it's all down to a row between the company and uktv over fees.ming on demand, because of restrictions imposed by itsjoint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. i asked our business correspondent, joe lynam, what's really happening here, and he said it boils down to two key things — money, and how we view tv. money, yes. virgin were going to cut the amount of money it was going to pay uktv. and that of course would have got the back up uktv, for obvious reasons. also, uktv were not prepared to offer box sets for the bbc tv shows you and i know and love. our viewing habits are changing. we no longer sit to the same extent at a fixed time to watch fixed programmes. we watch on demand, especially younger people. they watch on their phones, and their ipads, their tvs as well, when they want to watch. uktv say they will offer the set programmes, so—called linear tv. virgin said, that's not really of any used to us because we want to retain the young audience, so you need to offer the box sets which you already do to netflix a

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels; but virgin says uktv is unable tobecause of restrictions imposed by its joint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. earlier we spoke to david bouchier from virgin media and steve north from uktv. i started by asking steve why they have decided to take their channels away from virgin customers. the reality that is virgin media have offered us a significant cut in fees to broadcast our channels. and that's not fair to the viewers, that really isn't, because our viewers pay substantial amounts of money to virgin media on a monthly basis to watch those channels and they expect a certain quality of content for that. we're investing more money year on year in that quality of content and to ensure that we continue to do that, it's fundamental for us. so steve has to pay for these programmes, he says he depends on the money you pay him to generate the programmes and you want to cut the money. why do you want to cut the money? first it's very important to draw a distinction between uktv's free—to—air

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels, but virgin says uktv is unable tog include dave and gold. earlier i discussed this with our business correspondentjoe lynam — i asked him whether he thought it might be possible for a deal to be reached. well, put it this way, the ante has been upped by the removal of the ten channels, so from midnight they're gone. and that will focus minds. because they pay virgin, uktv pay virgin for the platform, or the method which we consume alibi, gold, w, david, etc. so there's going to be a monetary loss for virgin. but at the same time, uktv can't make the adverts. because if people can't watch... why pay for advertising? exactly. and remember they have also invested in original contents that they have paid for and they now need to monetise, like the new version of red dwarf and all that sort of stuff. at the heart of this and you have already alluded to there, is money and how we watch tv, or how we watch the big screen. i use the word "tv" in a very broad sense. how we watch the big screen. the claim is that virgin media h

it says uktv refuses to allow viewers to watch box sets of old bbc shows all in one go.wers or only fools and horses — the very same box sets that the bbc provides to netflix. so, we want our customers to have the same access to modern, on—demand television. we are selling public water to the public! for every day that channels such as dave and gold are absent from virgin media, both sides will be losing money. in the meantime, viewers are missing out. joe lynam, bbc news. the war in yemen is now in its fourth year, with big regional powers drawn into the conflict. one of those is the united arab emirates, which is believed to be using the war to expand its influence. there's a uae presence in a string of neighbouring countries around the horn of africa, including eritrea, and the remote yemeni island of socotra. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this exclusive report on how the war in yemen is threatening socotra, a unesco world heritage site. remote, mysterious, and home to some of the world's rarest pla nts and creatures. it's been called the galapagos of

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels; but virgin says uktv is unable towner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. i asked our business correspondentjoe lynam what's really happening here, and he said it boils down to two key things: money, and how we view tv. money, yes. virgin were going to cut the amount of money that it was going to pay uk tv, which you've named some the channels, alibi, w, home, etc, and that of course would have got the back up of uk tv for obvious reasons, but also uk tv weren't prepared to offer box sets for the bbc tv shows that you and i know and love. maranda. only fools and horses, etc, etc. because our viewing habits are changing. because we no longer sit to the same extent, at a fixed time to watch fixed programmes. we watch on demand, especially younger people who watch on their phones, their ipads, on their tvs as well. when they want to watch and what they want to watch. but uk tv said, no. we will offer the set programmes, linear tv, and virgin said, no, that's not really of use to us, because we want

that is very much for uktv. because they are free and they should be free for our customers as well as everybody else. you shouldn't be able to draw a line between us on that. for the paid channels there is an important point here and it is a separate discussion which we are happy to have. if you look at gold, drama, w, the paid channel, of their top programmes last year, on the page for channel, w, 12 of them appeared on the free channel, drama. how do i explain to my customers when i am using their money to pay for quality programming that the same programmes that were free to add on their free channels? that is a separate discussion and we should get the free channels. please make it possible, steve. is this an inevitable consequence, if you like, of the shifting media landscape? different people watching things on different platforms. whether it is netflix, whether it is amazon, whatever? i don't think so. you are absolutely right that the media landscape in the uk is changing, evolving and actually growing.

it says uktv refuses to allow viewers to watch box sets of old bbc shows all in one go.s or only fools and horses, the very same box sets at the bbc provides to netflix. so, we want our customers to have the same access to modern, on—demand television. we are selling public water to the public! for every day that channels such as dave and gold are absent from virgin media, both sides will be losing money. in the meantime, viewers are missing out. joe lynam, bbc news. a new picture of a smiling prince george has been released on this, his fifth birthday. william and kate's oldest child was photographed in the garden of clarence house after the christening of his brother, louis, earlier this month. now, with all the sports news, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. hi there. it has been an incredible final round at this year's open championship. tiger woods briefly topped the leaderboard, but with just a few holes left to play, the claret jug could be heading to italy. katherine downes is at the course. seven out of the top ten, pick your winner! tiger, the name on

it says uktv refuses to allow viewers to watch box sets of old bbc shows all in one go. fawlty towers or only fools and horses — the very same box sets that the bbc provides to netflix. so we want our customers to have the same access to modern, on—demand television. we are selling public water to the public! for every day that channels such as dave and gold are absent from virgin media, both sides will be losing money. in the meantime, viewers are missing out. joe lynam, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the brexit secretary says a deal with the eu can be reached by october if brussels shows ambition, but dominic raab says the government is prepared for the possibility of no deal. hundreds of volunteers from syria's civil defence force, known as the white helmets, are rescued from a war zone in southern syria. they are safely in jordan. police investigating a suspected acid attack on a 3—year—old boy in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to speak to. it's been a big day in sport. let's get all the details. here is holly hamilton. we start with

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels but virgin says uktv is unable to imposed by its joint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. i'm joined now by steve north from uktv and david bouchier from virgin media. let's see if we can try and get to the bottom of this. thank you both for coming in. isaw the bottom of this. thank you both for coming in. i saw that you had a fairand frank for coming in. i saw that you had a fair and frank exchange of views on brea kfast fair and frank exchange of views on breakfast this morning and some of our viewers will have seen that. if ican our viewers will have seen that. if i canjust our viewers will have seen that. if i can just summarise this, putting it very simply, they are your channels, but you have taken them away from virgin. what is your explanation? we have been in negotiation with virgin for a number of months to extend our current deal with them and unfortunately we haven't been able to come to a resolution on that. the reality is that virgin media have offered us a significant cut i

it's all down to a row between the company and uktv over fees. to provide programming on demand, because of restrictions imposed by its joint owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. our business correspondent joe lynam is here. an hour ago we had the men at the heart of the argument in the studio together, agreeing to disagree and not resolving the dispute. do you have a sense how it might be possible to get a deal or is there something, where the they cannot agree when it comes to money. they have upped the ante by the removal of the ten channels. from midnight they are gone. that will focus minds, because they pay virgin, uk tv, to act as the platform, or the method with which we consume alibi, kat mangold, w, dave, et. —— gold. at the same time uk tv cannot make the adverts. if they cannot watch them, why pay to advertise it? and they invested in original content they invested in original content they paid for and need to monetise like the new version of red dwarf. at the heart of this is money and how we watch the big

what uktv are doing is putting up the price for access to some of the content of virgin is saying weay more money they have reached this loggerhead and the deadline passed at the night and virgin customers look set to lose the content from this morning essentially. it is very public spat, they are calling each other out on twitter, aren't they? the customers are being used as pawns little bit in this and you only have to look at twitter to see the frustration that you have between the customers of virgin and uktv piling in on some of those tweets. but they are saying is you have to tell virgin that you wa nt you have to tell virgin that you want these channels to force virgin to pay the additional money but arguably that is a dangerous precedent if they start paying more money for this content because it is going to happen with other content providers as well and when it comes to renewing its next time they will expect the same thing. is feeling because there are so many channels out there that customers can go, they may have their favourite show, you know, top gear repeats on tape,

uktv is a joint venture between the bbc and discovery they own the rights to broadcast bbc tv shows,e signal entirely. virgin media have offered us significantly less money for the services, the reality is that money is important to us, it allows us to invest in the channels, and the programmes that our viewers love. and we are not willing to jeopardise that. but virgin sees it differently, it's a big uk tv refuses to allow viewers to watch box that's all in one go. we would like uk tv to provide us the box set, the same box sets that they provide to netflix, so we want our customers to have that same access. we are selling public water to the public. for every day that channels such as dave and gold are absent, both sides will be losing money. in the meantime, viewers are missing out. mps are calling for a consultation on whether to ban the sale of realfur in the uk. the environment, food and rural affairs committee has been investigating why many high street retailers illegally sold fur described as fake, sarah corker reports. in the 1990s, evocative anti—fur campaigns raised aware

virgin media customers lose access to ten tv channels after a row betweeh the company and uktv over feeswoman who lost 9 members of her family when a tourist boat capsized in the us, speaks of her grief... the brexit secretary dominic raab, says he's confident a deal to leave the european union can be reached by mid october, the deadline set by the other 27 member states. but he says it's right for the government to step up preparations over the summer, for the possibility that no agreement is reached. the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major warned that a ‘no deal‘ brexit, could result in dire economic consequences, for those he said "who could least afford it'. here's our political correspondent chris mason. it sounded like they all agreed, but the cabinet meeting, some on the table were unsure about the prime minister's plans for brexit. that's according to the new brexit secretary. but he sounded confident that a deal can be done with brussels. i am striving every sinew of our department, wiping is a man who wants to do a deal with us, tremendous pressures on his site to

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels; but virgin says uktv is unable tont owner, the bbc. the channels disappearing include dave and gold. i asked our business correspondentjoe lynam what‘s really happening here, and he said it boils down to two key things: money, and how we view tv. money, yes. they were going to cut the amount of money they‘ll spend up auk the amount of money they‘ll spend up a uk tv, which makes up the channels, etc, and that of course would of gone back up to the uk tv for abuse reasons, but also uk tv we re for abuse reasons, but also uk tv were prepared to —— were not prepared, because our viewing habits are changing. because we no longer sit to the same extent, we watch on demand, especially younger people who watch on their phones, when they wa nt to who watch on their phones, when they want to watch and what they want to watch. but uk tv said, no. we will offer the set programmes, linear tv, and virgin said, that‘s not really been use to us, because want retain the young audience. so, wherein in an impasse, and those tales have n

millions of virgin media customers have lost access to channels provided by the broadcaster uktv, such gold, because of a row between the two companies over money. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes and rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times quotes the head of amazon in the uk, saying there could be civil unrest within two weeks if britain leaves the european union with no deal. the financial times says brussels has rejected uk proposals on how to govern the city of london's access to the european market after brexit, saying theresa may's latest financial services plan would rob the eu of its decision—making autonomy. the metro carries a story we've covered today of a boy of three, who's become one of the youngest acid attack victims in the uk after he was burned while on a family shopping trip. the daily mail describes how witnesses saw the mother's anguish after the attack. the sun also leads with the s

uktv says virgin wanted to cut the amount it paid for the channels but virgin says uktv is unable tosappearing include dave and gold. here on breakfast, we have been reminding you of the need to keep your pets cool during the heatwave but it isn't just household animals that need a bit of help. no. these red squirrels were rescued from the berlin—brandenburg region of germany because they were dehydrated. the early summer meant many of the fruits and nuts they rely on fell too early. so vets have been hydrating them by hand and looking after the animals in enclosures until they are well enough to be released. squirrel experts also say we should keep water in our gardens during the hot weather. got to look out for those squirrels. you do. water in your gardens. get all of your pets hydrated. absolutely. so, what is going on in sport? t off yet? —— teeing. i think about 30 minutes. there is a bit of about 30 minutes. there is a bit of a fracked house feel about the golf this year, the super seven, the seven american dominating the leaderboard are living in the same house. will talk abo

uktv wa nt and only fool ‘s and courses.sterday on the programme when we tried to explain it. up up untila up until a week ago it uktv offered us continued coverage of their free channels, available over the air to everybody. we were told at the 11th hour that that offer was withdrawn, andi hour that that offer was withdrawn, and i am asking you very publicly, steve, will you agree that we can have those channels back on air as they are available to ever in else, for free they are available to ever in else, forfree in they are available to ever in else, for free in the they are available to ever in else, forfree in the uk? they are available to ever in else, for free in the uk? what we have to remember is that virgin media is a pay television company, not a free to aircompany. pay television company, not a free to air company. therefore the cheapest bundle that a consumer can buy through virgin is about £30 a month. we are being asked is uktv to pay to put out channels into the hands of customers... sorry, customers will pay

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