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Discovery+ is not available as a part of the Virgin platform - only via non-Virgin devices.

Sky customers only get the non-sport content - not the full service.

Sky block access to all sport on the Discovery+ app - even if you subscribe to the Sports package on Discovery+.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36141428)

Sky, EE, BT & Plusnet customers now get it for free- I guess its to pay for that.

Virgin customers have to sit through ads and pay for the privilage.

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36141417)

Discovery+ have started to sneak in adverts on their top tier.

It was only a matter of time. So... which streamer will be next?

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Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36141491)

It was only a matter of time. So... which streamer will be next?

Disney+ they're already testing the waters with a ad tier as are Netflix.

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Where the headline does not reflect the article…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...v-by-2030.html

Headline and first paragraph

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Broadband Woes as BBC Plan to Switch Off Terrestrial UK TV by 2030

The Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, has given broadband ISPs and mobile operators something extra to think about after he proposed that the corporation could plan to “switch-off” terrestrial TV and radio signals by the end of 2030. In their place, the broadcaster would focus on online content and streaming (e.g. iPlayer).

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Tim Davie, BBC Director-General, said:

“Firstly, we must work together to ensure that everyone is connected, and can get their TV and radio via the internet. This isn’t something to resist. A fully connected UK has very significant benefits for society and our economy. It would unleash huge opportunities for innovation.

For the BBC, internet-only distribution is an opportunity to connect more deeply with our audiences and to provide them with better services and choice than broadcast allows. It provides a significant editorial opportunities. A switch off of broadcast will and should happen over time, and we should be active in planning for it.

Of course, there’s a bad way it could happen. Where access to content is no longer universal. Or is unaffordable for too many. Where the gateway to content is owned by well capitalised overseas companies.

So, we must close gaps and guarantee accessibility for all. Forecasts suggest that by 2030, about 2 million homes will still not be using fixed-line broadband and even in a few years 5% of the UK landmass may not be covered by 5G or 4G to provide content on the move. Now I know that there is a renewed effort to drive this coverage by Government and the DCMS; this is critical.

While the BBC cannot fund the build-out it can collaborate with others to make a move to online attractive to all, and play a big part in educating people about the transition. We will become more active as part of a coalition to make this happen.

Let’s all work to plan it flawlessly and leave no-one behind, and ensure that UK businesses and audiences get maximum benefit.”

Correct headline should have been

Possible Broadband Woes as BBC Could Plan to Switch Off Terrestrial UK TV by 2030 (sorry, OB).

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It sounds to me more like "unlikely woes as while the BBC might like to switch off terrestrial broadcast by 2030 they think the UK's internet infrastructure won't be ready".

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36141507)

Where the headline does not reflect the article…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...v-by-2030.html

Headline and first paragraph

Article

Correct headline should have been

Possible Broadband Woes as BBC Could Plan to Switch Off Terrestrial UK TV by 2030 (sorry, OB).

2030 6G will be rolling out lol Vodafone are already testing, if and it's a very big if they turned of terrestial tv then i think satellite would be the option over broadband tv.

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36141513)

2030 6G will be rolling out lol Vodafone are already testing, if and it's a very big if they turned of terrestial tv then i think satellite would be the option over broadband tv.

Counter intuitively, from an energy impact point of view terrestrial should be the favoured broadcast medium. Home devices use a fraction of the energy to receive Freeview than satellite. And terrestrial transmitters are a lot more energy efficient than the distribution chain via satellite (and streaming is actually the worst of the lot).

The Beeb did some research a couple of years ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2020-0...ming-broadcast

Having said all that, I suspect that satellite probably best reaches the places fast broadband still won’t have done by the early 2030s, so if they want to keep a one-way broadcast channel open to cover those without the ability to stream, satellite will be it.

It’s worth noting in all of this that they’re not proposing abandoning their broadcast schedule - just reducing the number of ways they deliver it to the single most flexible option, which in the long run has to be internet because it’s the only one that fully integrates two-way transmission and on-demand ability.

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As usual with the media, could becomes will.

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36141507)

Saw the headline and thought “wow”. Read the article and thought no change there then.

ISP Review is *usually* a bit better than that.

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Just as well we still have freeview, wouldnt have seen the footy last night otherwise. My VM tv/BB services down for a day thanks to an 'outage', apart from my phone which isn't voip (yet) thankfully.

Streaming is a long way from being the future. All your eggs in one basket is a crap idea. Terrestrial tv is far more 'robust'.

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36141603)

Well said sir

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YouTube set to pay NFL $2bn a year for American football rights

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/4...2eb6c698a3d6d8

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YouTube is expected to pay close to $2 billion annually to secure American football rights in the latest example of sports coverage moving from traditional television towards streaming.

The National Football League, or NFL, said it had agreed a multi-year deal with Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, for its Sunday Ticket subscription package.

The package is in addition to the NFL’s $110 billion broadcast deal with media partners, which is the most expensive live sports rights agreement in the world.

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Paramount+ app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the UK & Ireland
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/lg-pre...o-lg-channels/

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Originally Posted by TimeLord2018 (Post 36143148)

Paramount+ app is now available on LG Smart TVs in the UK & Ireland
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/lg-pre...o-lg-channels/

Not my LG, sadly. But fingers crossed. It took a while for Apple to be added to it, so being a few years older it might take a little longer to roll out (if it does).

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Originally Posted by savvychels (Post 36143208)

Not my LG, sadly. But fingers crossed. It took a while for Apple to be added to it, so being a few years older it might take a little longer to roll out (if it does).

As long as the TV is a 2018 model or newer with the webOS 4.0 software, it should be available.