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Goodbye espn hello sky atlantic
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So it looks like the money virgin will save when espn closes well that money will pay for sky atlantic I for one am not happy
I have watched sky Atlantic for 25 minutes and honestly it was boring
I have watched sky Atlantic for 25 minutes and honestly it was boring
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Do you think 25 minutes is long enough to judge a tv station? I believe they have more than one programme on.
27 June, 2013 | By Peter White
The prospect of Sky Atlantic becoming available to Virgin Media’s 3.8 million TV subscribers has moved closer after it emerged that talks between the two companies have reopened.
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Isn't that how Sky Atlantic started...........when Sky One came back to Virgin they just stuck all their new shows on sky atlantic
They'll have to close a channel first or they would be spreading the content too thinly across the suite of channels. It's not a good idea to take on the cost of operating too many channels in the current economic climate.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=66676444&postcount=71
I think Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD will launch on Virgin Media aswell.
In my opinion Blue Bloods and The Following are awful , Game Of Thrones is overrated, the other shows you mention don't appeal to me. The only show i like which is shown on Sky Atlantic is Banshee.
I wouldn't be surprised if Sky Atlantic drop Nurse Jackie. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/tubetalk/a479719/fresh-meat-dynamo-hannibal-tube-talk-qa.html
Excluding Boardwalk empire, i don't see what else is on there.And you could see most show's with a vpn and a sub to hbo could you not?
Different strokes for different folks. I watch many shows on the channel and would be very happy to get it. if it's not your bag then it's not your bag.
Agreed Jason, Every one like's different channels. I just would like a few more channels added for the the loss of espn. Not just Sky Atlantic which seems to be the holy grail for some posters;)
Firstly, just because you think there's only 1 show on there, doesn't mean others think the same.
Also, you really think the average VM customer has a clue about setting up a VPN? Anyone who does would probably know how to watch the program's they want to without a sub to any provider.
Ah but there's plenty of other will they won't they ones to take over, BT Sports is already there, bound to be other channels people are waiting for as well!
I have the complete season 3 of Game of Thrones that I haven't watched yet at "US Pace", but if Virgin did get Sky Atlantic then I'd gladly go back to watching/recording it when it's shown. I have no real qualms about watching things at "US Pace" but I actually do prefer watching them when they're properly screened in the UK
I just think that really that although there is a demand for Sky Atlantic it's gone past the time where it's as important as it used to be.
I get that, but then I think the fact that it's essentially "HBO Lite" will mean you'll always get quality programs on it so I think there'll always be a reason to have it.
Always a reason but now there is the BT Sports channel issues Sky Atlantic isn't as exciting as it used to be.
Plus, the advertisers and sports leagues probably want their products to be showcased across all pay tv platforms.
Don't be so sure of that, for BT it is a long term strategy... and apparently, they have deep pockets and aren't dependent on achieving a certain number of subscribers to stay in business.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-06-28/bt-sport-to-be-more-relaxed-than-sky