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5.1 sound works fine for me via optical. You may need to change the setting under Audio for Dolby Digital to explicitly use optical or it may autonegotiate to use what the HDMI connection prefers.

VLC is now available from the Fire TV app store, which while a bit buggy right now integrates better with the device than Kodi and won't make a mess all over the file system like Kodi does.

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The Nexus supports 5.1 it just looks like the netflix app hasn't been updated to incorporate this which is odd cause it works on Chromecast. 5.1 and DTS work just fine in Kodi once the correct settings are enabled.

I did have a brief think about this but apps are really lacking in Windows 8 and it would still be a case of using Kodi most of the time so for the timebeing I still think something like a Nexus or Fire TV is a better option as they are pretty lightweight boxes and hopefully apps will start coming through think and fast.

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I can't imagine VLC is anywhere near as feature rich as Kodi, what sort of mess does Kodi make of the file system?

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The windows tv boxes and sticks are based on the pc version of windows 8.1 i think. Also with google recently starting to enable running of android apps on any device that can run chrome browser http://www.techradar.com/news/softwa...d-apps-1290145 a windows device is looking very very tempting.
Kodi runs flawlessly on windows 8.1 btw i have kodi on my windows pc also on my linux partition and on my firetv too all run without issues.

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Consumer perception favours OTT services, but as this will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, stick to cable for now says risk analysis firm Moody:

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504033...#axzz3WAGDRief

They also predict that rising prices will push out less affluent cable customers.

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http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504033...#axzz3WAGDRief

Not keen on this idea of OTT providers having exclusive content. I can see why they do it, but it's the same as Sky keeping HBO material for themselves or sports fans now having to pay for more than one provider.

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Why shouldn't they be able to have exclusive content ?

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Not really; Amazon/Netflix buy the rights to single shows from various networks. Sky have tied up the whole output of one network (HBO) for several years to come.

Also, Amazon/ Netflix keep back episodes of the shows they first show on a weekly basis; Sky keep a paltry four episodes for a very limited viewing time.

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I am pretty sure there have been many reports about Amazon playing hardball with studios and walking away from them if they can't sign exclusive content deals.

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Right Fire TV up and running Kodi is just scanning my librarys, addons added pretty much the same user experience as on the Nexus.

I have to say though the Fire TV is hands down better in the app department there are actual apps to watch and stream UK TV and the store is much better laid out including reviews from users. The Play store on the nexus player is a bit horrid looking which is surprising as the Phone and Tablet one is so beautiful.

Everything runs in nice 5.1+ from Amazon and netflix, I am a bit conflicted as to which one to put in the bedroom now.

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Apologies, on re-reading my post what I said was at least partially wrong. The problem lies with Amazon Prime (not sure about the other stuff). This is something that has been driving me mad for months - couldn't understand why Netflix can output 5.1 but couldn't get it on Prime. If you Google '5.1 sound problems on Amazon Prime' there are app 930,000 hits.

I wrote to HDFury in the States who design (and, I think manufacture) little boxes that take a signal from HDMI & output to component. One of their models, HDFury3, strips audio from the HDMI and passes it out via SPDIF in either stereo or 5.1. I asked if the HDFury3 could strip audio from the Amazon Fire and the response (paraphrased) was, 'no, the current device cannot extract DD+ which is output from Prime. A new device will be available to do so but DD+ is only output via HDMI. Standard DD is not a problem.'

Hope that clears up any misunderstanding I've created.

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thanks for the response den, missed it earlier

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The firetv is a cracking piece of kit download agk fire to your android phone and you can use your phone to sideload android apps such as itv player etc to your firetv.

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Can you change the DNS setting on the FireTV stick so we can watch Netflix USA or is it locked down like the Chromecast?

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You can yes follow this guide http://help.unotelly.com/support/sol...mazon-fire-tv-

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Thanks i am i bit annoyed i splashed out on a Chromecast 2 weeks ago now!

Do you have to pay to change the DNS on the Fire stick?

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Do you need a mouse to get ITV working as I couldn't get past the postcode entry. Have you tried the new C4 app that one gives me a error.

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Only your monthly sub to your smart dns provider which works out about £3p/m

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Yes but you can but remote mouse for firetv app for about a quid or any wireless mouse will do just plug the dongle for mouse into firetv usb port a usb mouse will work too.
4OD and all4 do not work on firetv at moment, my spidey senses tell me a all4 app is coming for firetv.

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That is my problem I don't have a smart DNS provider and don't wish to pay as I changed the DNS on my Xbox one for free.

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I find paid ones the best option £3 is nothing really when it opens up a whole world of content for you.

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True but I was just hoping to enter the DNS settings I found on the web that worked on the Xbox one for free. :)

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It should work i don't know just follow the guide i posted see if your dns works.

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Roku updates Roku 2 and 3 streaming players, reveals new Search and Feed features

Link

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Probably not worth it anyway if today's news is anything to go by.

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What news are you referring to?

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Yes which news is this?

Edit

Maybe a change of terms of service?

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/beware-...162020146.html

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So we have yahoo usual scaremonging again yet we have this direct from Netflix i know which one i believe. http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...n-on-vpn-users

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It may be this piece of news...

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Most likely is this tbf a bold and very good move by Neflix.

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Does that mean you can dump your USA account?

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I only have one Netflix account, one account covers all regions.
I won't be dumping my vpn if that's what you meant? As i use other services such as hbogo, xfinity, directtv.

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http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504093...#axzz3Wjz9MY1h

Streaming services to hit 100 million subs this year.

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I don't care for exclusive content because if I don't happen to have the service, I need to pay for another one to access it or not be able to see it.

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Sadly that's life , whether we like it or not.

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While I don't like having to buy another service just to get access to a series or film, it is a fact of life. The streaming services need to compete to survive. They have four things they can compete on.

1. Size of their library.
2. Cost of subscription
3. Quality of their videos
4. Exclusive content.

Regarding the Size of their library, that may not be an effective way to compete because most people don't care how many millions of programmes/films they have access to as long as they have access to some they like.

Cost of subscription. If they compete on price, they'll end up driving their own profit margins down, and therefore reduce the amount they have to invest in both their own services and their content. This will mainly become a problem when the market reaches saturation point as they will be unable to attract enough subscribers to reverse the shortfall caused by a price drop.

Quality of videos. In my experience, beyond bragging rights, most people wouldn't notice the difference between a Full HD or 4K video on standard size home TV screen (60 inch or less), and a lot of people have trouble telling the difference between 720p and 1080p (Full HD). Also, a lot of people don't really care how good the video is as long as they enjoy the programme. There's also the problem that any serious increase in video quality may well require a leap in the capabilities of the available technology, and may require people to purchase new equipment. Which, as any company selling 3D TVs will tell you, is not a given.

That just leaves exclusive content. It's a lot easier for Netflix, Lovefilm, Blinkbox, Sky or whoever to merely sign up any one of the thousands of independent film or TV producers to make a new series or film, and has the bonus that it's relatively easy to do, and is only going to cost them a few tens of millions of pounds (if that). Bear in mind that while even a million is a lot of money to us (certainly enough to live on comfortably), it's peanuts to those companies.

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I totally agree Stuart , a while back I was starting to lose interest in Netflix it had a huge library but as a pay TV subscriber I'd seen the bulk of its content and in many cases was on a later series.

I started to use the service more and more when it ramped up it's push into original content , it now offers me great content I can't get elsewhere whilst still having a big back catalogue.

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All episodes of Season 1 Daredevil added to Netflix today.

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Been looking forward to this now to binge watch or not binge watch that is the question.

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Netflix is made for binge watching, why the confusion? ;)

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It's really, really good so far. I had planned to watch it over the weekend but am half way through the season already.

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HDR streaming coming to Amazon Prime ..... sometime ...... if you've got the right gear

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1335...don-t-yet-have

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Ad free subscription YouTube for $2.99 a month, maybe it'll come to the UK??

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504103...#axzz3WvJX7RmI

Game of Thrones illegal downloads spike. What else did they expect in the UK after doing a deal with Sky who keep the content from other platforms (even though it's not a series i'm interested in).

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504103...#axzz3WvJX7RmI

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Or just install adblock for free.

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l just wait until l get money for my Birthdays and Christmases and then you can usually pick up some of the boxed sets at half price at the very least.

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Pay?? to watch videos? Meh, there's always Metacafe :)

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This :D

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The real problem is that Sky don't have back seasons as a permanent fixture. If they did, then people could catch up via Now TV before the new season started.

Quite frankly, Now TV is rubbish compared with the likes of Amazon. The big shows that Amazon buys from the studios, that are released as weekly episodes, also have all previous seasons and current season episodes available. Netflix is the same.

The fact that Sky can't do that with HBO shows, considering the amount that they paid, is tantamount to robbery by HBO or stupidity on behalf of Sky.

Personally, I think that because HBO make it so restrictive to gain access to their shows' back seasons at a reasonable cost, although I don't do it myself, they deserve all the illegal downloads that they get.

And the three month exclusive access to HBO Now via Apple products is pathetic; I'm sure it will lead to even more piracy. Not everyone worships at the alter of Apple! Two egotistical companies having a love-in :rolleyes:

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Well said.

I thought that these adblock type services only blocked the adverts that you find on sites such as this one. Will they prevent any adverts from being streamed before/during the YouTube material that you actually want to watch? If so, this would be useful for the ITV Player etc.

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You either thought wrong or are being intentionally blind. I'd opt for the latter.

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Itv player and all4 do not allow you to view content if your adblocker is on.
It works on demand5 and loads of other sites, only sites i have to disable adblock+ for are cbs, itv, all4 it doesn't work on hulu though.

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Both unhelpful and rude at the same time.

Cheers for that, i'm going to give it a go :)

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504103...#axzz3X1YHqyKm

More advertising predicted on streaming services :(

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It seems that we in the UK aren't the only ones annoyed by a company that Rupert is involved in. pays over the odds for exclusive HBO content; the Australians don't like it:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...26-1m8xpj.html

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HBO seem to be cutting of their nose to spite their face as of late getting into bed with Apple and Sky and they wonder why their programmes have the highest piracy rates.
I'm fortunate to have hbogo but i do think HBO need to rethink their ways in the future.

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'bout time you started reading a decent paper!!

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You are hoping for the impossible in my opinion.

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Most likely lol.

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:D

Actually, I came across a the paper via a question on the AVS forum from an Australian wanting to know what the best Netflix device was for Australians, now that they had official access to Netflix. Someone posted a link to relevant article on that paper.

I did look for a hat with dangling corks to wear whilst reading it, but to no avail! :D

However, I was listening to this yesterday (something I haven't heard since the 70s), so maybe that will do? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzU9h3di2I

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Switched my Netflix region to Canada, glad I did as started watching Covert Affairs. Of the half hour I watched, looks quite good. Will enjoy the 4 seasons hopefully before it gets taken off.

Probably asked before and I've forgotten the answer if so, but how long as a rule of thumb are shows/movies on Netflix for before being taken off?

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Haha - just looked him up, that's why he doesn't know the words!. At least the SMH isn't one of Rupe's, think its still owned by Fairfax.

Attachment 26058 Australian Work Boots


Re: the above, there was an article in The New Daily (Oz web paper) with step by step instructions on how to get HBO Now from Australia, pretty simple -Apple TV + VPN, apparently don't need a US Credit card. Wonder if anyone from here has tried it?

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Netflix seem to keep them for a good length of time.

There are some lists around for what is being added and removed each month for US Netflix. Not sure about other regions.

This is one for April.


http://nerdreactor.com/2015/03/24/ne...ns-april-2015/

The highlight for me on that list is that the arrival this month of the final season of Sons of Anarchy.

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BIB It's probably an iTunes gift card.

Method wise, it's probably based on this one

https://support.unblock-us.com/custo...support-hbonow-

Even if I had an Apple TV, I personally wouldn't go down that route as I wouldn't be comfortable using a fake US address.

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There's nothing forcing HBO to take it , they could have chose to go it alone.Season 1 of Covert Affairs is on Netflix UK however that's it at the moment though.

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Greed seldom needs to be forced.

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HBO's parent company is Time Warner which has shareholders what demand profits in just the same way every other listed company does , whether we like it or not profits will always be one of the most important things.

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OK, let's blame Sky then... oh, wait, we can't do that either.

So HBO keeps restricting wider access... to people who are prepared to actually pay... and piracy carries on. But why should we care? The shareholders are happy....

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Google the address and send them a letter explaining your concerns. :D

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And you expect them to listen MM?.:nono:

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I think the smillie was a bit of a give away Den.......:D

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l know but sometimes MM has to be kept on his toes.;):waving::nworthy:

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The only time they listen is when it's money doing the talking.


And the Australian article asserts that they charge Foxtel so much money, that it covers the cost of lost revenue from pirated episodes.

I guess that's why the head of HBO can brag about GOT being the most pirated TV show; he's made up the lost revenue from pirating by overcharging Foxtel, and, by extension, Sky.

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I bet HBO are really happy as people have already watched the first 4 episodes of Game of Thrones Series 5.
Leaked onto the net yesterday.

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Apple Reportedly Halves Cut On Subscriptions From Apple TV

http://feedly.com/i/subscription/fee....com/ubergizmo

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I would be interested MM, to know whether you support the Sky/HBO excusive deal?

You appear to pretty much always post on the side of corporate profits as opposed to a fairer, wider access perspective.

Is maximising profits, in your view, the paramount and only consideration, these media companies should take into account?

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What else can you expect from a companies who for many years kept mostly all the sports channels to itself until Ofcom intervened and in the last few years has increasingly signed exclusive much have content whether it be the deal with HBO which is mainly on its exclusive Sky Atlantic channel through to its exclusive ITV Encore deal and its huge boxed sets content which it has now and the only way you can see it generally is through their own platform unless you get Now TV and the quality of that is a lot to be desired.

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Your wrong in your assumptions I don't agree with many things in the pay TV industry , sadly as an individual there's very little I can do to change things.

I'm very much against the forthcoming Sky price increases and have already decided I'll leave call it my stance against above inflation increases. Sadly it will make little to no difference as many will just complain then do nothing and continue paying the huge amounts.

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However competition is the strongest its ever been.

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And prices as you say are dearer then they have been despite zero inflation sadly.

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I shouldn't have to tell you the answer to that.......simple don't pay it.

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Well when the contract comes to a end there are some decisions to make that's for sure.

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Ah, but it's not true competition though, is it? After all this time, we can still only get HBO by subscription through Sky.

That's more like a UK monopoly over content. Strange that none of the political parties are campaigning on this as one of the issues that consumers would welcome some legislation on.

Still, I suppose it's more eye catching to bang on about immigration, zero hours contracts and the powers of the trade unions!

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The fault with that argument is that if you don't pay, you won't get to see the content you love!

A bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. ;)

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Blimey, Den, did you actually draw breath when you wrote that?

Calm down, dear! :D

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Write to your politician then instead of banging on about it here every day.:rolleyes: :banghead::banghead:

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Come, come, muppetman, we all know the politicians don't listen! ;)

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Tbf VM are just as bad they have kept their network to themselves and why not? They built it they should be able to keep it to themselves, same as Sky they've built the channels so they should be able to keep them.

Edit- anyone leaving Sky or VM etc if they wish to move into the online streaming, on demand method of tv i will be more than willing to help in any way i can if you need it.

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Forums are here for people to voice their views and opinions MM whether some people agree with them or not.:)

Surely you of all people know politicians don't listen to people.:)

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Pretty sure you'll find other providers use VM's network for backhaul capacity.

However I agree that unfortunately Sky have invested heavily in the content and therefore hold all the cards

This strategy doesn't seem to be having any adverse impact on turnover as people keep paying year on year. When people stop paying for the premium content Sky will invest in something else and retain the rights to that..whatever it may be. Until then they know the content they have is in high demand and therefore has a price, which they are free to set.

In the meantime they have played a blinder with NowTV. A few years ago Sky were making no money from me, the cost of movies on VM was too much and I gave up my sports subs. Now I am paying them for movies every few months and throw then £15 each year Game of Thrones starts.

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Are we comparing eggs with eggs here?

To the best of my knowledge, the cable companies have never deliberately kept any channels to themselves on an exclusive basis. We have only had a few minor channels that were on cable only, but don't forget that Sky were very short of transponder space at one point - so why would they have even wanted to air 'Wire TV' or the like?

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It may not be very significant, but highlighting the greed of shareholders, in media companies that choose restrictive (in terms of viewership reach) exclusive deals with single companies as against wider distribution, can't do any harm and can have an on-going influence. Using the maximising of shareholder profit as an excuse, doesn't help the cause at all.

Sadly, it is illegal downloading that will have the most influence on these companies and make them change, as was the case with the music industry.

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I don't believe i said VM were keeping channels, i said they kept their network to themselves but someone pointed out that others were using vms network for back up, so now i'm wearing my :dunce:n hat :D

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One of the others using VM's network for back haul, would be Sky :D

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Game of Thrones returns with record audience for Sky Atlantic

Link

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Wow!

Nearly as many as watched "The Nightmare Neighbour next door" on C5 on Wednesday or "The Clare Balding Show" on BBC2 on Friday....... :D

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If it was available to many more platforms it would increase its audience quite considerably.

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I wasn't disagreeing with you just mentioning these companies are hell bent on profits , it seems the consumer can sometimes be an after thought.
I'd say those represent pretty good viewing figures for a pay TV channel , it seems to of beat the rest which are available in far more homes , of course if it was available on multiple platforms that figure would be greater still.
Agreed , maybe at some point that's what will happen , here's hoping.

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Unless 5 episodes got leaked before being aired... oh wait ;)

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Not in my flat it wouldn't!;)

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And if I was taller, richer, and handsomer, I would be tall, rich, and handsome - but I'm not, so I'm not....:D

Tricky using hypothetical situations re multiple platforms when it's 'exclusive to sky' ;)

btw, I agree with you on the viewing figures, but AFAIK that scenario is not a valid one.

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So i've just bought a Fire Tv (i was waiting for the price to drop), i understand i could sideload NowTV onto it but i need a mouse connected to set it up, do i also need a mouse for normal operation? i.e. all the time i want to use it?

Also how much faffing about is there to load XBMC onto it and do i need a mouse to use that as well?

TIA

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Movie purchasing comes to Sky Store

Link

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First of all on your fire tv you'll need to turn on debugging so go into settings - developer options turn all on except for usb debugging.
Dowload agk to fire to your phone (android) from here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gopi-Adusumi...1&keywords=agk (make sure you have the amazon app store on your phone), go into settings on your fire tv, click on about then network make a note of your fire tvs ip.
Enter your fire tv ip into agk for fire. Then you just downlowd nowtv, kodi etc to your phone once installed open agk click on send to (firetv ip for example if your fire tv ip was 123.456.7.8 you'd see send to 123.456.7.8) it will send and install the app to your fire tv.
A wireless mouse can be used just plug the dongle into the fire tv usb port.
I find a cheap acer wireless mouse and keyboard works great on my fire tv to use now tv and most sideloaded apps you will need the keyboard and mouse connected to your fire tv a lot of people recommend this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-2-4G-W...item3cf1c2f048
xbomc or kodi as it's called now is very easy to sideload just do it via the agk app.
If you don't have a android phone you can download the android app apk files to your pc and use a fat32 formatted usb stick to install the apps onto your fire tv instead you would have to search for the apk files though which can be time consuming.
Below are a list of android apps i have sideloaded and tested that work
Skygo
nowtv
tvcatchup
fios verizon mobile (usa login needed)
xfinity tv2go (usa login needed)
direct tv (usa login needed)
appotide (app store worth getting)
dropbox
es file explorer
itv player
Bt sports
NBC live extra (usa login required)
filmon
mobdro
showbox
hd cinema

please note the last 3 can nly be got from appotide for obvious reasons lol.

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I wont quote the post but thanks a lot, i'll have a go this weekend.

I bought a wireless mouse and keyboard for my samsung TV but appear to have mislaid the dongle! Could i use a standard USB mouse or won't it recognise it as there wouldn't be any drivers?

I have the last 3 apps on my phone so i'll look forward to having them on there. At the minute the firetv is upstairs in the bedroom but i think it'll get upgraded to the main TV.

I installed XBMC on my laptop but i'm having some problems finding my way around it, it seems to be luck when i finally find channels that i've installed on it.

I'm sure i'll be back for some help when i actually install it all.

Thanks again :)

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I can't discuss xbmc addons here but all i'll say is look for metalkettle repo and install that there is a good guide to addons here https://seo-michael.co.uk/tag/xbmc/ you will also find lots of help and advice.
A usb mouse will work on firetv yes as most usb mice are just plug and play my cheap £2.99 one of ebay works on mine.

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From what I've read, the version of Now TV that you can side-load on to Amazon fire is low resolution (smart phone version). You're better off getting a ten quid Now TV box, which gives you 720p

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Planet Earth team head to Netflix for epic new series Our Planet

Link

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With their track record it should be a excellent series.

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Cheers MM, that is great news. It will be a long 4 years waiting for this.:(

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HBO crack down on non-US subscribers to HBO-Now

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/04/hbo...e-u-s/?utm_sou

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So people wanting to pay for their product get blocked hmmm i wonder why piracy is so high.