The boss of Virgin Media says that there have been no real developments in the company's ongoing dispute with BSkyB over the inclusion of Sky's channels on the Virgin cable TV network. As previously reported, Virgin dropped the basic Sky channels, including Sky One and Sky News, after it couldn't reach an agreement with BSkyB as to how much it should pay for them. It seemed that Virgin wanted to negotiate down the price, after Sky had negotiated down the price it pays to take the Virgin owned channels like UKTV. There had been rumours that negotiations between the two media firms had started to move forward, but Virgin Media chief Neil Berkett now says otherwise, telling investors last week: "The doors are reportedly open at Sky and they are open here. We have had dialogue from time to time but as of today we still have no conclusion... there is no news to report". Virgin's legal case against Sky in relation to the dispute is still pending, but could go to court this summer.
May 12, 2008
•
1 min read
Virgin Media says no resolution yet in Sky channel dispute
Virgin Media chief Neil Berkett says there has been no conclusion in the dispute with BSkyB over carriage of Sky's channels, which may go to court this summer.