

[Albion Dan]

Richard Branson is one of the lowest paying employers in Uk. Hope it goes tits up for him.

Are you sure? Everyone at our place does pretty well. Depends which company I guess, and it is probably balanced by the fact he has a few thousand thicko air stewardesses who work for pittance for the glam of Virgin rather than B.A.

 

[Marshy]

Richard Branson is one of the lowest paying employers in Uk. Hope it goes tits up for him.

in your dreams

 

[Les Biehn]

Richard Branson is one of the lowest paying employers in Uk. Hope it goes tits up for him.

Surely as his rent boy you set your own wage?

 

[Seagull Stew]

Time for the government body who deals with broadcasting rules to step into this In my opinion.

There should be clear guidelines for companies to deal with these kind of disputes long before the analogue switch off happens.

 

[Bad Ash]

viewership figures for Sky One have fallen 25% since last week - its no longer one of the top ten channels in the UK; and yet the virgin->sky converts are 'surprisingly low' apparently...

I think it's a bit early to tell yet. I imagine most Virgin customers are going to wait a while to see how Virgin respond (whether it's caving in to Sky, setting up a decent alternative or doing nothing) before deciding upon whether to leave/switch.

 

[Biscuit]

Time for the government body who deals with broadcasting rules to step into this In my opinion.

There should be clear guidelines for companies to deal with these kind of disputes long before the analogue switch off happens.

What like OFFCOM?

Theyre too busy keeping an eye on the beeb/ITV/C4 to worry about handbags between Virgin/Sky.