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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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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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Some more info on netflix in Europe.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...ush-2011-5.DTL

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An article on the effect of Netflix on Internet traffic in the USA.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/2...-the-internet/

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Good links MM. Thanks.

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An interesting view from acetrax Movies OD Streaming Service , the articles from last year but a decent read.

http://gadtechnews.com/technology/ex...ky-redundant/#

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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