The Sky / Virgin Media Problem.

[jazzy_dave]

Another gripe of mone at the moment is over the Sky/VirginMedia debacle which meant that last week i lost my basic Sky channels on my cable set up due to Virgin (who bought out NTL) not wanting to pay higher prices for the basic channels. The premium channels like Sky Sports are unaffected. But for me no current Stargate SG1,Stargate Atlantis or Battlestar Galactica. It looks like the Freeview people will also be affcected by June as Sky is determined to limit choice and to hike its prices up no matter what. In some way i do sympathise with Branson's Virgin Media Group but i am still left without the main reasons i have multi-channel TV in the first place. To be frank with you that leaves me hopping mad.

Interesting article from Monday's Guardian G2 section - an interview with Richard Branson,on this very subject.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2026364,00.html