Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1

[mark1234]

Originally Posted by passingbat

I believe things like whishlists are tied up with patents

Why would wishlists be locked up? It's just a search feature. I've been using the equivalent functionality on Windows Media Centre for over six years.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by passingbat

I believe things like whishlists are tied up with patents, but I can't see why Sky would be prevented from adding more tuners. I'm not sure that your comments about simple boxes are true. V+ is a simple box, and look how many people have swapped it for a Tivo.

Given that, maybe you're inferring that Sky users are simple?; don't stand for it MM! (just kidding guys)

Dear PB l would never infer that Sky users are simple because that is quite clearly not the case but l do apoligise if Sky users thought that was what l meant because what l meant is that the vast majority of people just want a basic simple interface which is easy for them to use.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

So not only do you know whats going on at VM , you now know what's going on at Sky also. There are plenty of new products on the horizon for Sky

New look and feel to EPG
Free wifi for Sky BB subscribers at The Cloud outlets
Sky Fibre BB
Shared Planner
Sky+ Zeebox app (control your STB , view your planner)
More HD channels
Now TV
More HD On Demand Content

Steady on horsey and stop jumping to quick conclusions.

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Sounds like there is a lovers tiff in the Muppetman and Denphone household

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by mark1234

Why would wishlists be locked up? It's just a search feature. I've been using the equivalent functionality on Windows Media Centre for over six years.

It's patented by TiVo for TV STB's

[nstokes]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It's patented by TiVo for TV STB's

But Sky could so the same thing with a different name, am i correct?

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by nstokes

But Sky could so the same thing with a different name, am i correct?

They would need to create a programme that is demonstrably different to what is patented by TiVo.
FAO if the chain on a bicycle was patented as say "the Chain" you could not make the same thing but call it "the link" it would need to be a totally different product so perhaps move the wheel with a rod type mechanism.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by nstokes

But Sky could so the same thing with a different name, am i correct?

no, the actual way it works is patented too, not just the name WishList

[muppetman11]

While wishlists are a neat feature it wouldnt be top of my want list with Sky , we're TIVO really shines for me is with its search feature and this is an area Sky need to vastly revamp , I went to the the US nearly two years ago and stayed in a home with DirecTV which had a smart search feature which blew Sky away and I believe they've since updated the feature again , it seems ironic that they also use NDS like Sky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEG67hhHs-0

[Media Boy UK]

Media News - Guardian: Mad Men series 5 opener attracts nearly 100,000.

US drama launches with 98,000 viewers following move to Sky Atlantic from BBC4 – where series four opened with 355,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...s-5-tv-ratings

[mark1234]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It's patented by TiVo for TV STB's

In which case it's just a licencing issue. There have been some Windows Media Centre's sold as STBs by broadcasters around the world.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media News - Guardian: Mad Men series 5 opener attracts nearly 100,000.

US drama launches with 98,000 viewers following move to Sky Atlantic from BBC4 – where series four opened with 355,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...s-5-tv-ratings

So not that many viewers on Atlantic then?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media News - Guardian: Mad Men series 5 opener attracts nearly 100,000.

US drama launches with 98,000 viewers following move to Sky Atlantic from BBC4 – where series four opened with 355,000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...s-5-tv-ratings

Thats a pretty poor figure for Sky's flagship channel and wise man would say you need to make it available to the widest audience you can and perhaps sooner rather then later Sky will realise this.

[andy_m]

Kind of ironic that revenue streams from product placement are higher on the BBC than commercial channels. I don't know how Sky F1 is going, but I have noticed that the BBC doesn't seem to have lost access to the top drivers and team personnel, despite having given up half the broadcasting rights, and that is presumably for the commercial reasons as much as anything.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by andy_m

Kind of ironic that revenue streams from product placement are higher on the BBC than commercial channels. I don't know how Sky F1 is going, but I have noticed that the BBC doesn't seem to have lost access to the top drivers and team personnel, despite having given up half the broadcasting rights, and that is presumably for the commercial reasons as much as anything.

Australian Grand Prix only got 526,000 viewers on Sky Sports F1. And the Malaysia race average audience of 964,000.

The BBC rebroadcast the race every Monday on the Red Button (I do not know about this on Virgin Media but I did noted it on Freeview Channel 301.)

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Australian Grand Prix only got 526,000 viewers on Sky Sports F1.

It averaged 874,000 peaking at 1.02 million when Button crossed the line


http://duncanblog.dailymail.co.uk/20...-in-2011-.html

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

It averaged 874,000 peaking at 1.02 million when Button crossed the line


http://duncanblog.dailymail.co.uk/20...-in-2011-.html

Thanks for info - I did not know that wee bit.