Sky channels return to Virgin Media

[SpiderPig]

Sky channels return to Virgin Media
Sky?s basic channels are to return to UK cable on November 13, following a new agreement between BSkyB and Virgin Media. Two new carriage agreements will see the return of Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky 3, Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2, Sky Real Lives and Sky Real Lives 2 to the Virgin cablenet. A second agreement ensures continued carriage for Virgin Media TV?s Living, Living 2, Bravo, Bravo 2, Trouble, Challenge and Virgin 1 within Sky?s DTH satellite package. Virgin will pay Sky an annual licence fee of ?30 million with a capped performance-based adjustment that allows for an additional ?6m and ?8m in years one and two respectively and ?7.9m for the final seven months of the agreement that expires in June 2011. This puts the cost of the deal, which will see the return of channels including Sky One, Sky News and Sky Sports News, at around ?37m per year. In return Virgin will receive increased payments of at least ?24 million for Sky?s carriage of Virgin Media TV channels that include Living, Trouble and Bravo. Under an identical arrangement this could rise up to an equal ?37 million when its own performance based incentives are included.

[johninboro]

Any links to verify this info?

[thered]

yeh m8 theres been a few on here or look on virgins website

[harry1986]

cant wait for the switch on the 13th

[mindwhip]

I've got used to not having the sky channels. Will be strange to have them again after all this time.

[lynnhussain]

looking forward to watching prison break ist hand

[Devilfish]

I download prison break in HD from the states before it's even on Sky1.

[lynnhussain]

please dont say how it ends ive heard theres going to to be another series is it true

[Devilfish]

I've only seen up to episode 10.

They've not said officially there will be a 5th season but the writers and producers have said they would continue with a 5th and even 6th season as long as the network allows them.

[falzarhino]

the basic virgin tv package wont include sky1 or sky2 you will need the l or xl package to get prison break or lost i think

[caveman_nige]

I had to do a scan to get most of these channels, my bouquets need sorting out badly. Sooo many channels..... its a hard life..

[hackitt]

I wonder if there are plans to screen Lost series that were missed when VM fell out of bed with sly?

[lynnhussain]

i got a lot of catching up im gonna get cd watch them then sky

[pedmo]

I dont have sky yet cant wait to get it and watch some tv

[lynnhussain]

its all good