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You make some very good points.

VM make very little, if anything, from the Sky movie channels, so have little to lose if customers ditch Sky movies in favour of Netflix.

In fact, it may be beneficial to VM if customers do swap over as they may make a small commission on Netflix sales :)

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Sky have the new releases, so it's bound to cost more than Netflix. I don't see how Netflix could have the same number of new releases that Sky does without raising the price.

ATM you have distinct options. More newer movies from Sky at a higher cost or older movies and loads of TV from Netflix at a rock bottom price.

A good compromise, as has been pointed out, is bluerays/DVDs from Lovefilm at £10/month, which also includes the streaming content as well.

You pays your money etc.

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You do indeed and I will try Netflix as advised and see what it is like. Then will probably stick to Sky Movies!! But will give it a chance....

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Anyone thinking that Netflix will win major 1st window subscription movie rights AND continue charging £6 per month, are in for disappointment.

Those rights aren't cheap. That's why the Sky Movies option on Now TV is over double what Netflix charge now.

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I too doubt they will win many major first window subscriptions, for £6 a month. Just like SS are very unlikely to lose the best 1st pick premier league games whilst BT sport is only £12-£15. Sky will hold the upper hand for a long time still.

It would be nice, however, for a company to take them on and give customers more choice and better value. Even if Netflix decide they have to charge £10 a month (like lovefilm) so they can get more film rights as well as decent independent or foreign films ahead of Sky (in the future) and acquire decent TV content ahead of Sky, it will still be a better and cheaper option for me, and probably many, many others.
Any films I missed at the cinema and am desperate see as soon as they come out, I will simply continue to rent them from Blockbuster, where I believe they still come out before Sky get them (am happy to be corrected on that though.) :)

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You can't compare Lovefilm's £10p/m charge with Netflix's £6 as they are for different things.

The only true comparison is between both of their streaming services, which are the same price at £6p/m.

The £10 for Lovefilm includes Blueray/DVD rentals combined with the free streaming.

DVD rental is a different kettle of fish as regards to rights than streaming rights.

Having a combined service of DVD and streaming allows Lovefilm to offer both new and older titles is a good way of doing things as an option to Sky movies; I used to do it myself.

Although Netflix offer a DVD service in the US, they don't offer that in the UK.

The new service from Play.com owners, https://uk.wuaki.tv/ offers both a subscription streaming service with the added option to buy or rent current titles for an additional one-off charge. This is a nice option, though the prices seem high to me for the one-off rentals and the subscription TV titles aren't that many. Still, good to have options. I think at one time Lovefilm had optional titles that you could pay extra for to stream, but not sure if they do now?

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Jesus .... how to upset people in a post ! - I guess you missed the tongue in cheek element on my reply.

No way was I trying to belittle you. I merely said that as an XL user myself, the cost of adding sports and movies is prohibitive for me, and I suspect some (but not all) users here.

If you watch a lot of sports and/or movies, then is is probably good for you, but as I rarely watch either, I cannot justify the expense

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Correct me if I am wrong, but you can record (and so keep films) on the Tivo or V+ for the life of the subscription to the movie channel, so I wonder if you will have the ability to record Netflix, or whenever this is an "on demand only" type

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Sorry Mutley mea culpa.... :dozey:

Yes you can keep films whilst subscribed to Sky Movies and they vanish with your subscription. Does anyone else think Netflix will be like this or On Demand only...?

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Netflix is streaming only. And will be via TiVo app only.

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Was not aware of that, cheers PB! :)

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I don't watch sports but for me, Sky movies is too expensive at £26.50 p/m with HD, which you have to have to get 5.1 audio.

Most of the films are endlessly repeated and although you do get to see films first on Sky movies, that's a heck of a premium for the few recent releases that you may want to watch.

I've had Sky movies via Now TV for about 5 months now, at £2.50 p/m on a special 6 month offer. The plan was to watch any new premiers that interest me that aren't available on Netflix. I've probably only watched on average one a month. So that will definitely get cancelled at the end of the 6 month offer.

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Netflix aren't just some small company though, they have 30 million subscribers in the US alone. Heck Google wanted to buy them last year for 18 billion :shocked:

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don't forget blinkbox too from Tesco

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Yes, they are an option. Personally, I never even consider them because of the high prices they charge.

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True - and the reason why Netflix is so successful is because they offer a lot for a cheap price (even more if you use proxy services).

Going after Sky means spending more on content, and the cost of that will at some point be passed onto us customers. How big would Netflix be if they charged £12 per month for some 1st-window movie rights? At that price, the likes of Now TV become realistic options.