BSkyB feud hurts Virgin.(World News)(Virgin Media Group Ltd., British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief article)

Virgin Media--the rebranded NTL cable group--is bracing for the loss of more subscribers due to a bitter row with satcaster BSkyB. The dispute, which led BSkyB to pull a number of its channels from the Virgin platform because the two failed to agree on a new deal over carriage fees, has so far had a limited impact on the company, according to CEO Steve Burch.

But the situation is likely to get worse, said Burch, as Virgin reported a loss of 46,900 customers in the three months to March as sales dipped 5% to $2.04 million. "We're not really sure what the impact ...

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