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BSkyB, Virgin Media Settle Programming Spat
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British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K./Irish satellite TV company controlled by News Corp., said it reached an agreement with Virgin Media that allows the cable competitor to access its programming.
The agreement will place channels - such as Sky1, Sky2, Sky3, Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2, Sky Real Lives and Sky Real Lives 2 - back on Virgin Media's programming lineup. A second agreement provides for the continued carriage of Virgin Media TV's basic channels - Living, Living 2, Bravo, Bravo 2, Trouble, Challenge and Virgin 1 - on Sky's retail lineup delivered via satellite.
The agreements, which run through June 2011, include fixed annual carriage fees for the channels and additional capped payments if the channels meet certain performance-related targets.
Also as part of the agreements, both Sky and Virgin Media agreed to terminate all legal proceedings tied to carriage of the programming.
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British Sky Broadcasting, the U.K./Irish satellite TV company controlled by News Corp., said it reached an agreement with Virgin Media that allows the cable competitor to access its programming.
The agreement will place channels - such as Sky1, Sky2, Sky3, Sky News, Sky Sports News, Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2, Sky Real Lives and Sky Real Lives 2 - back on Virgin Media's programming lineup. A second agreement provides for the continued carriage of Virgin Media TV's basic channels - Living, Living 2, Bravo, Bravo 2, Trouble, Challenge and Virgin 1 - on Sky's retail lineup delivered via satellite.
The agreements, which run through June 2011, include fixed annual carriage fees for the channels and additional capped payments if the channels meet certain performance-related targets.
Also as part of the agreements, both Sky and Virgin Media agreed to terminate all legal proceedings tied to carriage of the programming.