The threat of streaming services
23-05-2011, 11:49
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Good news; the more, the better.
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23-05-2011, 12:36
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Good news; the more, the better.
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I agree with you defo , would love to see.
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Apologies that this may be slightly off topic but an interesting read on US content acquisitions
http://tbivision.com/article.php?cat...le=2160&page=1
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23-05-2011, 12:38
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Good news; the more, the better.
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I agree with you defo , would love to see.
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Yeah I think if they had a better on-demand offering than Lovefilm - HD anyone? - I would jump ship in a heartbeat. Lovefilm is a great service and all but the current quality (picture quality) and selection of the OD is quite poor.
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23-05-2011, 13:08
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I agree with you defo , would love to see.
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Apologies that this may be slightly off topic but an interesting read on US content acquisitions
http://tbivision.com/article.php?cat...le=2160&page=1 |
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Good links MM. Thanks.
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26-05-2011, 20:22
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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I completely agree with this.
VM, Sky etc are very convenient but as technology moves on VoD will become part of more and more gadgets.
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26-05-2011, 20:36
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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I completely agree with this.
VM, Sky etc are very convenient but as technology moves on VoD will become part of more and more gadgets.
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Yep agree fully , it's a defo threat to Digital TV subs long term.
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27-05-2011, 08:12
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Re: The threat of streaming services
I guess eventually the sub will need to include a significant VoD element if it is to survive.
But in some cases I can't see a person being better off without a sub e.g. Sky Sports and Movies are excellent vfm considering the amount of content available on these channels. But then again in this digital age I can't see people continuing to pay subs that include channels they don't want.
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29-05-2011, 12:50
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Re: The threat of streaming services
A good read on the potential of 3D streaming services
http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...mart-tv-959669
Although at least a third of the UK's 200,000 3D TV owners are signed-up to Sky, the UK's newest 3D host, Virgin Media, could be well poised as it also runs a super-fast fibre optic broadband network.
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A brilliant article and worth a read
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...redirect=false
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29-05-2011, 13:28
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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I like this;
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Netflix, on the other hand, is easy on the mind and the wallet: $7.99/month, all you can watch, on all your devices (TV, PC, smartphone, tablet
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29-05-2011, 13:33
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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I like this;
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I agree a good price for unlimited movies , that would take off massive here , should be interesting with Film Flex , Sky Box Office/Sky Movies , Acetrax , Lovefilm and possibly Netflix. The TIVO search would make easy work of finding movies on these services if they were added.
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30-05-2011, 17:51
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I agree a good price for unlimited movies , that would take off massive here , should be interesting with Film Flex , Sky Box Office/Sky Movies , Acetrax , Lovefilm and possibly Netflix. The TIVO search would make easy work of finding movies on these services if they were added.
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Unlimited movies for that price? Did someone say earlier that Sky Movies was good value for money? I don't think so!
Seriously, if VM could offer such a service, they would be very popular indeed! Let's hope they go for it. 
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30-05-2011, 18:04
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Re: The threat of streaming services
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Unlimited movies for that price? Did someone say earlier that Sky Movies was good value for money? I don't think so!
Seriously, if VM could offer such a service, they would be very popular indeed! Let's hope they go for it. |
Sky Movies is expensive if your taking it alone however I take Sky Sports so it costs me another 7.00 to add movies so its not to bad however I agree more choice will be better , and expect Netflix here soon. The problem with Sky movies is that its still all linear schedule unless your an Anytime+ subscriber.
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30-05-2011, 18:12
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Re: The threat of streaming services
just picked up this thread
read somewhere a week or 3 back that the total number of contracts for cable TV & Satelite TV in the States are falling atm
reason given : growth of online streaming 'TV' services and the fact that consumers are preferring to get their entertainment from the Internet
- at least you don't get 10 min ad breaks every 30m mins
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