New tv deal with virgin media

[Yellow Army]

http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10794~1068999,00.html

excellent news. more revenue for the clubs, and another chance to watch highlights whatever time you want upto a week of them being on.

 

[Cheltenham Shrimper]

Lets just hope the same thing dont happen to Virgin Media as they did with ITV Digital.

Nevertheless, it will be good for the clubs though. Need as much cash as we can get.

 

[shrimper_sam]

Lets just hope the same thing dont happen to Virgin Media as they did with ITV Digital.

I wouldn't be suprised if Virgin did go under sadly, they are loseing customers on a daily basis due to the on going arguement with SKY, plus havn't they said that an american wants to buy them over, would that have any impact on the deal? Hopefully i am wrong about all off this as a cash injection is needed for the lower league clubs i feel.

:)

 

[Holy Joe]

Lets just hope the same thing dont happen to Virgin Media as they did with ITV Digital.

I wouldn't be suprised if Virgin did go under sadly, they are loseing customers on a daily basis due to the on going arguement with SKY, plus havn't they said that an american wants to buy them over, would that have any impact on the deal? Hopefully i am wrong about all off this as a cash injection is needed for the lower league clubs i feel.

:)

Virgin are probably going to be bought by a private equity company. Doubt it will effect this deal and I doubt they're going bust in the next couple of years. Since there are no live matches in the deal it probably isn't for a huge sum of cash.

 

[Kenny]

Lets just hope the same thing dont happen to Virgin Media as they did with ITV Digital.

Nevertheless, it will be good for the clubs though. Need as much cash as we can get.

I think Sky still have all the live matches and their own highlights, which is good.

 

[beemamad]

Dont worry too much about Virgin Media going bust. Although on the consumer side there is a drop in new subs and existing subs are leaving, NTL Telewest Business and Networks are going from strength to strength. Its never been so busy !! This deal should be a good one.........but dont quote me on that.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Sorry to say this is not TV rights but rights to showing footage over the internet and mobile phone networks, which I presume Sky has not paid for. So I guess anyone with a Virgin phone or Broadband from Virgin will benefit. Well that is me covered. :D

Also dont read to much in to the Murdoch sponsored press reports about the thousands of customers leaving Virgin just because they cant get Sky One( A murdoch TV empire).

 

[Beefy]

but dont quote me on that.

OK, I won't.

 

[SUFC_Al]

that's sweet, have Virgin broadband so nice one! :D