Come on, Sky. Play the game. You got a more than decent deal on the Virgin channels. Let's stop the sandbox bullying and find a degree of reciprocation.

Virgin have signed up with HBO. Who needs Sky?

We don't really care about Lost - it got boring by about episode 8 of season 1. It's 24 and The Simpsons that would be really missed.

"To make matters worse, customers would pay the same amount for less programming should the channels be cut."

Yes, but the amount it would cost more if Sky got their way is not worth it for 3 American shows.

I was peeved that Sky took Lost from Channel4 (a free channel) in the first place so will not be jumping ship to Sky for the sake of it.

There isn't all that much that Sky's channels have to offer other than endless repeats of the Simpsons & a load of naff programming.

Besides, one can get most of the US shows the day after they air if you know where to look (& who doesn't?)

Thank goodness Heroes was bought by Sci-Fi & the Beeb