UKTV: Dave and Gold among channels dropped by Virgin Media

UKTV: Dave and Gold among channels dropped by Virgin Media

Postby dutchman » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:50 pm

Fans of Taskmaster and Red Dwarf have expressed their frustration after Dave was one of 10 UKTV channels to be dropped by Virgin Media in a fees row

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About four million households using the cable company are unable to watch the comedy shows - or channels like Gold.

Virgin says UKTV charges "inflated" fees, and complains that its joint owner, the BBC, does not allow all channels to be shown on demand.

UKTV says it cannot accept the "drastic" price cut Virgin proposes.

Five UKTV channels - Dave, Drama, Home, Really and Yesterday - are broadcast on free-to-air services Freeview and Freesat - and it also has the paid-for services Gold, Alibi, Eden, Good Food and W.

All were removed from Virgin cable boxes at midnight on Saturday after talks between the two companies broke down.

Virgin subscribers tuning into the channels in recent days had seen a message warning that they would be disappearing.

Some new channels have been added, however, including the Paramount Network, IQTV and FreeSports.

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My guess is they'll be back as soon as they negotiate a compromise deal. :roll:
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