Sky is threatening to pull its channels off the ntl:Telewest platform over a dispute about carriage fees.

It is believed that Sky is demanding better terms for cable’s carriage of Sky channels such as Sky One, Sky News and Sky Sports News.

According to Media Week, the UK's biggest satellite company had slashed the amount it was offering for carriage of cable channels, such as Living and Bravo, which are part of Sky’s subscription package.

There is speculation that Sky may threaten to withdraw channels such as Sky One from the cable platform if it does not get what it wants from negotiations.

ntl:Telewest will be rebranding to Virgin Media in the next few weeks.