Virgin and Sky have reportedly resumed talks regarding the former carrying Sky One and Sky News on its cable TV network, which would be good, because then I could watch new Simpsons and old Malcolm In The Middle of a weekend. That said, I'll resist getting too excited, because insiders say that although the broadcasters are back in talks any deal is "someway off". Virgin has begun legal proceedings against Sky who, they say, were demanding too high a price for their channels, and the current talks are seen as an attempt to reach an out of court settlement.
Elsewhere in Virgin telly news, there are rumours that the cable company is considering selling some of its own channels - what used to be the Flextech channels - including Living and Bravo though, most likely, the UKTV channels, which Virgin co-owns with the BBC's commercial division BBC Worldwide. Sky, NBC Universal and Five parent RTL are all being touted as possible buyers of Virgin's UKTV stake, though the BBC would have a veto over any buyer, which would complicate any sale - especially as some reckon BBC Worldwide itself may be interested in getting complete ownership of the network.