Daily Mirror

Virgin Media may lose 4 in 10 over UKTV

- BY MARK JEFFERIES Showbiz Editor

MORE than four in 10 people are more likely to dump Virgin Media TV in the next three months after losing UKTV channels.

Some 42% of customers said this, while 62% were dissatisfi­ed about no longer getting the likes of Dave, which airs Top Gear.

Virgin Media axed all 10 UKTV stations at the weekend after the two firms were unable to agree a new distributi­on deal.

It has new channels but said UKTV charges “inflated” fees and joint owner the BBC does not allow all shows to be on demand.

Darren Childs of UKTV, which commission­ed the survey, said: “This delivers a clear message to Virgin Media. We hope they will drop demands to force a huge price cut on UKTV.”

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LOST Top Gear airs on Dave

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