Cable Forum - VOD Netflix/Streaming Services

Nope. There are still sufficient programmes to record, but they seem to be diminishing each year. I will make my decision when it simply isn't worth it anymore to get so little extra.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35919286)

He'll still be moaning about them when the V7 launches :D

The crunch time may definitely come when my V6s have had their day. Let's see what happens.

buckeye

06-10-2017 19:20

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35919289)

Nope. There are still sufficient programmes to record, but they seem to be diminishing each year. I will make my decision when it simply isn't worth it anymore to get so little extra.

Please don't take this as a criticism but how much TV do you watch?
I don't have enough time to watch all I might be interested in just on Amazon, Netflix and Now TV.

I moved home 11 months ago and as I didn't know what Freeview reception I'd get I had VM's basic TV package added into my new contract when I transferred my services,
for the odd thing I've had to record in that time my HD Homerun device via my PC has sufficed and what's more between the two they serve that content to every device in my home.

I can honestly say in the near year I've lived here that my Tivo has only been used 3 times and that was for PPV boxing, if VM don't give me TV for free when I renegotiate in the next few weeks I'll have no hesitation to ditch TV from them and just have broadband as I can get the few PPV events a year I may want via OTT services now.

OLD BOY

06-10-2017 19:28

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Originally Posted by buckeye (Post 35919298)

My viewing starts at about 8.15 or 8.30 pm when I'm not at meetings or socialising, and ends at 11 pm Sundays to Thursdays and at about 3am at weekends.

All my viewing is through recordings and streamed videos - I watch nothing live.

Even then, I've still got a huge amount of viewing to see, and I like it that way - it's my own little library. However, my best recordings seem to be from the main terrestrials these days, and there are fewer really 'must watch' programmes on pay tv, which is what I am concerned about.

buckeye

06-10-2017 20:06

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35919300)

All my viewing is through recordings and streamed videos - I watch nothing live.

Even then, I've still got a huge amount of viewing to see, and I like it that way - it's my own little library. However, my best recordings seem to be from the main terrestrials these days, and there are fewer really 'must watch' programmes on pay tv, which is what I am concerned about.

I understand fully where you're coming from, apart from sport and the news I cannot remember the last time I watched a TV program live.

And like you I have my own local library, between that and the OTT services I do not have time to watch all I may want to, which is what prompted my question.

I bet if you took the plunge and cancelled pay TV relying just on Freeview and OTT services you wouldn't regret the decision if you also invested in the right hardware to go with it.

Chad	06-10-2017 21:53

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New deal from TV Player. Get 12 months for £36 using promo code "tvdeal" Works out at £3 per month. Not as good as last week's deal but still a bloody good offer. About the same price as 1 months SKY Sports in HD

theone2k10

06-10-2017 22:37

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Originally Posted by buckeye (Post 35919312)

I understand fully where you're coming from, apart from sport and the news I cannot remember the last time I watched a TV program live.

And like you I have my own local library, between that and the OTT services I do not have time to watch all I may want to, which is what prompted my question.

I bet if you took the plunge and cancelled pay TV relying just on Freeview and OTT services you wouldn't regret the decision if you also invested in the right hardware to go with it.

BIB is exactly what i did and i don't regret it one bit, actually there isn't a ariel connected to my tv everything is watched via on demand or online.

OLD BOY

06-10-2017 23:09

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Originally Posted by buckeye (Post 35919312)

Agreed, and as I don't watch sport, my problem is less complicated!

denphone

07-10-2017 04:21

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35919327)

Agreed, and as I don't watch sport, my problem is less complicated!

According to your cogitations on here they are far more complicated then you make out OB.;)

SnoopZ

07-10-2017 08:26

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35919335)

According to your cogitations on here they are far more complicated then you make out OB.;)

God are you 2 going to be at each others throats all the time with the silly little winks and stuff? You guys need to get a room and agree to disagree. :p:

It's like watching a broken record.

denphone

07-10-2017 08:35

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35919338)

God are you 2 going to be at each others throats all the time with the silly little winks and stuff? You guys need to get a room and agree to disagree. :p:

Take it with a pinch of salt SnoopZ as remember it is all about having opinions and jesting now and again as l am sure you have realised on this forum as OB and l if it pleases you will have a nice virtual hug just to show we are good friends at the end of the day.:hugs:

OLD BOY

17-10-2017 17:14

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HBO is looking to develop its own OTT presence in the world, which could spell good news for those who can't get or don't want Sky Atlantic. However, it sounds like their shows won't come cheap by PPV. Hopefully, they will provide a subscription alternative.

According to the article, HBO will look to expand on a country by country basis, and the current contract with Sky may prevent them from launching in the UK for the time being. But this could be good news for the medium term.

http://www.digitaltveurope.net/75812...on-revolution/

Plepler: HBO will benefit from ‘distribution revolution’

HBO stands to benefit from changes taking place in the content distribution landscape and the value of its brand will be more relevant than ever in the future, according to Richard Plepler.

HBO’s chairman and CEO made the claim while speaking on stage at MIPCOM, where he was presented with Variety magazine’s Vanguard award yesterday evening.

Plepler said that in a world where there is a “surfeit” of scripted content of varying quality, the value of HBO’s brand, signifying quality, would only increase in value.

“What will matter going forward…is brands,” he said. People will understand that HBO stands for “superior programming across a range of genres” and decisions on programming will continue to be made by the company “on the basis of whether or not it elevates our brand”.

Plepler said that the HBO marque is about “curated quality” and added that there will continue to be “a huge market for that”. He said that despite intensified competition for talent, the “line [of projects] at our door” is “longer than ever”.

With regard to changes in the distribution landscape, he said that the emergence of ‘skinny bundles’ with a lower price point than old-fashioned big basic offerings is good for HBO. Because HBO has always been a premium a la carte offering, the cheaper the bundle, the easier it will be for it to sell its service on top of that.

Asked whether HBO is now inclining towards an ‘OTT first’ strategy following recent moves, including the launch of its new OTT TV service in Spain, Plepler said HBO would continue to work with distribution platforms, adding that the company had helped operators “make their bundles stickier” and had always “made money for its partners”.

He said that the programmer had a solid licensing business internationally and will look “region by region” in deciding whether to launch OTT services in the future.