News Television Sky inks deal with cable firms Sky inks deal with cable firms |
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| Written by Matt Chapman | |
| Thursday, 05 July 2007 | |
 Sadly, if you're a Virgin Media subscriber and you're drawn to this story in the hope Sky One will be back on your screens, you're out of luck. You'll just have to make do with all the great on-demand stuff on the V+ box instead. But if you happen to be a Newtel, Smallworld or Wightcable customer, things are looking good...
BSkyB has signed deals to provide those three cable companies with basic programming such as Sky One and Sky News, which is good news for viewers in Jersey, the Borders and on the Isle of Wight. Sky wouldn't say how much the three firms paid for the renewed services but did feel like having a veiled pop at Virgin Media. "All three have recognised the increasing value of Sky's basic channels and we welcome their decision to invest in bringing their customers the TV they enjoy," Sky chief executive officer Mike Darcey told The Grauniad. The satellite broadcaster pulled its basic channels from Virgin Media in March after a scrap about how much they should cost. That led Virgin Media to start legal action against BSkyB in the High Court claiming that its actions are anti-competitive. While we're having a chinwag about Sky, Bollywood fans will welcome its plans to launch a video-on-demand channel in partnership with Indian film studio Eros International. The deal with see Eros provide Sky with 100 Bollywood films from a library of 1,300. |
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