[Scarlett.]

Sky is to scrap Bravo and Channel One and boost spend on Living by 25% by the end of the year following its acquisition of Living TV Group.

All 110 LTG staff have been placed in consultation following the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to wave through the £160m takeover, with around half facing the prospect of losing their jobs.

Sky will now recruit for 58 positions across a range of areas including commissioning, acquisitions and scheduling but there is no word on whether senior Living commissioning staff such as Johnny Webb, director of TV Claudia Rosencrantz and head of commissioning Mark Sammon will be allocated roles.

The top shows from Bravo and Channel One, formerly Virgin 1, will be distributed across the wider Sky portfolio as the broadcaster skims off the best content before axing the channels to avoid competition with its existing channels Sky1 and Sky3.

Quiz and gaming Challenge will be bumped from its position on pay TV into the vacant Channel One slot as part of the changes.

Both Sky and the LTG channels now fall under the responsibility of Sky’s managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast Sophie Turner Laing who also heads up the Sky entertainment channels. She broke the news of the changes to LTG staff in an internal meeting which took place earlier this afternoon.

Turner Laing said the opportunity for Sky to gain more content was the primary reason for the deal.

“We are committed to offering our customers the best in pay content and by acquiring the Living TV Group, we can ensure that great content, brands and talent can work even harder for our customers,” she said.

“Living is already one of the best pay TV channels around and is obviously a great fit with our existing channels like Sky1. There is so much potential for further development and we intend to increase on-screen investment in Living by around a quarter as part of our expanded channel portfolio. This is a big part of our plans to bring customers great content from channel brands that really cut through.”

Sky is also keen to keep the LTG channels on pay TV, differentiate itself from free TV alternatives and save itself having to pay LTG £30m carriage fees every year.

The Gaurdian

Oh **** off Sky TV

[InOne]

OMG I love Bravo

[arista]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...nnel-one-bdkyb

Well Virgin1 now Ch1
is a repeat channel so who cares.

And new stuff on Bravo will go to other Channels.


Sign Of The Times.

[arista]

Originally Posted by InOne

OMG I love Bravo

You will not lose the content
it will move to another channel.

[Lee.]

So long as Bravo's programmes are shown on another channel,then I'm not too bothered! But I'm waiting patintly for Spartacus, Blood and Sand to return so this had better not muck that up!!

[Scarlett.]

I care because I can't afford Sky TV to watch the shows I used to watch on Virgin 1

Typical Sky, as soon as something good becomes free, they buy it then make us pay

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I care because I can't afford Sky TV to watch the shows I used to watch on Virgin 1

Typical Sky, as soon as something good becomes free, they buy it then make us pay

Ahh.. right, I get you. SO Bravo etc was free on Freeview/Virgin but the programmes are going to vahe to be paid for through SKY right?

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by happyland

Ahh.. right, I get you. SO Bravo etc was free on Freeview/Virgin but the programmes are going to vahe to be paid for through SKY right?

Bravo wasn't, but Virgin 1/Channel One was - What was the point of the rebrand?

[Tom4784]

I wonder where Chuck's gonna end up? It's the only Show I watched on Virgin.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I wonder where Chuck's gonna end up? It's the only Show I watched on Virgin.

Maybe Sky3

[Scarlett.]

I doubt they'd put Chuck on Sky Three, with it being Freeview and all

[arista]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I care because I can't afford Sky TV to watch the shows I used to watch on Virgin 1

Typical Sky, as soon as something good becomes free, they buy it then make us pay

But Chewy
Sky Freesat
is free viewing
you only pay once to set it up.

You get E4 , Sky3 and many other channels.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Chewy

I doubt they'd put Chuck on Sky Three, with it being Freeview and all

OK Sky1 then.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Oh **** off Sky TV

You can not blame Sky
Virgin 1 was set up by virgin on a Loan.

Sky has helped Virgin stay alive
letting them now have all the SkyMovies in HD on VirginHD.


Sky has also helped ITV
soon ITV2,3 and 4 go HD on SkyHD.


Sky is also helping Ch4
sharing some ad offices.



You are bitter because you will not get Sky.
That is - your choice.
SkyFreesat is Free.

[\PJ/]

just pay you cheapskate's

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by \PJ/

just pay you cheapskate's

Do you pay for your TV?

[30stone]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Do you pay for your TV?

I bought my lovely tv.
My parents got my virgin box for my birthday.
I pay the 7 pound something subscription so i can record and pause etc,


Im glad i have virgin
Dont think they will ever get rid of channel one lol.


Living is poor

[\PJ/]

No chewy my parents do.

[arista]

Originally Posted by 30stone

I bought my lovely tv.
My parents got my virgin box for my birthday.
I pay the 7 pound something subscription so i can record and pause etc,


Im glad i have virgin
Dont think they will ever get rid of channel one lol.


Living is poor

LivingHD is bliss


Ch1 was Virgin1 is owned by Sky.

Sky can do whatever they want.

The Content will move to Sky3 and living Ch's.

TNA still to be annouced what channel it
will go on.